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Group outlines goals to improve oral health
New Hampshire Dental Society have outlined five goals which they hope will improve oral health in the state. Thirty-nine percent of people in New Hampshire don’t have dental insurance, while less than half of water supplies have been fluoridated and many children don’t have access to dental care. The society (NHDS) released a report which […]
Dental school won’t fill the gap
The director of a £17.7million dental school in Aberdeen doesn’t believe that it will alleviate Scotland’s NHS dental woes. Prof Jim Newton said the new school might not cut waiting lists because as soon as patient vacancies are filled more people will join the waiting lists. NHS Grampian currently has more than 30,000 on its […]
$30m donated to Utah uni for dental school
The University of Utah has been awarded $30million to fund the state’s first dental school but officials are hesitant about going ahead with plans. University (UoU) leaders don’t want to commit to going ahead with plans without the financial backing of the state. Other dentists are also saying that the state, which has a surplus […]
Dental patient looks abroad after bad encounter
A British dental patient went to Hungary for treatment after a bad experience with her local practitioner left her with no nerves in her tooth. Julia Vorley, 40, from Alrewas, travelled to Budapest for treatment because her local NHS dentists failed to deal with a serious tooth infection adequately. She said that she had an infection […]
Mississippi dentist receive recognition
A Mississppi dentist has been named as a leader in education by Dentistry Today magazine. Oral surgeon, Dr John Roberson, who practices in Hattiesburg, was honoured as one of the magazines Leader in Continuing Education for 2010. Dr Roberson, who holds certifications from National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Oral Maxillofacial […]
Discount plans better than insurance
Some Americans have said that discount dental plans are now far more superior to dental insurance. Discount plans are often used to supplement insurance policies which often don’t cover certain pre-existing conditions (such as broken or missing teeth and caries), cosmetic dentistry, dentures and other procedures. With discount dental plans you can see a dentist […]
Pliers wielder jailed for tooth abuse
A Scarborough man who threatened to rip out his former partner’s teeth with pliers has been imprisoned. York Crown Court jailed Andrew John Henry, from Ling Hill, Newby, after he admitted wounding a woman with a knife, threatening to cut her throat and to tear her teeth out. Henry, 34, also threw furniture at the […]
Tooth strong man dies at 104
A strongman from New York who once lifted 475lbs with his teeth has died aged 104. Joe Rollino, also known as Mighty Joe Rollino , Great Joe Rollino and the World’s Strongest Man, was walking in Brooklyn on 11 January 2010 when he was hit by a truck and he died later in hospital. Big […]
Dental implants could cause bone loss
Boffins from Sweden have warned that dental implants could result in bone loss and are urging people to get checked Dental surgeon Christer Fransson and his team from the University of Gothenburg discovered that 28 per cent of patients suffer from some form of bone loss in the area surrounding the dental implants. The researchers […]
West Virginia dentistry gets state office?
West Virginia dentistry could soon be getting its own state department which would tackle oral health issues in the region. It has been widely reported that West Virginia is ranked as having the worst dental care in America and lawmakers have said something has to be done to remedy the situation. Chairman of state health […]
