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Dental care scheme expands
A West Virginia-based free dental care scheme will be expanding in 2010. The Children with Healthy Oral Cavities Morgantown Program, aka CHOMP, curently see pupils from Mylan Park Elementary School get free treatment from students from West Virginia University’s School of Dentistry. As part of the scheme, groups of youngsters were being taken to the […]
Eastbourne dental patients join parking row
Eastbourne-based patients are calling for a revision of the parking regulations that surround a dental practice in Langney Road. The patients claimed that the double-yellow-line residents only parking system that surrounds the White House Dental Clinic reduces access to dental care for disabled and elderly people. According to Judy Hanney, White House practice manager, and […]
Residents told to boil water before cleaning teeth
Sevenoaks Residents have been told to boil water before brushing their teeth after it was found that the supply was contaminated. Routine tests revealed that a contamination in the Lullingstone Water Company supply had occurred and the district council distributed letters to residents in 76 local homes warning them of the dangers. Three businesses were […]
General Dental Council elect new chair
The General Dental Council has elected Alison Lockyer as its new chairperson. After hustings and an election were held on Tuesday 1 December 2009 at the council’s (GDC) offices in Wimpole Street, London, the electoral reform services announced Dr Lockyer as the winner. A full-time primary care dentist, Dr Lockyer returned as a registrant member […]
Gingivitis is a genetic disorder?
Scientists are suggesting the gingivitis may not solely be caused by poor oral hygiene it; it might be down to your genes instead. Gingivits affects more than half of the adults in the US and researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Procter & Gamble Oral Care (P&G), who make crest and Oral-B, […]
Dental students receive mandatory counselling
All dentistry students from the University of Alberta are now required to attend counselling sessions. The new measures were introduced after a second-year dental student committed suicide and now the faculty want to ensure that stress doesn’t overwhelm any more youngsters. Dr Verna Yiu, who started the project following the death in 2002, said that […]
Dental students help in the Philippines
A group of students from Kentucky are travelling to Asia to improve the oral health of the local population. Eighteen students and nine faculty members from the University of Louisville are visiting the Philippines from Thursday 10 to Sunday 20 December 2009 to host a free oral health clinic and teach in local schools. Melvin […]
Newcastle student wins young dental prize
A dental student from Newcastle University has won the top gong in a national competition. Rhiannon Davies was given the Junior Colgate Prize in a special ceremony in Glasgow for her exceptional academic performance as a dentistry student. She received the award at the British Society for Dental Research’s (BSDR) annual conference for the her […]
Parents pull tooth with kid’s remote control car
Parents from the US have pulled out their child’s loose tooth with the help of a remote control car. The couple, who then posted the video on YouTube, have amazed people from all over the world with their novel approach to dentistry. The extraction method consisted of tying a one end of a thread around […]
Farmers boycott Wrigley’s after banana plaque ad
Australian banana farmers have threatened to boycott Wrigley’s products after the gum manufacturer’s latest advert suggested that the fruit rots teeth. Eight hundred banana growers are now planning to stage a protest as Wrigley’s has refused to remove the advert from the TV. The commercial shows the banana alongside, coffee, and doughnuts as some of […]
