Posts Tagged ‘long waiting lists’
Long Waiting Lists For Dental treatment In North Wales
Patients are being forced to join lengthy waiting lists in North Wales, it has been revealed. According to NHS Direct, only one in five dental practices in the region are taking on new NHS patients. Only 22 practices were accepting new patients from more than 100 surgeries in the area. The situation in Anglesey is […]
Mobile Dental Units to Tackle Waiting Lists in South Australia
Mobile dental units will be brought in to tackle lengthy waiting lists in areas of South Australia. The average waiting time for dental treatment in South Australia is estimated at 15 months, but in the Riverland and South East of the region, waiting times are over two years. Martin Dooland, Dental Service executive director, said […]
Health Advocates Call For An End To “Buckpassing” To Solve Waiting List Crisis
Health advocates in New South Wales have called for the state and federal governments to stop passing the buck in order to solve the waiting list crisis in the region. The New South Wales Oral Health Alliance said that recent figures revealed that 23,835 people were waiting for treatment in South West Sydney, compared to […]
Dental Union Hits Out Against Delays
The Irish Dental Union has slammed delays in child and adult oral healthcare. The IDU criticised waiting lists, as research showed that some children in Dublin are waiting up to five years for orthodontic treatment and adults with special needs in Cork are facing a three year wait for certain treatments. Dentists in Ireland have […]
Dental decay rates increase amongst children in Australia
A new report has revealed that dental decay rates are rising amongst children in Australia. The study, which was conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, analysed data from children aged six and twelve. The results of the study showed that rates of tooth decay are on the increase and this is unsurprising, […]
NHS Grampian Looking to Recruit More Dentists in Moray
Board members at NHS Grampian have met to discuss ways of enticing more dentists to the Moray area. Figures show that around 25,000 people travel from towns and rural communities in Aberdeenshire to Aberdeen city to see a dentist and the ratio of dentists to residents is amongst the lowest in Scotland in Aberdeenshire and […]
