Posts Tagged ‘Free dental care’
Free Dentist Event Draws Record Crowd
An event held in Georgia to provide free dental care for a day has pulled in a record number of people seeking free treatment for their dental problems. Dentistry from the Heart events are held frequently across America, providing free dental treatment for one day only to less fortunate Americans that cannot afford regular dental […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thousands queue for free oral cancer check-ups
More than two thousand people queued for free oral cancer check-ups at two hospitals in Ireland yesterday. Patients waited in line for appointments at Cork University Dental Hospital and Dublin Dental University Hospital; patients in Dublin started to queue from 6:45 am and the clinic opened an hour earlier than planned to cope with the […]
Florida dentists trying to raise standards of oral health
In light of worrying statistics relating to oral health amongst children, dentists and politicians in Florida are making efforts to improve children’s dental health. The Pew Center 2010 report revealed that Florida has one of the worst records for looking after children and vulnerable people. Figures from the State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged […]
Charitable group keen to recruit more volunteer dentists
A dentist from Oakland County has joined forces with a human services agency to help provide free dental treatment for Michigan residents who are struggling to afford dental care. Dr Steve Wolf has teamed up with the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center to try and help thousands of people across the state that are on a low […]
Standards of oral health improving in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has announced that recent figures have confirmed that standards of oral health amongst children have improved considerably over the course of the last two years. Health Minister Peter Dunne, in charge of oral health, said that there had been an 18 percent increase in the number of pre-school youngsters registered with […]
Concern for oral health of teenagers in Auckland
A third of teenagers in Auckland still don’t visit a dentist on a regular basis, despite care for under 18’s being free. Free treatment is available from mobile units, which visit schools on a regular basis and from dentists who participate in the district health schemes. Despite the free care, a third of teenagers in […]
Gastonia to host Missions of Mercy
The town of Gastonia, North Carolina will be the site of a “Missions of Mercy” initiative next week, aiming to help hundreds of patients with free dental care. Free dental services will be made available next week, on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, for all those in desperate need to have their teeth […]
