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Prevent baby bottle tooth decay
An association has issued some recommendations to help parents care for their baby’s new teeth. The American Dental Association has claimed that sweetened liquids like juices, formula and even some milks can harm a young child’s oral health because sugary substances can stick to gums and damage new soft emerging teeth. It has issued a […]
Multi million dental school under construction
A university has awarded a contract worth more than $110million to a building company to construct its new School of Dentistry. KBR’s Building Group won the $112million contract to erect the Medical College of Georgia’s (MCG) new state-of-the-art dental school. The new five-story dental school will nearly double the size of its current 40-year-old facility […]
Nine-year-old wins toothbrush design contest
A nine-year-old Californian girl has won a competition with her design for a new toothbrush. Ambria Schneringer, from Ripon, was named as the winner of the Be a Dental Inventor Contest. The competition, which is part of National Children’s Dental Health Month and sponsored by Dr Fresh, asked kids from across the US to draw […]
Mother charged for death of tooth-brushing toddler
A Long Island mother has been charged for the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter. Reports suggest that Dishawna Montgomery had been misbehaving when supposed to be brushing her teeth so her mother Shawnta, from Roosevelt, hit her. Nassau County police claimed that Dishawna died on Friday 12 February of a lacerated liver. Seven-months pregnant Shawnta, […]
Kiwis don’t like dental hygiene
A new survey has revealed that people from New Zealand aren’t bothered about their oral health. The study, which was conducted by Oral-B Powerbrush, discovered that one in six Kiwis don’t like cleaning their teeth. It also found that 82% of New Zealanders said that they did not floss daily and three quarters of people […]
NHS dentistry improves in Wiltshire
A £3.1million investment into NHS dentistry in Wiltshire has created dramatic improvements. NHS Wiltshire said that dentistry in the county had increased by 10% this year and that this had led to a 23% increase in units of dental activity. Department of Health statistics revealed that around 43,000 more NHS patients have been able to […]
Dental researcher discovers cancer switch
An Ohio Dental researcher has found a protein that makes cancer cells spread from a tumour to other parts of a body. Ge Jin, who works for both the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, discovered the protein called disabled-2 (Dab2). The process of cells […]
Heywood gets two NHS dentists
Two new NHS dentists have set up shop in Heywood to help local patients. The duo have been established in DHS Dental Practices Limited in Phoenix Centre as a component of a £1.3million scheme to improve local dentistry by NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (NHS HMR). Around 4,000 NHS patients will be able to register […]
Chicago dental charity helps in Nepal
A Chicago dental charity is hosting a variety of fundraising events to help Guatemalan and Nepalese people. Climb For A Cause (CFAC) will be holding a variety of outdoor events on 5 September 2010 in the Three Sisters Region near Bend, Ore. The events will see a number of dental professionals including general clinicians, surgeons, […]
New group to improve NHS dentistry
A new government group has been set up to ensure that the Steele Review’s recommendations to improve NHS dentistry are implemented. Prof Jimmy Steele led an independent review into NHS dental services and has now joined a group that intend to deliver the review’s recommendations. Barry Cockcroft, chief dental officer, and chair of the General […]
