Cosmetic Dentistry Guide News
Patients could face fines for missing dental appointments
The British Dental Association has warned against missed appointments, saying that other patients are missing out on NHS dental care as a result of millions of missed dental appointments in the UK. Research conducted by the BDA found that the average NHS dentist could fill two weeks’ worth of appointments with missed appointments over the […]
NHS Shetland set to take on 6 new dentists to ease waiting lists
NHS Shetland is hoping to employ six new dentists to help reduce waiting lists on the island. The trust is hoping to add six new dentists to the team at Montfield Hospital in Lerwick, a move which will make a huge difference to dental services. Currently, the trust employs ten full-time dentists but ideally, according […]
Health trust donates dental unit to help orphans
Northumberland NHS Care Trust has donated an old mobile unit to help orphans in the Ukraine. The trust has donated the old medical unit to Mercy Trucks, a charity based in Hexham; the charity will now covert the mobile unit into a brand new dental van, before taking it over to the Ukraine. Volunteers at […]
High Court to decide on Southampton water fluoridation
The issue of fluoridation in Southampton will now go before the High Court. In 2009, the South Central Strategic Health Authority made the decision to add fluoride to the water supply in Southampton; the SCSHA took the decision on the grounds that adding fluoride would help to improve standards of oral health in the area. […]
New dental training centre opens in Teesside
A brand new dental training centre has opened at Teesside University. The new facility will provide excellent training facilities for dental students from the university, as well as offering patients a range of dental treatments. The centre will provide care for both private and NHS dental patients. The Teesside University Dental Practice will be open […]
Dental student wins scholarship in half-time football challenge
A dental student from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has won $123,000 in a half-time challenge at a football game. Casey Vidovich won the scholarship money from the Dr Pepper drinks company after throwing nine out of ten footballs into a 2 foot diameter Dr Pepper can; the challenge took place during the halftime […]
American dentists prepare for Give Kids a Smile campaign
Dentists across America are preparing to take part in the Give Kids a Smile campaign. The national campaign takes place at the beginning of February every year and hundreds of dentists take part; many offer free dental clinics for children and give out free toothbrushes and toothpaste. The Give Kids a Smile campaign is designed […]
A sympathetic approach essential for patients with dental phobia
Dentists who are trained in dealing with patients with dental phobia have insisted that a sensitive and sympathetic approach is required and urged fellow dentists to treat the issue of dental phobia in an understanding and compassionate manner. Dental phobia is a common condition; the British Dental Association estimates that 25 percent of people suffer […]
Charges for dental X-rays could be introduced in Guernsey
Patients who are referred to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey for a dental X-ray may have to start paying for their treatment, it has been announced. The Health and Social Services Department has appealed to the States to change a law, which restricts the power of the department and prohibits them from changing fees. […]
Don’t have a Lift…have a Sparkle “Tweakment”
At Sparkle Dental Boutique in Hanwell, West London, you can now take years off your looks with some smart new skin lifters and line smoothing “tweakments”. If you’ve started looking in the mirror and giving your skin a bit of a lift with your hands, then it may be time for a clever, discrete little […]
