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VA criticised at hearing in St Louis
The Veterans Association has received harsh criticism following the sterilisation blunder, which could have put thousands of veterans at risk of infectious diseases. The House Committee on Veterans Affairs hosted a special hearing at the Courthouse to discuss the incident at the John Cochran Medical Center. Officials, congressman and veterans criticised the sterilisation and infection […]
Budget cuts causing chaos in Ireland
Cuts in the public dental scheme are causing widespread chaos in Ireland. Since the announcement was made in April, there has been constant battling and mud-slinging between dentists, dental associations, patients and the Health Service Executive. The cutbacks changed the dental care system completely, with holders of the medical card losing access to free dental […]
Australian PM blasts opposition leader over dental scheme
The new Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has launched a ferocious attack on the opposition leader, Tony Abbott over a proposed dental scheme. Ms Gillard criticised Mr Abbot and accused him of blocking the introduction of a Commonwealth dental scheme, which was proposed and approved at the last election. The government has not put this […]
1st Dental announces profits
Harrogate-based dental products firm, 1st Dental, has announced small profits for the first six months of 2010. The announcement comes after two difficult years, following the acquisition of Benchmark in 2005 and economic difficulties caused by the global recession. At one point during the two years of poor business and economic difficulties, the company reported […]
New dental centre opens in Hickory Hill
A new dental clinic has opened in the Hickory Hill area of Southeast Memphis. The Hickory Hill Dental Center opened on Monday and was funded by a 1.5 million dollar investment by Christ Community Health Services; the non-profit organisation was granted the money by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009. The dental centre […]
Canadian city set to benefit from low-cost dental programme
The Canadian city of Surrey is set to benefit from a new low-cost dental programme. At the moment, residents from the Surrey area are forced to go to Vancouver to get reduced rate care; however, plans have been revealed to introduce a new low-cost programme in South Surrey to help people with low incomes and […]
Boy dies after undergoing dental treatment
A five year old boy has died after undergoing dental treatment, it has been announced. The boy, who has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as David Liddell, from Atlanta, died on Friday. The five year old was at a dental surgery in south Atlanta when he apparently suffered a seizure following the completion […]
Children’s dental health improving in Glasgow
Research has shown that standards of dental health amongst children are improving in Glasgow for the first time in many years. Figures released by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed that rates of tooth decay have fallen significantly, with 60 percent of children aged 11 getting a clean bill of health during dental check-ups; this […]
New infection control guidelines could be introduced in America
In light of the recent sterilisation blunder in St Louis, the American Dental Association has announced that there may be new regulations brought in to promote optimum levels of infection control. The ADA released a press release saying that the recent incident at the VA Medical Center in St Louis would cause the spotlight to […]
Dentists’ appeal is upheld by the Irish Supreme Court
Two Irish dentists, who challenged the Health Service Executive on the grounds of changes to public dentistry, have had their appeal upheld by the Irish Supreme Court. Dr Martin Reid and Dr James Turner opened a legal case against the HSE after they announced plans to cut the budget for public dental care by changing […]
