Posts Tagged ‘dental scheme’
Kirklees committee to vote on funding for dental scheme for the homeless and vulnerable
Members of the Kirklees Council district committee for Mirfield and Dewsbury are preparing to take a vote which could provide a dental scheme aimed at the homeless and vulnerable with thousands of pounds’ worth of funding. The Council members will decide whether to allocate funding worth £7,060 to a pilot scheme, which will provide homeless […]
New Dental Health Scheme For Children To Launch In Tasmania
Health bosses have announced a new dental scheme for children is to be launched in Tasmania. The Grow Up Smiling Scheme will begin next January with the aim of treating around 89,000 children. The project is part of a federal funding package unveiled by Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek. The scheme will cost in the region […]
Expert Report Calls for $10 Billion Dental Scheme
A report compiled by dental experts in Australia has been released by the government. The report, which was commissioned by the government, has been put together by a panel of dental experts with the aim of discussing the issue of a new universal dental scheme. Last week information about the report was included in articles […]
New dental programme launches in Prescott, Ontario
A new dental programme has launched in Prescott, Ontario. The Healthy Smiles programme was launched in Ontario last October and the scheme has now reached Prescott. The scheme is designed to help children under the age of 18 from poor backgrounds. The programme is being delivered by 36 public health units across the province; eligible […]
Irish dentists urge health officials to evaluate cuts
Irish dentists are appealing to the Health Service Executive to evaluate the impact of dental scheme cuts. In January cuts were made to the PRSI and Medical Card schemes, affecting thousands of people. Medical card holders used to be entitled to free routine dental care; however, the HSE announced that cuts would be made and […]
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 […]
New dental discount card will benefit residents of Horry County
A new scheme has been launched to offer residents of Horry County discount dental care. The new programme has been launched by the Careington International Corportation, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and will benefit hundreds of residents in the county. The new dental discount card has been designed to help those […]
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 […]
Australian PM blasts opposition leader over dental scheme
The new Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has launched a ferocious attack on the opposition leader, Tony Abbott over a proposed dental scheme. Ms Gillard criticised Mr Abbot and accused him of blocking the introduction of a Commonwealth dental scheme, which was proposed and approved at the last election. The government has not put this […]
Welfare groups unite to push for new dental scheme
Welfare and patient support groups are uniting to push for a new dental scheme in Australia. The groups are trying to encourage ministers and politicians to include dental care as a major election issue, with many citizens in Australia suffering from poor oral health as a result of a lack of access to affordable dental […]
