Posts Tagged ‘Children’s dental health’
Children’s dental clinic set for expansion
A dental clinic, which provides dental care for foster children, is set to expand. The Ingleburn dental clinic has been given a grant, which will enable it to expand its services. At the moment, the clinic opens out of hours to provide care for foster children. The grant will enable the clinic to open during […]
Washington children set to benefit from visiting dental team
Children in Washington will benefit from a visiting dental team in October. The team, from New York University College of Dentistry will visit the Machias area in October; during the week, they will provide dental care to hundreds of children and adults. The event is being coordinated by the Washington County Children’s Program in conjunction […]
Bangalore dentists encourage parents to look after their children’s teeth
Dentists working in Bangalore have appealed to parents to take care of their children’s teeth. Dentists are worried about standards of oral health amongst the city’s children, as a large proportion of children have untreated dental decay and gum problems. Despite numerous warnings and campaigns, dentists feel that the message is not getting through to […]
Dental experts offer parents advice
Parents are constantly bombarded with advice and information about what to feed their kids, how to put them to bed and how to keep them safe and healthy; however, even the most health-conscious parents may be giving their children foods and drinks that may be damaging their teeth. For many years now, there has been […]
New dental programme targets underprivileged young people
A new dental programme is set to be introduced in Ottawa. The programme will target adolescents and younger children from low income families in a bid to improve standards of oral health and reduce the cost of dental care in the future. Ottawa Public Health announced that it has earmarked two million dollars for the […]
Standards of oral health improving in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has announced that recent figures have confirmed that standards of oral health amongst children have improved considerably over the course of the last two years. Health Minister Peter Dunne, in charge of oral health, said that there had been an 18 percent increase in the number of pre-school youngsters registered with […]
National Oral Health Survey conducted by New York College
A national oral health survey, in Grenada, has finally been completed by a forty-three member strong team from the New York University College of Dentistry. The team, also representing Henry Schein Cares Global Student Outreach Program, began the survey in January, which is the most comprehensive assessment of oral health in a Caribbean country ever. […]
Concern for oral health of teenagers in Auckland
A third of teenagers in Auckland still don’t visit a dentist on a regular basis, despite care for under 18’s being free. Free treatment is available from mobile units, which visit schools on a regular basis and from dentists who participate in the district health schemes. Despite the free care, a third of teenagers in […]
Report suggests children are not visiting the dentist regularly
A report has revealed that almost half of school-aged children in West Virginia do not see a dentist on a regular basis. The statistics, which were published by the Center for Rural Health, also showed that 43 percent of children had untreated decay. The report reflects findings across the USA, with an increasing number of […]
Parents look to schools to educate children about oral health
Parents in America are looking to schools to help them educate children about oral health. Standards of oral health amongst children, in particular younger children, are slipping thanks to a diet that is often filled with convenience foods, sweets and fizzy drinks and a lack of awareness of the dangers associated with poor oral health. […]
