Posts Tagged ‘Investment’
Number of NHS patients in Northamptonshire increases
New figures have revealed that there has been an increase in the number of people registering with an NHS dentist in Northamptonshire. The new statistics show the first increase in NHS patient numbers for three years. Since patient numbers reached a low in March 2008, NHS Northamptonshire has invested around 25 million pounds into dental […]
Merseyside practice welcomes £250,000 investment
A dental practice in Crosby, Merseyside has received a £250,000 grant from Oasis Dental Care and their local Primary Care Trust. Staff at the Crosby branch of Oasis Dental Care have used the money to carry out a total refurbishment, which has completely transformed the practice. Now, the practice is one of the most modern […]
Access increases to dentistry in Tyrone
Three new dental clinics are expected to increase access to Health Service dental care for people in Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Part of a £17million health service dental contract, the new clinics have been established in Dungannon, Omagh and Strabane by Oasis Dental Care. Northern Irish health minister Michael McGimpsey said that it was everyone’s right […]
Dental charity donates $20k to new project
A dental charity has donated $20,000 to Oral Health America awarded the grant to the Deamonte Driver Dental Project, which aims to improve the oral health of communities in Prince George’s County. The project, which is based in schools, was set up after Deamonte Driver, 12, died in 2007 after an infection caused by a […]
Multi million dental school under construction
A university has awarded a contract worth more than $110million to a building company to construct its new School of Dentistry. KBR’s Building Group won the $112million contract to erect the Medical College of Georgia’s (MCG) new state-of-the-art dental school. The new five-story dental school will nearly double the size of its current 40-year-old facility […]
NHS dentistry improves in Wiltshire
A £3.1million investment into NHS dentistry in Wiltshire has created dramatic improvements. NHS Wiltshire said that dentistry in the county had increased by 10% this year and that this had led to a 23% increase in units of dental activity. Department of Health statistics revealed that around 43,000 more NHS patients have been able to […]
New group to improve NHS dentistry
A new government group has been set up to ensure that the Steele Review’s recommendations to improve NHS dentistry are implemented. Prof Jimmy Steele led an independent review into NHS dental services and has now joined a group that intend to deliver the review’s recommendations. Barry Cockcroft, chief dental officer, and chair of the General […]
