Archive for the ‘Oral health’ Category
New Year Honours for Newcastle University Dental Professor
Professor Jimmy Steele, from Newcastle University, has been named on the Queen’s New Year Honours List. Professor Steele, Head of the School of Dental Sciences, was awarded a CBE for Services to Dentistry and Oral Health. Professor Steele started teaching at Newcastle University in 1989 and has been involved in several high-profile research studies, including […]
Ministers Back Calls to Quiz Dental and Medical Patients about Lifestyle Choices
Ministers have backed proposals to quiz dental and medical patients about their lifestyle choices. The NHS Future Forum released a report suggesting that dentists, nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers should take every opportunity to talk to patients about the choices they make and pay particular attention to four key areas, including diet, exercise, alcohol […]
Doctors, Nurses and Dentists Urged to Quiz Patients About Their Lifestyle
Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has been urged to advise dentists, doctors and nurses to quiz their patients about their lifestyle choices, in a bid to improve their social, mental and physical wellbeing. The NHS Future Forum issued the advice. The report recommended all NHS staff to “make every contact count” and said that doctors, nurses, […]
Plymouth and Exeter Universities End Ten Year Partnership
Plymouth and Exeter universities have announced their ten year partnership will come to an end. The split will mean that Devon will have two medical schools, with the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry set to be divided between the two universities. Once the partnership has come to an end, Plymouth University will retain all […]
Cash Boost for NHS Bolton to Clear Dental Waiting List
NHS Bolton has received a cash injection of £150,000 to help clear dental waiting lists in the area. The trust has received extra money from NHS North West as part of funding held back for ‘one-off’ expenditures (all strategic health authorities hold back 2 percent of the annual PCT budget and this is known as […]
Genix Healthcare Take on Apprentice Dental Nurses and Hygienists
Genix Healthcare has started taking on apprentices to provide young people with career opportunities and encourage youngsters to get involved in the dental profession. The Gildersome-based company has vowed to take on 100 apprentices in the UK and some have already started working. Kimberley Rose, a 20 year old from Leeds, has started working at […]
Indian Dental Experts Offer Advice for Post-Party Season
Dentists in India have offered advice for patients to help them recover form the party season and enjoy good oral health in the New Year. According to experts, the number of patients visiting their dentists with tooth pain and oral health problems increases in the New Year after weeks of indulging in sugary treats and […]
Teaching Unit to Boost Access to Dental Service in Wales
A new dental teaching unit in South Wales will improve access to dental services for local people and provide excellent clinical experience for students. The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board chose to develop the unit at Mountain Ash after it was revealed that there is a severe shortage of dentists in the area, with […]
Make Oral Health a Priority for the New Year
Many of us have been making New Year resolutions to get fit, lose weight, eat more greens or give up smoking, but have you thought of making your oral health a priority this year? Numerous studies have now indicated a link between poor oral health and a host of serious illnesses, including heart disease and […]
Emergency Dental Clinic to Close in Tunbridge Wells
NHS bosses have confirmed that an emergency dental clinic in Tunbridge Wells will close today. The DentaLine service, which is located on Lansdowne Road, will close to make travelling distances more manageable for people living in Maidstone. Once the clinic has closed the nearest emergency dental service for Tunbridge Wells’s residents will be in Aylesford. […]
