Posts Tagged ‘Dental health problems’
Dental society donates $25,000 to help children with serious dental conditions
A dental society has donated $25,000 to a local children’s centre to help children with severe dental conditions. The Essex County Dental Health Society presented staff from the John McGivney Children’s Centre with the generous donation earlier this month. The money will now be used to buy new dental equipment and carry out refurbishment work […]
Fiji Dental Association calls for price increase on junk food
Representatives from the Fiji Dental Association have called for a price increase on junk food to try and reduce the number of people suffering from dental health problems. Dr Vikash Singh, president of the association, has spoken out after people started to question the price of private dental care. Dr Singh said that dentists had […]
Florida women loses case against Merck
A Florida woman who claimed that taking Fosamax caused her to experience jaw pain and dental health problems has lost her case, it has been announced. Judith Graves took Merck to court in 2006 and claimed that taking the drug for osteoporosis had caused her to suffer extensive dental health problems and deterioration of the […]
New dental scheme in Northumberland
Kids from low income families in Northumberland, Ontario are set to benefit from a new multi-million dollar dental scheme. The new Healthy Smiles Ontario programme will target the region’s poorest children and provide them with free dental care. Children in Northumberland will be able to benefit from free dental care immediately. Children from low income […]
Canadian children set to benefit from new mobile dental unit
Children in Peterborough, Ontario are set to benefit from a new mobile dental unit and a new dental clinic. The cost of the clinic and mobile unit will be covered by 1.1 million dollars worth of provincial funding in a bid to improve standards of oral health amongst the area’s poorest children. The mobile unit […]
Dentist hosts free dental event in Blue Springs
A dentist from Blue Springs hosted a free dental event to help people without dental insurance. Dr Alan Foster opened his clinic to provide people who would otherwise struggle to afford dental care with treatment they desperately needed; many of the patients who visited Foster Dental Care had not seen a dentist for several years […]
Standards of dental health declining amongst Australian children
Children as young as four years old are facing extensive dental work due to severe dental health problems, it has been revealed. Dentists across Australia are reporting a worrying trend, which involves very young children requiring complex dental work to repair damaged teeth or extract rotten teeth. Some children are even being given intravenous antibiotics […]
Children missing school due to dental problems
Millions of hours of school time are being missed as a direct result of dental health problems, according to the U.S Surgeon General. According to the Surgeon General, more than 50 million hours are missed as a direct result of children requiring medical attention for dental health issues, including tooth decay and gum disease. The […]
Kissdental treating an increasing number of nervous patients
Dentists from Kissdental have reported an increase in the number of nervous patients in recent months. Dental anxiety is very common, affecting most people to some degree; many people suffer mild anxiety when faced with a trip to the dentist but others are affected much more severely and their anxiety can prevent them from going […]
Hull dentist heads to Africa to help a local tribe
A dentist from Hull is travelling to Africa to help a local tribe. Chris Branfield will lead a team of volunteers on an eight-day expedition to the North East of Morocco, to help the Berber tribe. The trip will take place at the end of September and will provide much needed care for the Berber […]
