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Psychosocial issues cause child dental fear
Experts have suggested that children or adolescents with acute dental fear often have psychological issues. The researchers from University of Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, claimed that fear of dentistry is often found in children that have turbulent family backgrounds. Child dentistry specialist Annika Gustafsson said that young suffers with dental fear often came from families […]
Oregon dentist combats school tooth decay
An Oregon dentist has been combating tooth decay in schools in his area. Dr Travis Evans, who practices at Lakeside Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Tualatin, decided to educate local children with extra dental care this February as part of Children’s Dental Health Month. The slogan for Children’s Dental Health Month 2010 is “For a Sparkly […]
Washington mum prosecuted for dental neglect
A mother from Washington was convicted for failing to seek timely dental care for her 10-year-old son. Kathren Ann Carter, from Yakima, was convicted of criminal mistreatment of her developmentally disabled son on Wednesday 10 February 2010. Reports suggest that her son suffered from severe tooth decay and several oral abscesses. As a result of […]
Northamptonshire dental care to improve
Oral health in two Northamptonshire towns may soon be improved thanks to new plans for local dentistry. Patients in both Wellingborough and Corby could soon have 12-hour access to dental care if the proposal to open dental access centres go ahead. The NHS Northamptonshire plans would see two new surgeries open from 8am to 8pm […]
Dentists celebrates Prosthodontics
Dentists from all over the US will be celebrating the noble art of Prosthodontics in March. The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) is hosting this years National Prosthodontics Awareness Week (NPAW) which runs from 7 to 13 March. During the week ACP hopes to educate people about the benefits of regular visits to the prosthodontist […]
Staffordshire NHS dentists urge patients to join
A local NHS dental clinic in Burntwood is urging local people to sign-up to take advantage of its services. High Street Dental Practice, 267 High Street, set up a stall in Morrison’s along with South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) to educate people about their campaign. The High Street Dental team handed out goody bags […]
Dental researcher gets $720k grant
A University of Nebraska dentistry researcher has been given a $720,000 grant. Greg Oakley, who is based at the university’s College of Dentistry in Omaha, was awarded the funding by American Cancer Society. He is currently researching techniques which will make chemotherapy more successful by researching damaged DNA and self-repairing of cells. By researching which […]
Utah leopard has root canal
Animal dentists have said that a leopard from Utah’s Hogle Zoo will need to have root canal work to fix a damaged tooth. Vladamere, a 6-year-old male Amur leopard, needs to have the high-tech procedure to repair a partially missing cracked tooth. Zoo officials say he will undergo the operation on Saturday 13 February 2010 […]
Acid gel to replace dentist drill
Scientists have suggested that a new acid gel could soon be replacing the need for dentist drills. They have claimed that the gel’s corrosive properties are able to remove rotting areas of teeth without removing healthy parts. Traditional dentist drills also destroy healthy sections of teeth so this new gel, which is applied using a […]
Irish dental response to PRSi scrapping
An Irish dental benefits provider has developed a new product in response to the scrapping of the PRSI Dental Treatment Benefits scheme. Vhi DeCare Dental today announced the details of its Vhi DeCare Dental Starter package which has been designed to encourage people to keep visiting the dentist despite the loss of PRSI cover. In […]
