Posts Tagged ‘Funding’
Bournemouth boy told to wait for braces as a result of spending cuts
A teenage boy from Bournemouth has been told he must wait at least a year for braces after it was revealed that there was no money left to pay for his treatment. Sam Harvell, 13, was all ready to start his course of treatment following examinations and preparatory consultations at Christchurch Orthodontics; however, he has […]
Cash injection for NHS dental services in Shropshire
Shropshire County Primary Care Trust has announced that £400,000 has been made available to fund additional NHS dental places in the area. The money will be used to pay for around 4,700 dental check-ups and will improve access to local NHS dental services in the region. Liz Welsh, senior commissioning manager from the trust said […]
Canadian children set to benefit from new mobile dental unit
Children in Peterborough, Ontario are set to benefit from a new mobile dental unit and a new dental clinic. The cost of the clinic and mobile unit will be covered by 1.1 million dollars worth of provincial funding in a bid to improve standards of oral health amongst the area’s poorest children. The mobile unit […]
New dental centre opens to help low income families
A new dental facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin, will be dedicated to the care of those from low income families, it has been announced. The new Family Dental Center at Marshfield Clinic will provide much-needed care for those who are disadvantaged and struggling to afford dental care. The clinic recently received funding from both the American […]
Santa Barbara dentist continues humanitarian mission in Afghanistan
A dentist from Santa Barbara has pledged to continue his humanitarian mission in Afghanistan, despite significant risks to his safety. Jim Rolfe, a retired dentist, travelled to Afghanistan with the sole aim of providing dental care for people in need. Standards of oral health in Afghanistan are notoriously poor and people die from infections which […]
Charitable Oklahoma agency battles through budget cuts
D-Dent, an agency in Oklahoma which connects uninsured, disabled, elderly and low-income families with dentists donating free oral healthcare across the state is having to turn people away, despite losing their entire state funding. The agency, which picks up the cost of laboratory work for it’s clients, recently lost their $130,00+ funding due to government […]
New Zealand welcomes new dental hub
A new dental hub has opened in the far north of New Zealand. The new hub has been opened at the Kaitaia Hospital in Northland and will provide care for residents in the surrounding communities. The Kaitaia hub is the first of four to be built across the Northland and is part of a multi-million […]
Delta Dental helps to fund new dental college
Delta Dental has pledged money to help fund a new dental college in New England. Northeast Delta Dental has pledged 2.3 million dollars to help the University of New England to build a new dental college. The university announced that it has received the money to put plans for a new College of Dental Medicine […]
Staff at Brewarrina clinic hoping to secure funding
Staff at a dental clinic in Brewarrina, Australia are hoping to secure funding to keep the surgery open for a further two years. The award winning clinic opened last year and has offered patients in the local area improved access to dental services. The clinic is staffed by final year dental students and qualified professionals. […]
HSE dentists slam budget cuts
Four of the most senior dentists working for the Irish Health Service Executive have slammed budget cuts, which have put an end to free dental care for millions of citizens. The group of dental surgeons, which comprises of regional leaders, Dr Joe Green, Dr Mary O’Connor, Dr Anne O’Neill and Dr Barney Murphy, have criticised […]
