Posts Tagged ‘general anaesthetic’
Children in care are twice as likely to need tooth extraction under general anaesthetic
A new study has suggested that children in care are twice as likely to need tooth extraction under general anaesthetic than the average child from the general population. Researchers from the University of Glasgow found that children who lived in residential care homes and those living with foster families were twice as likely to need […]
Bolton Children May Be Forced To Travel For Hospital Dental Treatment
Children who require dental treatment in hospital may be forced to travel for care as a result of a shake-up in theatre services at the Royal Bolton Hospital. At the moment, children who require treatment under general anaesthetic use the eye theatres at the hospital, but the health board has revealed plans to expand eye […]
Half Of British Children Have Tooth Decay
Research carried out by the Department of Health has revealed that 50% of children in the UK have tooth decay. According to the study, half of children under the age of 17 years old are classified as ‘red’ or ‘amber’ in the traffic lights scheme, which is currently being trialled as part of a dental […]
Mother Calls For Hospital Dental Procedures For Children Following Teenage Daughter’s Death
A mother has called for all paediatric procedures to be completed under general anaesthetic in hospitals, following the death of her teenage daughter. Cathy Garger, from Maryland, said she believes that all dental procedures, which involve general anaesthetic, should be done in hospital after her daughter, Jenny Olenik, passed away in April 2011. Jenny suffered […]
Australian dentists urge parents to take better care of their children’s teeth
Dentists across Australia are appealing to parents to take better care of their children’s teeth. The appeal comes in the light of a case involving a 9 year old girl, who was forced to have twelve teeth extracted; last week, her mother was charged with neglect and ordered to spend a year in jail. The […]
Hypnosis can ease dental anxiety
A team of researchers in Germany have found that hypnosis can be used to tackle dental anxiety. Dental anxiety is very common and can be severe in some cases; some people have such a deep-seated fear of going to the dentist that they feel extremely nervous and suffer from physical symptoms, including nausea, tremors and […]
Five year old girl loses eight teeth to decay
A five year old girl has had eight teeth extracted as a result of extensive tooth decay. Kaitlyn, a happy-go-lucky, normal five year old girl is just one of the patients that have received treatment at the Alder Hay dental department. Kaitlyn had such extensive tooth decay that she needed eight molars removing; because she […]
Review criticises care of dead dentist phobic girl
A review has revealed that the care of a girl who died because of her phobia of dentists lacked clarity. Sophie Waller, eight from Cornwall, died after she refused eat, drink and sleep when her baby teeth began to come loose. Despite having eight teeth removed under general anaesthetic in November 2005 she died four […]
