Posts Tagged ‘fluoride varnish’
NICE Recommends Supervised Tooth Brushing At School
NICE, the body, which makes recommendations for health care and policy guidelines in England and Wales, has called for supervised brushing programmes in schools and nurseries to reduce the prevalence of decay among young children. The latest NHS statistics show that more than 10 per cent of 3 year olds have signs of dental decay, […]
More People In Yorkshire Visiting An NHS Dentist
Figures have shown that more people in Yorkshire are seeing a dentist; more children in the county also saw a dentist in the last 24 months, which bucked a trend across the North East. According to statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre, which relate to dental visits in the two year period […]
Scottish Dental Practices Prepare For Childsmile’s Summer Campaign
Dental practices across Scotland are preparing to launch this summer’s Childsmile campaign with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of children’s oral health and getting kids involved in Childsmile events. Practices across the country will be converted into kid’s zones to educate and engage children and encourage them to adopt positive habits to […]
Drop-in Dental Sessions for Kids in Milton Keynes
Children in Milton Keynes are being invited to attend dental drop-in sessions at Sure Start centres across the town. The drop-in sessions are free of charge and enable children to have a dental check-up without having to make an appointment. Dental teams are targeting children who do not currently have an NHS dentist and […]
Huge increase in fluoride varnish treatments for children
Figures from the NHS Information Centre show an increase of 55 percent in the number of fluoride varnish treatments on young people from 2010 to 2011. Figures also suggest an increase of 22 percent for adult fluoride treatments. Fluoride varnish is used to protect and strengthen the teeth and dentists are using it on an […]
Mobile dental unit hits the roads in New Zealand
A new mobile dental service has been launched in Waikato, New Zealand. The new van hit the roads this week and the first stop was Te Rapa School. The van is the first of nine to be launched in the area as part of the District Health Board’s investment in oral health services for children. […]
Child tooth decay study launched in Wales
A new three-year health study, aimed to help ward off child dental decay, will be focused on underprivileged areas in south Wales. The launch of the study, reportedly costing one million pounds, comes after recent figures showed a three-fold increase in dental decay in adolescents living in deprived areas in the region, compared to wealthier […]
