Posts Tagged ‘dental hygienist’
Popular Bushey dental hygienist retires after 60 years of service
A hugely popular and well-respected dental hygienist from Bushey has retired after 61 years of service. Kenneth Walter, who is now 80, has retired after spending six decades treating patients at dental practices and prisons across the country. Most recently, Mr Walter was part of the team at Smith and Luck in Bushey, but he […]
Portsmouth Dentist Runs For Charity
A dental hygienist from Portsmouth is pounding the pavements in a bid to shape up for the Reading half marathon. Wendy Evans, from Lockswood Dental Practice, has been training hard for the event, which she is running to raise money for a charity mission in Morocco. Wendy is travelling to Africa as part of a […]
Brampton Dental Hygienist To offer Free Cleaning
A dental hygienist from Brampton, Ontario, is helping to spread smiles after she announced a free dental day, which will take place next month. Isabela da Silva, owner of Healthy Smile Dental Hygiene, will be providing free cleaning treatments on February 8th as part of Gift from the Heart, a programme, which supports people who […]
Coleraine Dental Hygienist Short-Listed For Prestigious Awards
A dental hygienist from Coleraine is preparing to travel to London after finding out that she has been nominated for two awards. Laura King is going to be attending the UK Dental Hygiene and Therapy Awards at London’s Barbican on the 24th January after being short-listed for two national awards: Best Young Hygienist and Best […]
Geenral Dental Council Urges Patients To Check Their Dentist Is Registered
The GDC is encouraging patients to check that their dentist is registered. It is a legal requirement, all dentists, dental nurses, technicians, dental therapists and hygienists are required to register with the GDC in order to practise in the UK. Patients can check that their dentist is registered by visiting the General Dental Council’s website […]
Dental Hygienist Admits Practising Illegally
A dental hygienist from Deal has admitted practising illegally, after she continued to work following removal from the General Dental Council register. Amy Brownlee admitted to continuing to working at Sandilands Dentist Centre in Park Street, Deal, despite that fact that she had been removed from the register as a result of failing to pay […]
Welton Children All Smiles After Visit From Dental Hygienist
Children fromWeltonPrimary School, near Hull, were all smiles last week after receiving a visit from a local dental hygienist. Anushka McCann, from Brough Dental Studios in Welton Road, visited the school to talk to children about oral hygiene as part of National Smile Month. Anushka spent time with 6 and 7 year olds, talking to […]
GDC Allow Direct Access To Dental Hygienists
The General Dental Council has approved new legislation enabling patients to receive direct access to a dental hygienist. The new laws, which came into play yesterday on the 1st May, allows the patients to access a dental hygienist directly without having to see their dentist first. In the past, dentists usually referred patients to a […]
Devizes Dental Hygienist Completes London Marathon For Charity
A dental hygienist from Devizes successfully completed the London Marathon on Sunday, raising hundreds of pounds for charity. Dental hygienist, Melanie Taylor, had previously said that Sunday’s race would be “her first and last marathon” but she admits that she has been bitten by the running bug and may attempt another race in the future. […]
Dental Hygienist Celebrates Hospice Lottery Win
A dental hygienist is celebrating after winning first prize in the St Francis Hospice lottery. Nora Simmonds, a dental hygienist who works in Harley Street, had only been playing the hospice lottery for a couple of months when her numbers came up; she won £1000 and plans to spend some of the money on producing […]
