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Bundaberg botch was human error

Bundaberg botch was human error

Authorities investigating an incident involving the use of unsterilised instruments during procedures at the Bundaberg Hospital have announced that human error was to blame. The incident at the Queensland hospital occurred last year and put several patients in danger. A mistake during the sterilisation process meant that several appointments were carried out using unsterilised equipment; […]


New York lagging behind in dental care

New York lagging behind in dental care

New York is widely regarded as one of the most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities in the world, but a recent study has shown that the younger residents of the Big Apple do not have access to an acceptable dental healthcare service. The study, which was conducted by the Pew Center on the States, was released […]


Oral health researchers study visible effects of pain

Oral health researchers study visible effects of pain

A team of oral health researchers at King’s College, London have been investigating the visible effects of pain by studying the brain using state of the art imaging technology. The study, which is a pioneering project in the field, uses FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scanning technology to generate images of the brain; the latest […]


Minnesota priest dies in dentist chair

Minnesota priest dies in dentist chair

A Minnesota priest has died after passing out in a dentist’s chair. Fifty-year-old Fr James Shimsky, Rochester, was rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital after he passed out but died on Thursday 4 March 2010. Bishop-Elect Joseph Bambera called Fr Shimsky’s unexpected death ‘a great loss’ for everyone who knew him and the Diocese of Scranton. […]


Ugly Betty loses braces for final shows

Ugly Betty loses braces for final shows

Ugly Betty has been spotted filming without her famous brace. America Ferrera, the 25-year-old actress who plays Betty, was spotted filming the final scenes of the show in New York without her braces on. This revelation has led to suggestions that Betty may lose her brace for the final episode of the show. Ugly Betty […]


Fizzy vitamin drinks can harm teeth

Fizzy vitamin drinks can harm teeth

Researchers have discovered that fizzy dissolvable vitamins can harm your teeth. The team from the University of Helsinki tested eight varieties of effervescent vitamins and discovered that they all can corrode teeth. They also discovered that the vitamins draw minerals from teeth, weaken them and leave the more porous and more susceptible to decay. After […]


Milwaukee gets new dental clinic

Milwaukee gets new dental clinic

A new dental clinic could soon be improving the oral health of local people in Franklin, Milwaukee. Dental Associates Ltd is hoping to establish a 21,000-square-foot clinic on South 27th Street if its plans are approved. The clinic will be will be situated on a 2.8acre site and hopes to be a ‘practice within a […]


Political aspirations quashed for hygienist Minetti

Political aspirations quashed for hygienist Minetti

Silvio Berlusconi’s dental hygienist will not be able to run in Italy’s regional elections. Former showgirl Nicole Minetti, 25, was asked by the Italian prime minister, 73, to run for his party People of Liberty after she put a smile back on his face following an attack where he lost two of his teeth. However, […]


Many LA kids have dental disease

Many LA kids have dental disease

A new study has suggested that many kids from Los Angeles have dental diseases and infections which go untreated. Researchers from University of Southern California’s (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry have claimed that 73% of kids from disadvantaged families suffer from untreated caries, the bacterial disease which causes tooth decay. After screening more than […]


Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone

Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone

Three new dental clinics are expected to increase access to Health Service dental care for people in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Part of a £17million health service dental contract, the new clinics have been established in Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane by Oasis Dental Care. Northern Irish health minister Michael McGimpsey said that it was everyone’s right […]