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New York dental scheme gets $5k
A New York State dental scheme has been awarded a $5000 grant to help children. Healthy Smiles, Happy Friends, which incorporates a number of Bassett’s School-Based Health Centers in Cooperstown, received the funding from New York State Dental Foundation. Bassett’s director Dr Chris Kjolhede said that the program was working to identify the risk of […]
Dental clinic calls on locals for get free teeth clean
A free dental clinic in New York State has called on local people to come and get their teeth cleaned for free. The clinic, which is based at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, wants to encourage patients to come and have their teeth cleaned because oral health students need the practice. Dental hygiene student Cori-Ann […]
Australian kids’ oral health poor
A new study has revealed that many children in Australia have poor oral health. Child Health Survey, which was commissioned by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, discovered that 50% of Ozzy six-year-olds experienced tooth decay. It also found that 57% of children aged 12 to 15 experienced tooth decay in their permanent teeth. The […]
Police tell victim to say attacker cracked his tooth
An attack victim has claimed that a Denver police detective told him to lie and say that his assailants had cracked his tooth. Allen Andes, whose tooth was cracked before he was mugged, accused the detective encouraged him to suggest that his tooth had been broken during the robbery. Denver Police Department has now launched […]
Bath kids like dentists
NHS figures have revealed that more children are visiting the dentist in Bath and North East Somerset. According to the figures, the number of children making regular visits to the dentist is above the national average in the region – with 28,000 kinds receiving care between 2006 and December 2009. This means that 79.9% of […]
Pensioner holds grudge against dental surgery
An 84-year-old man left a hoax bomb outside a dental surgery because of a grudge. Peter Henry McShane, from Pembroke Dock, ran a campaign of hate against Bush Street Surgery for three years culminating in planting a fake bomb outside its doors. The pensioner also superglued the clinic’s locks and stole a brass plaque which […]
BDA rep slams plans for dental pay freeze
A Big wig from the British Dental Association has criticised government plans to freeze the pay of NHS dental staff. Dr John Milne, chair of the association’s (BDA) General Dental Practice Committee, also claimed that the plans would undermine NHS dentistry and the confidence of general dental practitioners (GDP). He said that GDPs bore the […]
Iowa launches dental plan for uninsured kids
Iowa has launched America’s first dental-only program for uninsured kids from low-income families. This new program will apply to children whose maximum family income for two is $43,710. Chet Culver, Iowa Governor, said that ensuring that children had access to quality affordable health care was the state’s top priority. He that kids both need and […]
Utah man pleads guilty to illegal dentistry
A Utah man has admitted practising dentistry illegally in the local Hispanic communities. Raul Garay, from American Fork, pleaded guilty to two charges of practicing dentistry without a licence and one charge of illegally dispensing prescriptions. The 57-year-old was sentenced to 36 months probation by Judge Steven Hansen. These charges could be reduced to misdemeanours if the […]
Welsh access to NHS dentistry improves
The Patients Association found that access to dentistry in the country had substantially increased thanks to innovative improvements made by NHS management. In the past many people in Wales struggled to access NHS dentistry but changes made to the system have reduced the size of waiting lists considerably. Edwina Hart, health minister for Wales, claimed […]
