Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Toothless cyclist assaults women
Two women were assaulted within five minutes of each other in Oldham by a toothless cyclist. Shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 3 November 2009, an 18-year-old woman was walking along Kings Road next to Alexandra Park. A man on a bike bumped into her and touched her bottom so she asked him to go away. […]
Dental records used to identify badly burnt dead man
A man who died in a house fire was identified using dental records. The house fire took place in Flintshire, Wales, on Monday 16 November 2009, and police officers said the body was so badly burnt that it would have been difficult to identify without dental records. A passer-by called the emergency services to a […]
Dental student receives $1m settlement
A former dental student has received a $1million settlement after she claimed she was illegally expelled from a university. Alissa Zwick was in the third year of her dentistry degree at the University of Michigan during 2005 when she was expelled for not performing well in classes. However, Ms Zwick, who has attention-deficit disorder, said […]
Top experts appointed to University.
An American university has appointed two new leaders for its College of Dental Medicine. Midwestern University has appointed to dental experts to head-up its new school of dentistry in Arizona. Kathleen Goeppinger, University president, announced that Russell Gilpatrick and Richard Simonsen would be taking charge of the new college and its 111 students. Professor Gilpatrick […]
Free clinic adds dentistry to its repertoire
A free clinic in Wisconsin is looking to branch out into dentistry. The Chippewa Valley Free Clinic wants to add dental services to its repertoire to improve oral health standards in the region. Brent Hafele, executive director at the clinic, said that free dental care was much needed around Chippewa Valley, with 60 per cent […]
Groups want dental benefits for disabled and poor
Groups are calling for the restoration of Medicaid dental benefits for the elderly, poor and disabled. The Michigan League for Human Services has demanded the changes from lawmakers as there are concerns that many people are suffering, or even close to death, because they cannot afford dental cover. Sharon Parks, Michigan League for Human Services […]
Outcry over dental practice conversion to rehab clinic
Local residents are protesting against a dental surgery being converted into a drug rehabilitation clinic. Inhabitants around Sudell Road in Darwen, Lancashire, have objected to the plans to convert the surgery into a drugs and alcohol rehab clinic for single mums as they believe it could bring the area down, Experts in the Lancashire believe […]
Eighty-two-year-old bites burglars
A grandmother sank false teeth into a robber who was trying to steel money she had collected for charity. Maisie Chapman, 82 from Belfast, fought off two burglars who broke into her house on Saturday 14 November 2009. One man pushed the pensioner over onto a bed and held his hand over her mouth but […]
Rugby player has tooth extracted from his arm
A rugby league player has had to have an operation to remove a tooth from his arm. Jamie Ainscough discovered he had the tooth embedded in his arm after going for an x-ray this week. The Wigan winger missed his side’s win over Warrington because he was having Martin Gleeson’s, St Helens centre, tooth removed […]
Man has tooth knocked out in mistaken identity case
Two men knocked a partygoer’s tooth out when they mistakenly believed he had attacked their friend. Simon Billington was beaten unconscious by the two thugs in Bridge Street, Northampton, who believed he had attacked their friend in a local nightclub. Kamal Hussain, 26, was jailed for 13 months by Northampton Crown Court on Thursday 12 […]
