Posts Tagged ‘Cornwall’

Thousands Waiting For NHS Dental Places In Cornwall

Thousands Waiting For NHS Dental Places In Cornwall

Thousands of people are waiting to register with Cornwall based NHS dentist, according to recent figures. A freedom of information request conformed that health service figures showed that more than 7,000 people in Cornwall are waiting to join an NHS register. In total, there are 7,152 patients without a dentist. The average waiting time to […]


St Agnes Dentist Arrives In The Philippines To Help Typhoon Victims

St Agnes Dentist Arrives In The Philippines To Help Typhoon Victims

A Royal Navy dentist from St Agnes, Cornwall, has arrived in the Philippines to help victims of typhoon Haiyan. Jenna Murgatroyd, a dental officer in the Royal Navy, arrived in the disaster-struck nation aboard HMS Daring on Monday night. The warship set sail from Portsmouth and will be joined by HMS Illustrious in the coming […]


Carlisle Woman Uses Dental Inspiration To Set Up New Keepsake Business

Carlisle Woman Uses Dental Inspiration To Set Up New Keepsake Business

A woman from Carlisle has set up a new business creating custom-made keepsakes after taking inspiration from the world of dentistry. Danielle Hammond set up Keepsakes by Danielle last summer and is hoping her custom-made gifts will prove a success. The company uses alginate, the material employed by dentists in creating impressions of teeth, to […]


North Cornwall Anger at the Closure of Dentist

North Cornwall Anger at the Closure of Dentist

Residents of Camelford, Cornwall, have been angered by news of the upcoming closure of the only dental practice in the town. Patients at the Highfield Road practice have received letters advising them that the surgery will close on July 19th due to difficulty affording a lease extension. Former town mayor Brian Lush, was extremely angry […]


Cornish Pupils get a Lesson in Oral Hygiene

Cornish Pupils get a Lesson in Oral Hygiene

Cornish pupils were given a lesson in oral hygiene earlier this week, thanks to one of the school mums. Tracy Davies, a mum at the school and a dental hygienist and therapist, visited children at Connor Downs Primary School to talk about oral hygiene, how to brush your teeth and how to reduce the risk […]


Dental Nurse Shares Her Story about Soap and Sponge Cravings

Dental Nurse Shares Her Story about Soap and Sponge Cravings

A dental nurse from Mylor in Cornwall has shared her story, after being affected by an eating disorder that makes her crave sponges and soap. Kerry Trebilcock said that she was determined to beat the disorder, which means that she cannot do the washing up or clean without experiencing hunger cravings. Kerry claims that she […]


Coroner Talks of Tragic Death of St Austell Dentist

Coroner Talks of Tragic Death of St Austell Dentist

A young dentist from St Austell, Cornwall, has died tragically following complications caused by diabetes, according to the deputy coroner. An inquest into the death of 30 year old Dr Darren Eastmond, took place at Truro Town Hall earlier this month. Dr Eastmond was found dead in his bed at his flat at the beginning […]


First class of Peninsula dentists celebrate graduation

First class of Peninsula dentists celebrate graduation

The first class of dental students from the Peninsula Dental School have celebrated their graduation. The multimillion pound dental school, which was established to address a shortage of dentists in the South West, was the first new school to open in the UK for forty years. The school opened in Plymouth in 2007 and four […]