Archive for the ‘Oral health’ Category
Trowbridge Dentist Hosting Weekend Oral Cancer Screening
A dental practice in Trowbridge is offering oral cancer screening checks this weekend, to encourage people to get checked out. Free screening tests will be available at Mortimer Dental Practice on Mortimer Street between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm this Saturday and patients do not have to make an appointment. Checks will be available to […]
Dentists Warned to Pay Annual Fee or Risk Removal from Register
Dentists have been warned that they must pay their Annual Retention Fee on time or risk being removed from the General Dental Council register. Dentists must pay the fee by midnight on the 31st December in order to remain on the register. If they fail to do this, they will be removed from the register, […]
Dentists to Receive Minor Surgery Training to Help Save NHS Money
Dentists in the Bolton area are to receive training in minor surgery, in a move that will save NHS Bolton around £1 million. At the moment, patients are visiting hospitals for operations and procedures, which could be carried out by dentists and is contributing to huge hospital care bills. The cost of treating a patient […]
Dental X-Rays Can Determine Fracture Risk
Researchers have found that dental X-rays can help to determine whether patients have a high risk of fractures. Researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy said that X-rays of the lower jaw can help to identify people who have a higher risk of suffering fractures. Lauren Lissner, from the Institute of Medicine at the academy, said that […]
Former Pub to Open as a Dental Surgery
A former pub in Maryport, Cumbria is to open as a dental surgery in the coming weeks. Maryport Dental Care Centre is moving from its current premises on Ewanrigg Road and relocating to the new site, which was previously McMenamins bar and restaurant. The surgery is set to open to patients on Tuesday 20th December. […]
Dental Group Calls for Urgent Improvements in Dental Care
A dental action group based in New South Wales, Australia, is calling for urgent action to improve access to dental care, following the release of a report, which shows that most Australians cannot afford dental treatment. Members of the Illawarra Dental Action Group said that they were not surprised by the results of the survey, […]
Dalbeattie Practice Named Best Surgery im South of Scotland
A Dalbeattie practice has been named the best surgery in the south of Scotland. Birch Valley Dental Clinic fought off stiff competition to be crowned the best practice in the region at the Dentistry Scotland Awards, which took place recently in Gleneagles. The practice also received another award, with dentist Laura Kerr named the second […]
Isle of Wight NHS Confirms Shake-up in Dental Services
Up to one thousand patients could lose their NHS dentists as part of a shake-up in dental services on the island. The Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust has confirmed that surgeries in Cowes and Carisbrooke will stop providing general dental services, which will leave some patients without a dentist. Health bosses have decided […]
Jersey Residents Could Get Help With Dental Charges
Residents in Jersey could benefit from more help from the States with dental charges, it has been revealed. New Social Security Minister, Francis Le Gresley, has commissioned a review and dental charges and the cost of dental care will form major parts of the report. The review is being carried out following an announcement confirming […]
Dental Nurses Set to Start Work in Cumbria
A group of ten dental nurses has successfully completed a training programme in protecting young teeth and preventing decay. The nurses, who all work in NHS dental surgeries in Cumbria, were given certificates after completing the course, which hones their skills in providing preventative dental treatments, including fluoride varnish and enables them to offer oral […]
