Posts Tagged ‘dental education’

Dental Programme Gives Kids Something to Smile About

Dental Programme Gives Kids Something to Smile About

A dental programme, which helps to educate children about oral health, is contributing to lower rates of decay in Vancouver Island. Pamela Poon, a dental hygienist, works for the Smiles First programme, which is run by Vancouver Island Health Authority. Poon visits the West Shore Health Unit on the third Wednesday of every month to […]


Internships May Become Compulsory for Dental Students

Internships May Become Compulsory for Dental Students

The Dental Council of India has proposed a change in the current undergraduate dental programme, with the new course including a compulsory one-year internship, which would increase the length of the programme to five years. The Dental Council of India has written to Union Health Ministry to ask them to consider extending the current degree […]


Bradford Dental Professional launch New Initiative for National Smile Month

Bradford Dental Professional launch New Initiative for National Smile Month

Dental professionals across Bradford have joined forces with Bradford District Care Trust to launch a new initiative for National Smile Month. Dental professionals have created an educational resource pack, which is designed to teach children about oral health and issues related to oral health, such as healthy eating and oral hygiene. The pack contains activities […]


Rochdale Oral Health Team promotes National Smile Month

Rochdale Oral Health Team promotes National Smile Month

The Rochdale Oral Health Team is raising awareness of oral health and oral hygiene as part of National Smile Month. National Smile Month is a national campaign, which is run by the British Dental Health Foundation to try and promote good oral health and encourage people to adopt healthy dental habits. The campaign is running […]


New dental programme launched in San Bernardino County

New dental programme launched in San Bernardino County

A new dental programme has been launched in San Bernardino County. The new dental programme will provide dental examinations, educational sessions and routine dental care for around 3,000 children and 1,000 pregnant women over the course of the next three years. Weekly clinics have started in Apple Valley, Victorville, Fontana, San Bernardino, Adelanto and Ontario. […]


Many LA kids have dental disease

Many LA kids have dental disease

A new study has suggested that many kids from Los Angeles have dental diseases and infections which go untreated. Researchers from University of Southern California’s (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry have claimed that 73% of kids from disadvantaged families suffer from untreated caries, the bacterial disease which causes tooth decay. After screening more than […]