Posts Tagged ‘Local dentistry’
Dental staff urge shoppers to sign up with Trafford dentists
Dental staff in Trafford are visiting shopping centres in the area to try and encourage local people to sign up with NHS dentists in the borough. Dental staff visited Stretford Mall to talk to local people about NHS services in the area and encourage them to sign up with a local NHS dentist. The team […]
Dental patients fear fees more than the drill
Many people worry about going to the dentist because they are scared of the dreaded dentist’s drill but recent research has revealed that the cost of treatment is keeping more patients away that a fear of the dentist’s chair. The research, which was conducted by Tesco Dental Insurance, found that more than a third of […]
NHS urges patients to register with new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth
NHS Tayside is urging local residents to register with dentists at a new multi-million pound dental centre in Perth. The brand new, state of the art Broxden Dental Centre, has been open since November but there are still hundreds of places available for local NHS dental patients. The centre cost 7.6 million pounds and contains […]
Indian women receive training in dental hygiene
Indian women who have never been to school and have no qualifications are being trained in oral hygiene and learning how to perform dental procedures. A group of Italian dentists visited Tilonia’s Barefoot College, a non-profit organisation which is run by Sanjit Roy; the dentists were looking to find women to train and educate and […]
Thousands of additional NHS dental places available in Cornwall
Two dental practices in Cornwall have announced that they are taking on new NHS patients. The Highfield Dental Practice in Camelford has more than 2,000 NHS dental places available and the April Lodge Dental Practice in Bude has 300 extra NHS places. The news will come as a welcome boost for dental patients in the […]
New Western Isles dental centre opens
A brand new, state of the art dental centre has opened to patients in the Western Isles. The Western Isles Dental Centre, which consists of seven general surgeries and five training surgeries, has been built to provide patients in Lewis and Harris with excellent standards of care, as well as providing first class training facilities […]
New dental discount programme for Lake County residents
A new discount dental programme has been introduced to help people in Lake County. The new programme is provided by the National Association of Counties, in conjunction with the Careington International Corporation. The scheme has been introduced to help local people pay for dental treatment but it is not designed to replace dental insurance policies. […]
Dental project gives people something to smile about in Northumberland
A dental project is giving people in Northumberland something to smile about. Recently, NHS North of Tyne launched a multimillion pound project to try and improve access to local NHS dental services, after the Northumberland Care Trust identified a need for further investment in NHS dentistry in the region. Representatives from the trust met with […]
New dental surgery opens in former nightclub
A new dental surgery has opened in a former nightclub in Burnley. Chief Dental Officer, Dr Barry Cockcroft officially opened the Quest Dental Care practice yesterday. Dr Cockcroft welcomed guests to the new practice on Red Lion Street and conducted tours around the new training practice. The new branch of Quest Dental Care is the […]
Patients in Ledbury facing four month wait for dental appointments
Patients in Ledbury, Herefordshire, are facing a four month wait for dental appointments, it has been revealed. Deputy Mayor, Tony Bradford, contacted his local NHS dental surgery to arrange a check-up but was told that the earliest appointment available was 4 months away; he said he was “horrified” at the wait. He then rang a […]
