Posts Tagged ‘NICE’
Figures Show Significant Regional Variations in Children’s Dental Health
Recent figure show significant regional variations in standards of children’s oral health. Statistics from Public Health England show that rates of decay among five year olds range from 15 per cent in deprived areas to 40 per cent in more affluent parts of the country. Sandra White, director of dental public health at Public Health […]
Patients Waiting up to 2 Years for a Dental Appointment in Sevenoaks
Dental patients in Sevenoaks are waiting up to 2 years for an appointment, it has been revealed. An investigation by a local paper claims that no dental practices in Sevenoaks and Malling are offering places to new NHS patients and one clinic advised a reporter that there was a 2-year wait for treatment. Reporters from […]
Heart Infection Rises After Preventative Antibiotics Scrapped Before Dental Procedures
Researchers have found that rates of a life-threatening heart infection rose after guidelines were enforced to scrap giving patients preventative antibiotics before dental procedures. Researchers from universities across the UK, including the University of Sheffield, found that the number of cases of endocarditis increased by 35 per month after NICE recommended giving patients who were […]
NICE Recommends Supervised Tooth Brushing At School
NICE, the body, which makes recommendations for health care and policy guidelines in England and Wales, has called for supervised brushing programmes in schools and nurseries to reduce the prevalence of decay among young children. The latest NHS statistics show that more than 10 per cent of 3 year olds have signs of dental decay, […]
