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Poverty linked to poor dental health in children

Poverty linked to poor dental health in children

The British Dental Journal has published an article that reveals the state of dental health of children in Glasgow. The investigation, which was carried out between 2006 and 2008 and assessed the dental health of four thousand three-year-olds in the Greater Glasgow area, showed that the poorer children in the city suffered from more dental […]


Chicago mother involved in pay dispute with dentist

Chicago mother involved in pay dispute with dentist

A mother from Chicago has been told that she must pay for outstanding treatments before a dentist will remove her son’s braces. Esperanza Perez has three teenage children, all of whom have been treated for orthodontic problems. Both of her daughters had their braces taken off last year; however, when Ms Perez took her son […]


Dental patient gets payout after botched treatment

Dental patient gets payout after botched treatment

A dental patient has been given £50,000 in compensation after she was left in agony after botched dental treatment. Jean Wall, from Droylesden, visited her dentist to correct a crooked front tooth; however, her treatment went wrong and she was left unable to eat or drink and endured severe pain for prolonged periods of time. […]


Dental patients given ‘lethal’ doses of drug by mistake

Dental patients given ‘lethal’ doses of drug by mistake

Eight dental patients received a potentially lethal dose of a sedative drug after a mix-up at the University of Colorado dental school, it has been revealed. Dentists at the school were unaware that they had given the patients five times the recommended dose, after the drug was added to the school’s stock by mistake. The […]


Tel Aviv dental school accused of testing on humans and animals

Tel Aviv dental school accused of testing on humans and animals

The Tel Aviv University medical school has been accused of testing humans and animals as part of a research project to assess and stimulate bone growth with dental implants. Suspicions arose when a photograph of two frightened kittens in the university’s laboratory was received by Behind Closed Doors, a charity which is designed to protect […]


Richmond Hill Dentist suspended

Richmond Hill Dentist suspended

A dentist in Richmond Hill, Georgia has been shut down and suspended by the state after an investigation into allegations concerning the mishandling of prescriptions for controlled medications and substance abuse. Dr. Alfred B. Roberts III had his practicing license suspended by the state on Friday, according to an Order of Summary Suspension from the […]


Elementary Schools take part in ‘Seal-A-Smile’ programme

Elementary Schools take part in ‘Seal-A-Smile’ programme

Elementary school students in the School District of Beloit will partake in a new oral health programme entitled “Seal-A-Smile”. The programme, which was made possible with the help of a fifteen thousand dollar grant from the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Public Health, aims to help provide dental care for […]


Dental practice forced to close due to rodent infestation

Dental practice forced to close due to rodent infestation

A dental surgery in Southsea has been forced to close after a large number of mice took residence in their building. The practice in Victoria Road North was forced to cancel or rearrange more than one hundred appointments after mice were spotted in the building on Wednesday. Over the course of the last two days, […]


Barnoldswick gets new NHS dental practice

Barnoldswick gets new NHS dental practice

Residents in the Lancashire town of Barnoldswick are delighted after a new NHS dental surgery opened its doors to patients this week. The new surgery means that local residents now have a choice of two NHS practices. Harrison Street Dental Care has been opened by the same dental group that owns the town’s other practice, […]


American businessman closes dental business in Philippines

American businessman closes dental business in Philippines

An American businessman has closed his dental business in Manila, leaving four hundred workers without a job. Laurence Kevin Fishman, owner of the Skytech International Dental Laboratories, which specialised in the manufacture of dental instruments and prosthetics, left for America last week; he emailed his employees to say that the company had gone bankrupt and […]