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Snow causes chaos for health services on the Isle of Man
Wintry conditions have caused chaos for health services on the Isle of Man, with many services cancelled and others severely delayed. Snowfall has affected many services and the dental clinic at QEII School has been cancelled; the dental clinic run by Mr Dohova at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital, has also been cancelled. Other services […]
Dental society donates $25,000 to help children with serious dental conditions
A dental society has donated $25,000 to a local children’s centre to help children with severe dental conditions. The Essex County Dental Health Society presented staff from the John McGivney Children’s Centre with the generous donation earlier this month. The money will now be used to buy new dental equipment and carry out refurbishment work […]
Fiji Dental Association calls for price increase on junk food
Representatives from the Fiji Dental Association have called for a price increase on junk food to try and reduce the number of people suffering from dental health problems. Dr Vikash Singh, president of the association, has spoken out after people started to question the price of private dental care. Dr Singh said that dentists had […]
Ban for dental nurse who sold story of affair
A dental nurse, who had an affair with her boss and then sold her story, has been suspended by the General Dental Council. Paula Jackson sold her story to Closer magazine following a nine year affair with her boss, dentist Tariq Drabu. Mrs Jackson was working at the Langley Dental Practice near Rochdale at the […]
Fluoride debate rages on
In light of the recent news that residents in a Canadian town have voted in favour of stopping the fluoridation of water supplies, the debate surrounding fluoridation has become increasingly fervent. For many years dental organisations, such as The British Dental Health Foundation, have promoted fluoride as a means of reducing decay; according to the […]
New dental surgery opens in East Yorkshire
A new dental practice is to be formally opened for business as of Monday, it has been revealed. Snaith Dental Care opened in September but will be officially opened by Karen Knapton, chairman of NHS East Riding and local MP Andrew Percy. The practice is part of a 2.8 million pound investment in NHS dental […]
Huge increase in NHS dental patient numbers in Halifax
Recent figures show that there has been a huge increase in the number of people registering with an NHS dentist in Calderdale. The number of patients who saw an NHS dentist has increased by more than five times the national average; since 2006, there has been an increase of 12,000 patients and in the last […]
Dentist celebrates Thanksgiving by hosting free clinic
A dentist from Chilliocothe, Ohio hosted a free dental clinic to celebrate Thanksgiving and bring some holiday cheer to the local community. Dr Bryan Basom hosted a free dental clinic on Wednesday; throughout the day, he offered basic dental care to anyone who walked through the doors of his practice. Dr Basom, from Magnolia Dental, […]
Elephant undergoes dental treatment to cure tusk ache
Dentists in India have successfully repaired an elephant’s tusk in a rare dental procedure. Devidisan, a 27 year old bull elephant, had been suffering from tusk ache for five years. His tusk was cracked and this was contributing to chronic pain. Dentists performed the first operation if its kind and used forty seven tubes of […]
Officials confirm jawbone found in Aruba is not that of missing American schoolgirl
Officials in Aruba have confirmed that a jawbone found on the Dutch Caribbean island is not that of missing schoolgirl, Natalee Holloway. The jawbone was found by a tourist and send to Holland for analysis; yesterday, Dutch forensic scientists ruled out the possibility of the bone belonging to the missing Alabama schoolgirl. They confirmed the […]
