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Dental cream trumps pain relief injections
<>A company have developed a tooth-numbing dental cream which intends to make anaesthetic injections a thing of the past. Some experts are billing Dr Numb as the latest replacement for the painful anaesthetic gum injections. Dr Numb is part of a new trend for non-invasive dentistry which is sweeping the nation. More and more dentists […]
Dentistry helps identify ancient princess
Scientists are using dental techniques to try to determine whether a skeleton found in Germany is the remains of an English Princess. Prof David Horton, of Bristol University’s archaeology department, discovered the bones wrapped in silk in Magdeburg Cathedral and he believes they could belong to a 10th century princess known as Princess Eadgyth (pronounced […]
Oral infection causes stillbirth
Doctors believe that an oral infection may have caused a woman to give birth to a stillborn baby. According to a study, untreated gum disease may have contributed to a Calfornia woman giving birth to a still born child. Dr Yiping Han said that Fusobacterium nucleatum, an oral bacteria, could have infected the foetus via […]
Lowestoft NHS dentist part of new plans
A Lowestoft dental practice has told worried patients not to fear as it will be staying at it’s current location. Despite an announcement by NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney that Oasis Dental Care Ltd would be the new dental provider for the town, the High Street Dental Surgery has assured local people that it will […]
Perfect smile created using Da Vinci Code
A cosmetic dentist from London believes that he has found the secret to creating a perfect smile – it’s a sequence of numbers from the Da Vinci Code. Harley Street-based Dr Tariq Idris, whose customers include Charlotte Church, wag Alex Curran and actress Joanna Taylor, believes that by measuring the ratio of teeth, smile and […]
Man uses dental floss in fatal dog surgery
A Florida man who used dental floss and glue to try and seal a wound on his dog has been charged. William Ralph Jones, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale, killed his dog by performing ‘surgery’ on her after he had knocked her out with chloroform. He has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty to […]
Two new NHS dental practices have opened on the Isle of Wight this week.
A dental team that is revolutionising NHS dental care in Northumberland has announced that it is continuing to grow. The Tweedmouth Clinic, based on Shieldfield Terrace, North Northumberland, only opened in October 2009 and is already treating more than 600 patients and plans to expand its capacity later in the year. Run by Shabin Chohan […]
Isle of Wight NHS dental clinics open
Two new NHS dental practices have opened on the Isle of Wight this week. Reports suggest that the clinics will increase access to NHS dentistry for around 12,000 Islanders. Cross Street Dental Centre is situated in Ryde and the Whitecross Dental Care can be found in Freshwater. They were set up thanks to a scheme […]
Court orders dental firm to pay $24m
The justice department has ordered a dental management firm to pay $24million after unneeded painful procedures were performed on children. Nashville –based Forba Holdings LLC paid the gigantic sum to settle allegations that it provided substandard and unnecessary services to kids. The company serves children from low-income families that are insured by Medicaid. It also […]
$35m donated to California dental school
A former graduate of The University of Southern California has donated $35million to its dental school. Herman Ostrow, now a university (USC) trustee, put perfect smiles on faces all over campus when he donated the money, which is thought to be the largest donation ever made to a US school of dentistry. In return USC […]
