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Dentist takes part in art exhibition

Dentist takes part in art exhibition

A Floridian dentist is having his art exhibited at a brand new exhibition. Dr M Johnson Hagood, who practices in Vero Beach, was asked by one of his patients, who had been admiring the paintings that hang in his clinic, to take part on the Color-rich Impressions of Nature exhibition as a guest artist at […]


Dental hygienist helps Philippines orphans

Dental hygienist helps Philippines orphans

A Clearwater Country oral health professional is embarking on a trip to help orphaned children in the Philippines. Monique Judkins, who works as a dental hygienist at Gentle Family Dentistry in Orofino, will be travelling to Mindanao, a small island in the Philippines, to improve dental health for the local communities. On the two week […]


Dentist faces the boot for malpractice

Dentist faces the boot for malpractice

A dentist could have to leave the profession after colleagues and patients complained about malpractice. Dr Radim Kocourek, 42, who worked at the Falsgrave Road practice, Scarborough, was reported to the General Dental Council (GDC) after he left several patient’s teeth in a terrible mess. He is now facing 30 charges of misconduct against eight […]


Isle of Man dentist is the UK’s best dental care professional

Isle of Man dentist is the UK’s best dental care professional

A trainee dentist from the Isle of Man has been named as the best oral health professional of 2009. Amanda Wood, who practices at Abbey Dental in Ballasalla, was recognised at the Private Dentistry Awards as the Outstanding Individual of the Year. Boss Dr Mark Hepworth called Miss Wood the lynch-pin of Abbey’s team and […]


Florida sued over children’s lack of dental care

Florida sued over children’s lack of dental care

A lawsuit has been filed against the state of Florida after more than 750,000 children on Medicaid did not receive dental care. The action claims that Florida violated Medicaid obligations by failing to provide adequate medical care to more than one million kids. It also claims that around 390,000 schoolchildren didn’t receive a medical check-up […]


Eco-friendly toothbrush launched

Eco-friendly toothbrush launched

The world laid its eyes on the first eco-friendly tooth brush at a special launch ceremony in New York. Government officials and dentists launched the toothbrush in Manhattan at the Annual Greater New York Dental Meeting and Convention on Wednesday 2 December 2009. Fifty-seven thousand oral health professionals were present to witness the Aqua Free […]


BDA’s Conference 2010 plans announced

BDA’s Conference 2010 plans announced

The British Dental Conference will be held at the Arena and Convention Centre in Liverpool in 2010. The event, which runs from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 May 2010, will host a range motivational speeches, an exhibition, educational sessions and a social program. The talks, names of the international panel of speakers are yet to […]


Dentist helps man who lost teeth in racist attack

Dentist helps man who lost teeth in racist attack

A Swindon dentist is replacing a local resident’s teeth for free after he lost them in a racist attack. After reading about Javed Ashraf’s story in the newspaper, Stephen Tittensor, Ebenezer House Dental Practice owner, offered up his services free of charge. Mr Ashraf, 47, was struck in the back of the head on Friday […]


Nashville dentist to be made president of the NDA

Nashville dentist to be made president of the NDA

A Nashville dentist will be officially named as the president of the National Dental Association at a special ceremony on Saturday 5 December 2009. Dr Walter R Owens will be the 86th president of the association (NDA), which is the voice of ethnic minority dental concerns in America. He will be announced as president of […]


Groups united to improve kids’ oral health

Groups united to improve kids’ oral health

Two children’s oral health groups have teamed-up to tackle kids’ dental diseases. National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) and Consumer Guide to Dentistry are working together through America’s Toothfairy program to take a bite out of pediatric dental diseases. The campaign is currently being hosted on Consumer Guide to Dentistry’s (CGD) website which warns people […]