Posts Tagged ‘dental costs’
Delta Dental helps to fund new dental college
Delta Dental has pledged money to help fund a new dental college in New England. Northeast Delta Dental has pledged 2.3 million dollars to help the University of New England to build a new dental college. The university announced that it has received the money to put plans for a new College of Dental Medicine […]
Budget cuts causing chaos in Ireland
Cuts in the public dental scheme are causing widespread chaos in Ireland. Since the announcement was made in April, there has been constant battling and mud-slinging between dentists, dental associations, patients and the Health Service Executive. The cutbacks changed the dental care system completely, with holders of the medical card losing access to free dental […]
Canadian city set to benefit from low-cost dental programme
The Canadian city of Surrey is set to benefit from a new low-cost dental programme. At the moment, residents from the Surrey area are forced to go to Vancouver to get reduced rate care; however, plans have been revealed to introduce a new low-cost programme in South Surrey to help people with low incomes and […]
Americans flock to Mexico for cut price dental treatment
Mexico is becoming an increasingly popular destination for dental tourists from America. Mexico is an attractive option for American patients due to the proximity to the US border and the lower cost of treatment; simply stepping over the border into Mexico can save you up to 50 percent of the prices quoted in the USA. […]
Uninsured patients in Virginia could lose free dental healthcare
Uninsured patients in Virginia could lose free dental care this summer. Many people without dental insurance were set to benefit from free dental healthcare over the summer; however, representatives involved in the scheme have said that both state and federal officials have been slow to organise the programme and now patients may miss out. Virginia […]
Swiss corporation Euroteknika make UK non-NHS dental implants affordable
Swiss corporation, Euroteknika’s, and their research and development department have introduced a new dental implant system called Universal +, otherwise known as the “Branemark System” after more than fifteen years research conducted by Professor Branemark in implantology. The benefit of the Universal + implant system in the UK is that it is provided at an […]
45 million Americans don’t have dental insurance
A government report has revealed that an estimated 45 million Americans don’t have dental insurance plans. The report, which was commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that most people who were provided with private medical insurance by their employer also had a dental policy; however, around 70 percent of those who […]
Dental anxiety and rising costs keep patients away
A survey in Scotland has revealed that people are likely to put off going to the dentist because they either have a fear of the dentist or cannot afford the treatment. The study, which was conducted for the Implantium Network, found that 8 percent of the people surveyed said they avoided having check-ups because they […]
Dental tourism booming in the Holy Land
The Holy Land has long been a popular destination for Christian pilgrims but now tourists are flocking to the city for very different reasons. An increasing number of tourists are combining a journey to the Holy Land with dental treatment, as costs are significantly lower and people can benefit from a holiday as well as […]
Experts raise concerns over general dental work
Dental experts have raised concerns over a lack of skills amongst general dentists. The criticism comes in light of the increase in replacing damaged or decayed teeth with artificial new ones, rather than trying to save the original tooth by means of complex root surgery. Dr Julian Webber, former president of the British Endodontic Society, […]
