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HSE dental policy could harm children’s health
A dental cover body has warned against a dental policy approved by the Health Service Executive. Dental Protection, an agency which offers legal and indemnity advice to dental health practitioners, has condemned the HSE’s policy to avoid giving children routine fillings. The HSE has issued a memo urging dentists to avoid filling cavities in children’s […]
Texas dental office offers free dental care
The Lake Texoma Dental Care office offered free extraction treatment and teeth cleaning. The office held it’s first free treatment day in April, where around one hundred and fifty patients were given treatment and, months later, around two hundred people were given free procedures. Stephan McAnaney of the clinic said; ‘Every day, every week, every […]
Building at Stornoway Dental Centre begins
The initial foundations for a new dental centre in Stornoway were laid recently. In what is considered a significant project, the Dental Teach and Treat Centre will cost around four and a half million pounds and be comprised of 7 general dental surgeries and five modern training facilities. The new centre, which will be located […]
Study highlights thumb-sucking dangers
A study carried out by Britain’s first thumb-sucking clinic, Metamorphosis Orthodontics, has revealed that permanent damage can be caused if a child regularly sucks their thumb. The study revealed that around eighty percent of babies and children suck their thumbs and that if the activity continued for a long period of time, problems could emerge. […]
Australian Green Party reveals details of 4.3 billion dollar dental plan
The Green Party have outlined how the 4.3 billion dollar sum will be used to improve dental healthcare across the country. The party announced that it would spend a huge sum of money on dentistry last week and now further details of the plan have been revealed. The party plans to launch a universal Denticare […]
New NHS practice set to open in Barrow
A new NHS dental practice is set to open in Barrow. The new surgery will open in Duke Street in the autumn and will provide around two and a half thousand NHS dental places. The surgery will open in an office block, which has been empty for the last fifteen months. The application to turn […]
New inquiry launched after dentist faked his own death
A new inquiry has been launched after it was revealed that a dentist faked his own death in order to claim massive insurance payouts. Neil McClaren, a 46 year old dentist from Peterhead was detained by police following investigations into fraud and allegations and complaints from several financial organisations, including the NHS. It is believed […]
Dental practice manager charged with fraud
A dental practice manager from Arizona has been charged with fraud. Kathy Salazar was sentenced to spend one year in prison at the Apache County Superior Court after she pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud. The 51 year old, who worked at a practice in St John’s, admitted that she had submitted false insurance […]
Charitable Oklahoma agency battles through budget cuts
D-Dent, an agency in Oklahoma which connects uninsured, disabled, elderly and low-income families with dentists donating free oral healthcare across the state is having to turn people away, despite losing their entire state funding. The agency, which picks up the cost of laboratory work for it’s clients, recently lost their $130,00+ funding due to government […]
Dental Council of India could be dissolved
The Dental Council of India (DCI) is, along with the Nursing Council of India (INC), set to be dissolved by the Union health Ministry. This would follow the Ministry’s recent dissolving of the Medical Council of India. The decision has come after growing complaints of “malpractices in the regulatory bodies” of both councils were reported […]
