Posts Tagged ‘Children’s dental health’
Dental students drop in on local children
Dental hygiene students from Idaho State University visited children from Lincoln Early Childhood Center last week to give them fluoride treatments. The dental hygiene students visit the children three times a year and offer their services free of charge. The children receive fluoride treatments, which strengthen their teeth and help to prevent cavities and decay. […]
North Carolina students teach children how to look after their teeth
A group of North Carolina high school students have been taking time out to educate young children about the importance of looking after their teeth and gums. The 16 year old students, who are following a dental sciences programme at school, have been visiting 3 and 4 year olds and teaching them about the importance […]
Cavities more common in younger children
Dentists in Canada have reported a significant increase in the number of younger children with dental cavities. Research carried out five years ago indicated that cavities amongst children were becoming less common; however, dentists have indicated that they are seeing an increasing number of young children with cavities and tooth decay. Decay is falling amongst […]
Dental hygienists to offer free preventive care for schoolchildren
A new partnership between Brooker Memorial and local schools will mean schoolchildren in Torrington receive free preventive dental care. Brooker Memorial is a non-profit organisation, which helps people in the local community by offering certain events and programmes. Their latest venture is a partnership between the Brooker Memorial Children’s Dental Center and public and elementary […]
Mackay children get the all-clear following dental blunder
Four schoolchildren from Mackay have been given the all-clear after having blood tests following a sterilisation incident last week. The children, who were in year 4 and year 7, received treatment from a mobile dental unit at the Fitzgerald State Primary School last week. It was discovered shortly after that instruments that had not been fully sterilised […]
Sterilisation blunder prompts stricter regulations in Australia
The Australian Dental Association has called for stricter regulations regarding the sterilisation process following an incident in north Queensland. Earlier this week, children in the town of Mackay were treated using instruments that had not been fully sterilised; they are now waiting for the results of blood tests to check they have not contracted any […]
NHS introduce new charges for orthodontic treatment
The NHS in Northern Ireland is planning to introduce charges for orthodontic treatment, according to the Belfast Telegraph. The change, which will result in thousands of patients having to pay for their own dental care, has been branded a “tax on children’s smiles” by Alex Easton, a member of the Stormont Health Committee. Under the […]
Five year old girl loses eight teeth to decay
A five year old girl has had eight teeth extracted as a result of extensive tooth decay. Kaitlyn, a happy-go-lucky, normal five year old girl is just one of the patients that have received treatment at the Alder Hay dental department. Kaitlyn had such extensive tooth decay that she needed eight molars removing; because she […]
Increasing number of children suffering with preventable illnesses
The number of children in the UK that are suffering from preventable health conditions has reached epidemic proportions, according to research carried out by the BBC. Staff at Alder Hay hospital, the busiest children’s hospital in the whole of Europe, treat around 200,000 patients each year; however, they have become increasingly concerned about the number […]
Smiles Change Lives offers orthodontic treatment for needy children
Smiles Change Lives, a non-profit organisation, has revealed it will help to provide orthodontic treatment for underprivileged children. The organisation is introducing a new programme, which will help to provide braces for poor children across America. Children aged between 11 and 18 with moderate or severe orthodontic problems may be eligible to benefit from the […]
