Posts Tagged ‘Access to oral health care’
Oral Health Foundation calls for free dental care for oral cancer patients
The Oral Health Foundation has called for dental care to be provided free of charge for patients diagnosed with mouth cancer. After receiving treatment for oral cancer, patients are often faced with long-term dental difficulties, which require complex and intensive treatment. Unlike other health services, dental care is not available free of charge on the […]
New research shows half of children from deprived areas of Scotland go to school with decay
New research has highlighted the difference in standards of oral health between children living in affluent and deprived areas in Scotland. According to recent statistics, 68 per cent of children in Scotland have no symptoms of decay when they begin primary school; however, this falls to just over 50 per cent in deprived areas. Professor […]
Tanzanian Government Pledges to Improve Dental Services
The Tanzanian government has promised to take steps to improve dental services in the country. Speaking at a workshop run by the Tanzania Dental Association in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, President Jakaya Kikwete said that access to oral health care was “a critical challenge” due to the ratio of dentists to people. According to […]
