Posts Tagged ‘Lancashire’
New NHS children’s dental health campaign to launch in Lancashire
NHS England is launching a new oral health campaign to improve standards of oral health in some of the areas worst affected by tooth decay. The ‘Start Well: Smile 4 Life’ initiative is focused on young children aged under 5 years old. As part of the programme, which is due to launch in parts of […]
Lancashire dentist offers tips for parents to help children overcome dental anxiety
A dentist based in Blackburn, Lancashire, has offered tips to help parents of children who suffer from dental anxiety. Recently, a dental law firm suggested that attendance rates had fallen among children due to the increased prevalence of dental fear. Now, Dr Karim Rachidi, from Synergy Dental Clinics, is offering advice to parents to help […]
Lancashire Dentists Called to Help Educate Children on Oral Health
Lancashire dentists need to do more to promote oral health among children of the county after shocking figures revealed them to have the worst rate of tooth decay in the country. The results, coming from the Child Oral Health Survey, show an overall improvement in the country, but a distinct gap between local authorities, with […]
Lancashire councillors support new sugar-free snacking guidelines launched by Public Health England
Councillors and health officials in Lancashire have welcomed the launch of a new campaign to encourage healthy snacking across England. Recently, Public Health England released details of a new component of the Change 4 Life campaign, which encourages parents and children to stick to treats containing fewer than 100 calories each per day. The move […]
Lancashire MPs call for urgent action to stop the rot as figures confirm alarming standards of oral health among children
MPs in Lancashire are calling for urgent action to stem the rising tide of childhood decay. Members of parliament for Burnley and Blackburn have spoken out after figures revealed that Blackburn has the highest rates of childhood decay in the country. Recent statistics revealed a significant gap in the standards of dental health between the […]
North Lancashire Patients Face a Wait for Dental Treatment
Thousands of patients in North Lancashire are waiting to register with an NHS dentist, it has been revealed. According to the most recent statistics, there are more than 6,000 people currently waiting to join an NHS register in the north of the county. Thousands more are travelling to other parts of the county to see […]
First class of dental students graduates from multi-million pound school
The first 30 students have celebrated their graduation from the new multi-million pound dental school at the University of Central Lancashire. The class of 30 graduated yesterday, having completed a brand new course, which is the first of its kind in the UK. The course at UCLan was set up in conjunction with local NHS […]
