Posts Tagged ‘dental x-rays’
Plans Submitted For New Dental Centre In Preston Superstore
Plans to open a new dental centre in the Sainsbury’s superstore in Deepdale, Preston, have been submitted to the council. The Centre for Dentistry has agreed to take on a lease to open a new branch at the superstore, which would open from 8am until 8pm on weekdays and allow shoppers to combine doing their […]
Patients Exposed to Less Radiation During X-Rays
The Health Protection Agency has revealed that patients are being exposed to less radiation during X-rays, but that the dose of radiation varies according to the hospital. A survey by the Health Protection Agency, which relates to 2006-2010, found that doses of radiation have continued to fall, although there are still variations between different hospitals. […]
Gove Confirms He Raised Concerns Over Dental X-rays for Asylum Seekers
Education secretary, Michael Gove, has confirmed that he warned fellow ministers about the controversial dental X-ray trial for asylum seekers. Gove said that he and three fellow ministers raised concerns to the Home Office and the Border Agency regarding the recent trial, which uses dental X-rays to determine the age of young asylum seekers. Last […]
Anger Over Dental X-Ray Trial for Asylum Seekers
A controversial trial to use dental X-rays to identify the age of young asylum seekers has been launched without the backing of the NHS medical ethics watchdog, it has been revealed. The UK Border Agency has launched the controversial trial, despite being advised to wait for the outcome of research by the NHS watchdog, which […]
UK’s Children Commissioners Condemned UK Border Agency’s Proposed Use of Dental X-Rays
Plans to use dental X-rays to ascertain the actual age of young-looking asylum seekers has been damned by the UK’s children’s commissioners. The pilot scheme was due to begin in Croydon, south London, and would have involved young-looking asylum seekers being tested with dental X-rays to assess their real age. The UK Border Agency was […]
Dental X-Rays Can Determine Fracture Risk
Researchers have found that dental X-rays can help to determine whether patients have a high risk of fractures. Researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy said that X-rays of the lower jaw can help to identify people who have a higher risk of suffering fractures. Lauren Lissner, from the Institute of Medicine at the academy, said that […]
Royal dental X-rays withdrawn from auction
A unique lot of dental X-rays has been withdrawn from auction. The lot, which contained dental X-rays of King George VI, his wife and their daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, was due to go under the hammer at an auction in Cirencester last week but the Royal family requested that the lot be withdrawn. The images […]
Royal dental X-rays go up for auction
A set of royal dental X-rays are set to go under the hammer next week. The set contains eighteen X-rays of King George VI, 14 X-rays of his wife, Elizabeth and 10 X-rays of their daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. The unique lot will go under the hammer at Dominic Winter Book Auctions near Cirencester. Auctioneers […]
Dental X-ray charges introduced in Guernsey
The States of Guernsey have announced that patients will now pay a charge of £50 for a dental X-ray at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital. Hunter Adam, the Health and Social Services Minister, said that the introduction of dental X-ray charges at the hospital would make the system fairer, as dentists who do not own their […]
Experts divided over reliability of thyroid cancer study
Dental experts are divided over the relevance and reliability of a study which found that regular dental x-rays increased the risk of thyroid cancer. The study, which was conducted by researchers in England in conjunction with a team in Kuwait, found that having ten or more dental X-rays increases the risk of developing thyroid cancer […]
