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Tooth fairies raise cash for dementia sufferers
Staff at a Portsmouth dental clinic dressed-up as tooth fairies to raise money for people who suffer with dementia. Dentists, nurses and receptionists from the Trafalgar dental practices in Gosport and Portsmouth donned their wings and sprinkled fairy dust to raise more than £400 to pay for new equipment which can be used by dementia […]
Dentists: Don’t get your teeth bleached at the mall
Dentists are warning mouth-conscious shoppers not to get their teeth brightened at tooth-whitening kiosks. Many dental professionals have become concerned that people are putting themselves at risk by undergoing cheap teeth-whitening procedures carried out by untrained amateurs. Teeth-whitening has become a billion dollar industry and kiosks that perform the procedures are springing up at malls […]
Hawaii low-income kid dental care criticised
Hawaii has been told that its dental provision for children from low-income families is sub-standard. Pew, which graded all the states on their dental provision for poor youngsters, gave the Hawaii government an F for its oral health policies. Craig Mason, president of Hawaii Dental Association (HDA), said that local dentists were unhappy with the […]
Berlusconi’s dental hygienist defends political job
The former showgirl turned dental hygienist has defended Silvio Berlusconi’s decision to have her run for his party in Italy’s regional elections. The Italian prime minister, 73, appointed 25-year-old Nicole Minetti after she helped him recover from an assault in which two of his teeth were broken at a Milan hospital. Despite the fact that […]
Breast implant saves woman’s life
A woman who was shot in the chest at Los Angeles dental clinic was saved by her breast implants. Lydia Carranza, a mother of three and grandmother of two, was shot twice at Simi Valley dental office by Jaime Paredes, who also shot several other bystanders. Reports have suggested that Paredes was targeting his wife, […]
Dental access poor despite new contract
Accessing NHS dental care in Yorkshire is still difficult despite improvements made by the 2006 dentistry contract. In 2001 Tony Blair pledged that everyone would be able to access NHS dentistry if they wanted to and in 2006 the government introduced reforms to improve access to NHS dental care. More than three million NHS dental […]
BDA annoyed by Scottish plans for continuous registration
The British Dental Association has said that it is disappointed that the Scottish government is going ahead with plans for continuous registration despite its objections. Reports have suggested that the association (BDA) raised a number of counter-arguments against the government’s scheme to introduce the continuous registration plans from 1 April 2010 but these were ignored. […]
Dental nurse association founder dies
The founder member of the British Dental Nurses Association has died at the age of 89. Madeleine Lee, who was known as Bunty, suffered a fall before Christmas and had been recovering but died peacefully in her sleep. Lee, who worked for Dr Philip Grundy at a practice in Leyland in Lancashire during the Second […]
Free dental screenings for Californian kids
A Californian school district is offering young students free dental check-ups. Pupils from kindergarten to sixth-grade in the Elk Grove Unified School District are being given the chance to improve their oral health for free. The screenings are going to take place from 8am to noon on 12 March 2010 at Florin Elementary School on […]
Indiana failing dental patients
Leaders in Indiana are being called upon to improve dental care in the state after a study gave it a grade D when it comes to children’s oral health. The study, which was conducted by Pew Children’s Dental Campaign, graded all the states in the US on the quality of their dental care and found […]
