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Investigation underway after girl dies after trip to the dentist
An investigation has been launched after a teenage girl died after a trip to the dentist. Marissa Kingery, a 13 year old girl from Lorain County, died after undergoing oral surgery to have a number of teeth removed. During the operation, Marissa lost consciousness and a member of staff called 911; Marissa was then taken […]
Anaesthetic stolen from Glasgow dental practice
Police have alerted members of the public and issued a warning after twenty cartridges of anaesthetic were stolen from a dental practice in Glasgow. Twenty cartridges of the anaesthetic, Lignocaine Hydrochloride were stolen from the Dental Studio on Victoria Road in the south of the city during the New Year break. The robbery took place […]
Nashville set for massive free dental event
Residents in Nashville are set to benefit from a massive two-day health event next month. The free health clinic will be held at the McGavock High School; during the event, the gymnasium will be converted into fifty dental stations and other areas of the school will be set up to offer vision and medical services […]
Dentist helps out Ugandan people
A dentist from Steep has recently returned from a two week visit to Uganda. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda to help provide pain relief and basic dental services to local people in the East of the country. During her two week adventure, she helped around two thousand people. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda […]
Patients angry over operation delays
Patients in Warwickshire are angry after it was revealed that a number of operations will be delayed as a result of NHS spending cuts. Patients who are waiting for hip and shoulder replacements, dental surgery and cataract surgery will now face a wait for treatment, as bosses at the Primary Care Trust announced that the […]
Thousands still waiting for an NHS dentist in Cumbria
Figures released by Cumbria Primary Care Trust have revealed that ten thousand people have been waiting for an NHS dentist for longer than 20 months in Cumbria. The figures show that 29,537 people on the waiting list have been allocated an NHS dental place; however, there are still 9811 people waiting for a dentist. In […]
Council members support removal of fluoride in Calgary
The majority of city council members in Calgary are supporting a motion to remove fluoride from water supplies in the area, it has been revealed. Alderman Druh Farrell launched the motion, which will go to council next Monday; she claims that her motion has the support of at least eight of her colleagues in the […]
Figures show an increase in NHS dental patient numbers in Scotland
Government figures have revealed that the number of people registered with an NHS dentist in Scotland has increased significantly in the last three years. The statistics show that there was an increase of more than a million patients between March 2007 and June 2010 and more people are now registered with an NHS dentist than […]
Man left needing dental treatment after New Year attack
A man needed dental treatment after he was attacked on his way home on New Year’s Eve. The 19 year old, who was dressed as a schoolgirl as part of the New Year celebrations, was making his way home when he was attacked near the Crown Hotel, on Lower St Edmund Street in Weymouth, Dorset. […]
East End dental practice donates toothbrushes to the homeless
Members of staff from a dental practice on the Isle of Dogs spread a little festive cheer by donating more than two hundred tubes of toothpaste and toothbrushes to homeless people. Greg Pierre and Nick Fabbri from the Altmore Dental Practice donated the oral hygiene products free of charge to help those at St Mungo’s […]
