Cosmetic Dentistry Guide News
Patient needs dental treatment in order to join transplant list
A patient from Derry has been told he must pass a dental examination in order to be added to the transplant list. Alan Checca, who is 43 years old and has already undergone two kidney transplant operations, is now waiting for another operation but must undergo extensive dental treatment before he can be added to […]
Lib Dems claim dental services in Scotland are ‘not good enough’
Members of the Liberal Democrat party have criticised dental services in Scotland, saying the current service is ‘not good enough’. Despite recent positive figures in areas including Greater Glasgow and Clyde, statistics across some regions are still worrying and there are huge differences in NHS provision across the country; Shetland and Orkney have the most […]
Poor dental care leads to increase in ER cases
A hospital in Springfield has revealed that dental pain is one of the most common reasons for admission to the emergency room. Staff at St John’s hospital say that several cases of severe tooth pain are reported each day and the problem is becoming increasingly common. Many patients end up in hospital because they can’t […]
New Zealand welcomes new dental hub
A new dental hub has opened in the far north of New Zealand. The new hub has been opened at the Kaitaia Hospital in Northland and will provide care for residents in the surrounding communities. The Kaitaia hub is the first of four to be built across the Northland and is part of a multi-million […]
Delta Dental helps to fund new dental college
Delta Dental has pledged money to help fund a new dental college in New England. Northeast Delta Dental has pledged 2.3 million dollars to help the University of New England to build a new dental college. The university announced that it has received the money to put plans for a new College of Dental Medicine […]
Dentist charged with fraud
A dentist from the Erie area has been charged with fraud, following a police investigation. Kevin Sambuchino, owner of the Lake Erie Dental practice, has been accused of making fraudulent claims to insurance companies. It is believed that Sambuchino was claiming for high quality crowns and restorations made from precious metals and expensive ceramic materials […]
New dental programme set to help children and pregnant women
A new dental programme is set to benefit around 1,000 pregnant women and up to 3,000 children in San Bernardino County over the next three years. The programme is being funded by a 1.2 million dollar grant from First Five San Bernardino and will be run by the Oakland-based Dental Health Foundation. The foundation will […]
Wigan dentist put children’s lives at risk
A dentist from Wigan has been accused of putting children’s lives at risk by sedating them with potentially harmful drugs. Barry Rimmer regularly sedated anxious children with strong sedative, including ketamine, which is used to sedate horses and propofol, the drug which has been linked to Michael Jackson’s untimely death. Mr Rimmer also used alfentanil […]
La Salle set for new dental clinic
Residents in La Salle will soon have access to a new dental facility, it has been announced. The new clinic is set to open on the same site as the La Salle Medical Centre and Pharmacy, which opened just last year. It is hoped that the new centre will open this autumn. The clinic will […]
New drug could lead to a quick recovery after dental treatment
Almost all of us are familiar with the unpleasant, numb feeling we get after dental treatment; however, this feeling could soon be cut short by a new drug. Many patient experience numbness for up to three hours following dental treatment; however, a new drug may halve this. Oraverse, the newest drug on the market produces […]
