Posts Tagged ‘Children’s dental health’
Free Fluoride Treatments for Islington Children
Free fluoride treatments will be offered to children aged between 3 and 10 years old in Islington, it has been announced. As part of a new scheme, a specialist dental team will visit 34 schools, children’s centres and nurseries in the Islington area to provide free fluoride varnish treatments. Fluoride varnish is painted onto the […]
Dental Care Must Get Better in Fiji
A leading dental expert has said that dental care must improve in Fiji. Dr Joan Lal, chief dental officer at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, said that standards of oral health were very poor and improvements in dental care must be made. Dr Lal stated that around 88 percent of children starting school this year […]
Figures for Child Dental Visits are Disappointing, According to BDHF
Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, has admitted that the recent figures showing fewer children attending regular dental appointments are “disappointing.” The statistics, which were released by the NHS Information Centre, show that fewer children attended regular dental visits in the two year period leading up to June 2011, with […]
20 month wait for a dentist on Isle of Man
Some dental patients on the Isle of Man are facing a wait of 20 months to see a dentist, it has been revealed. The announcement was made as the government revealed a new oral health strategy, which outlines a five year plan to improve access to dental services and reduce rates of decay on the […]
Huge increase in fluoride varnish treatments for children
Figures from the NHS Information Centre show an increase of 55 percent in the number of fluoride varnish treatments on young people from 2010 to 2011. Figures also suggest an increase of 22 percent for adult fluoride treatments. Fluoride varnish is used to protect and strengthen the teeth and dentists are using it on an […]
Parents should start decay prevention before babies get teeth
Most dentists advise parents to look after their child’s teeth and gums from an early age, but a study has suggested that decay prevention should start before a baby’s teeth erupt. The study, which was conducted at the University of Illinois, focused on babies who did not have any teeth; the team analysed the DNA […]
Dental students visit schoolchildren on the Gold Coast
Dental students from Griffith University on the Gold Coast visited children at Lightning Ridge Central School to carry out examinations and chat to the children about oral health. The group of eight students from the School of Dentistry and Oral Health at Griffith University are in their final year and will soon qualify as dentists. […]
Leading dentist unsurprised by high rates of decay
A leading dentist has responded to alarming oral health statistics by saying that he is unsurprised by increasing rates of decay. Dr Stuart Gairns, chief executive of the Australian Dental Association, said that he was unsurprised by figures which suggested that half of children aged six and twelve suffer from decay. The statistics were released […]
Committee raises concerns over dental strategy
A committee set up to oversee dental services on the Isle of Man has raised concerns over oral health strategy on the island. The Department of Health began a five year consultation on oral health services in September last year and a draft strategy revealed that standards of oral health were amongst the worst in […]
Derry Dentists Provide Dental Care for Children from Chernobyl
Dentists from across Derry joined forces to provide dental care for a group of children from Chernobyl. Dentist Mary Mooney, of Quayside Dental Care, set about organising a team of dentists after she heard that a group of children from Chernobyl were visiting Ireland. Dental practices across the city agreed to help and 25 children […]
