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Cash Injection Ensures Thousands More Can See Dentist
A huge £15 Million injection will see five new dentist practices opened in Bristol meaning thousands can now receive treatment. The cash provided to NHS Bristol will ease the pressure on the 205 dentists that are currently practicing in the 64 surgeries in the city. The movement comes as the need for dental services in […]
Dental Care Professionals to become Deaf Aware
Dental Care Professionals are now being offered the chance to learn skills needed to communicate with patients that have difficulty of hearing. A Wales University in Cardiff has allowed for Deafwise, a national Deaf awareness organisation, to teach three one-day courses that will equip dentist students with the communication skills that will enable them to […]
Shamed Dentist to Meet With Hospital Bosses
A troubled dentist that was suspended from work for four months is set to meet hospital bosses to discuss his future. A tribunal heard last month how dentist Tariq Drabu, 44, had a nine-year affair with a dental nurse and later attempted to force her out of her job. The disgraces dentist was said to […]
Dental Nurses to Help Hospitals Fight Swine Flu
Dental nurses are set to be drafted into hospitals to help with the current swine flu pandemic if the numbers of swine flu sufferers continue to rise. The dental nurses are said to be called into Tyneside hospital in order to relieve the strain on the current staff as swine flu continues to spread in […]
Chocolate that Can Prevent Tooth Decay
A retired dentist has created a sugarless chocolate bar that both tastes good, and at the same time fights tooth decay. The sugarless treat was created by Dr Maurice White in Australia and is designed to prevent food becoming trapped between teeth. As well as offering consumers a tasteful treat the Sweet William chocolate bar […]
Dentist amongst the Best Paid in Britain
Figures revealed this week show that dentist are earning up to £300,000 a year in England and Wales. The NHS information centre showed that out of 19,000 practicing dentists in the country 382 earned over £300,000 including expenses, 113 dentists earned £275,000 to £300,000, while 159 earned £250,000 to £275,000. The average annual income of […]
Dentist to Use Hypnosis to Treat Patients.
An eighth of the population have a phobia of the dentist chair and one dentist is hoping to put an end to this through the practice of hypnosis. The Lubiju practice, in Scotland, is said to be one of the first in the UK to try the method, though dentistry hypnosis is very common in […]
Dental Patients Travel Far and Wide to Cut Spending.
Dental tourism appeared in Europe several years ago but due to increasing costs of dental treatment the number of patients seeking treatment abroad is growing. The latest bout of dental tourism has developed in Russia; the current economic crisis has caused many dentist patients to search for dental treatment in surrounding countries due to the […]
New USB Device Will Tell You to Visit the Dentist
Those that have a fear of visiting the dentist for a check-up may now have the tool to diagnose themselves with dental problems from the comfort of their own home. A new USB gadget, which has been produced by Japanese company Thanko, is now available on their website and allows for users to take high […]
Jordan′s Dentist Visit Causes Upset for Fans
Glamour model and reality television star Katie Price, commonly known as Jordan, has left hundreds of fans seething with anger after a visit to her dentist went awfully wrong. The emergency treatment on Katie’s teeth was sought after the former glamour model, now author, lost her veneer on the way to her latest book signing […]
