Archive for the ‘Oral health’ Category
Dental Care Must Get Better in Fiji
A leading dental expert has said that dental care must improve in Fiji. Dr Joan Lal, chief dental officer at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, said that standards of oral health were very poor and improvements in dental care must be made. Dr Lal stated that around 88 percent of children starting school this year […]
North West Fluoride Plans Delayed
NHS North West has delayed plans to add fluoride to the area’s water supplies. NHS North West, which is due to be abolished in the near future, assessed the cost of a fluoridation scheme between 2008 and 2009 and came to the conclusion that the scheme would be too expensive. There were also concerns about […]
Dental Nurse Wins Place on Specialist Course
A dental nurse from Darwen, Lancashire, has won a place on a specialist diploma course. Pietro Capitelli is one of only six students to gain a place on the Combined Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy at Liverpool University and he will also be the first male student at the university’s Accrington facility. Pietro’s work […]
NHS East Lancashire Invites Dental Patient Feedback
NHS East Lancashire is inviting dental patients to give their feedback and opinions on proposed changes to dental services in the area. The trust is asking dental patients to air their views on changes to the way patients are referred to hospital. The proposals would mean that referrals were made through a central system and […]
Yorkshire Tops Poor Dental Hygiene Poll
People from Yorkshire have the worst dental hygiene habits, according to a survey carried out by Colgate. According to the study, 6 percent of people in Yorkshire admitted to cleaning their teeth ‘less than once a day’. The findings indicated that a quarter of Britons only brush their teeth once a day, despite dentists recommending […]
Thousands of New Dental Places Available to Gloucestershire
Thousands of new NHS dental places have been made available in Gloucestershire, after two new practices opened in the county. A new practice has opened on Winchcombe Street in Cheltenham and a surgery has also opened in Cirencester. The new Cheltenham practice will be run by Rodericks Ltd and the Cirencester surgery will be managed […]
Birmingham Dentists Take Part in Pilot Scheme
Nine dental practices in Birmingham are participating in a national pilot scheme to try and encourage more people to visit their dentist and reduce rates of tooth decay among children. Birmingham was recently highlighted as a hotspot for poor oral health, after figures showed that a third of five year olds had decayed teeth. Research […]
300 New Cases of Mouth Cancer in Ireland Every Year
Figures show that there are 300 new cases of mouth cancer every year in Ireland. Research also suggests that less than half of those diagnosed with mouth cancer survive for more than five years after diagnosis. The figures were released by the National Cancer Registry in Ireland to coincide with the launch of Mouth Cancer […]
Living Desert Cheetah Undergoes Dental Treatment
A cheetah at The Living Desert in California has been given much-needed dental treatment. Topaz, the 13-year-old female cheetah, underwent root canal treatment at the Tennity Wildlife and Conservation Center, making her the third of the zoo’s three cheetahs to have root canal treatment. Topaz was anaesthetised during the procedure and she did not move […]
New Dental Clinic to Open in Whyalla
A new dental clinic is set to open in Whyalla, Adelaide, on Friday. The clinic is part of the University of Adelaide’s School of Dentistry and will be called the Whyalla Oral Health Centre. The $2.2 million oral health centre will be officially opened by Lyn Breuer, the Speaker of the House of Assembly and […]
