Archive for the ‘Oral health’ Category
Plans for New Health Centre in Lancashire gets the Green Light
Plans to create a new health centre in Buckshaw Village in Lancashire have been given the green light, it has been confirmed. Work will begin on the new health centre in the coming weeks, after plans were approved by health bosses. The Buckshaw Village Surgery will house a GP surgery, an NHS dental practice, social […]
Indian Dental Student Striking Over Stipend
Dental students in India have expressed their anger at a lack of equality in the stipend they receive in comparison to medical students. Postgraduate students across the state of Kozhikode are striking to protest against the higher stipend for medical students. Postgraduate dental students get Rs 16000, 17000 and 18000 per month for their first, […]
Battery-Powered Mouth Guard could Spell the End of Dry Mouth
A new battery-powered mouth guard is being used to treat the common condition of dry mouth. The innovative device fits over the lower arch of teeth and facilitates saliva production by using small electric shocks. Dry mouth is a common oral health condition, which affects around 1 in 5 people over the age of 50. […]
Montreal Dental Students Help the Homeless
Dental students in Montreal are helping to make a difference in the community by visiting homeless shelters and providing basic dental treatments and advice about taking care of the teeth and gums. Rebecca Mossaad, a third year student at the University of Montreal, said that it was important to help people in need. Many of […]
Lengthy Waiting Lists for NHS Dentist in Penzance
Almost 2000 people are waiting to register with an NHS dental practice in Penzance, it has been revealed. The waiting list is worryingly long, despite the opening of a new surgery last year and local MP, Andrew George, has called for health bosses to take action. The West Cornwall MP said that too many local […]
Uninsured Patients Turning to Dental Discount Sites
Uninsured patients turning to dental discount sites A growing number of uninsured patients in the USA are turning to discount sites to save money on medical and dental treatments, it has been revealed. Mark Stella is just one of thousands using discount sites to pay for the treatment he needs. Mark cancelled his insurance premium […]
Thurso Dental Clinic Set to Open
A councillor from Thurso has announced that the long-awaited Thurso dental clinic will open its doors to patients on the 11th January. Community councillor, Don Smith, confirmed that the clinic, which is located at the Dunbar Hospital, will open in the near future after a long wait. Smith said that it had taken a long […]
Dental Complaints to be Handled Faster in 2012
The General Dental Council (GDC) is to unveil new measures in the new year to improve the processing and handling of complaints patients have voiced against certain dental professionals. The improvement of services will involve seeking clinical advice at an earlier point of each case, which will be given by a panel of advisors working […]
Funding for New Dental Research
The Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund has awarded £160,000 worth of grant funding to two research projects. The studies will focus upon the role anxiety plays in clinical decision making and the impact of the difference choices of linings used under amalgam fillings. Dr Peter Thornley a dentist based in Birmingham was awarded £81,849 to […]
Certain Type of Oral Bacteria Help Others to Spread Disease
Recent research has focused on the relationship between gum disease and other serious illnesses and further study has now found how certain types of oral bacteria make a person more susceptible to other strands of bacterium. The research team at Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine made the findings, after studying the Fusobacterium nucleatum, […]
