Posts Tagged ‘Oral Health’
Fluoride debate rages on
In light of the recent news that residents in a Canadian town have voted in favour of stopping the fluoridation of water supplies, the debate surrounding fluoridation has become increasingly fervent. For many years dental organisations, such as The British Dental Health Foundation, have promoted fluoride as a means of reducing decay; according to the […]
Dental problems contributing to more hospital admissions than asthma
Recent research has revealed that dental decay is putting more children in hospital than asthma in regional Australia. The research report, which was compiled by representatives from the Melbourne Dental School, the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, Barnardo’s Australia and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, shows that children in regional Australia have much lower standards […]
Mobile dental unit hits the roads in New Zealand
A new mobile dental service has been launched in Waikato, New Zealand. The new van hit the roads this week and the first stop was Te Rapa School. The van is the first of nine to be launched in the area as part of the District Health Board’s investment in oral health services for children. […]
Bradford Children’s Centre launches campaign to promote good oral health
Members of staff from a children’s centre in Girlington, near Bradford, have launched a campaign to promote good oral health, after they found that a quarter of the children in their care did not have a dentist. Staff from the St Edmund’s Nursery School and Children’s Centre conducted a survey and were shocked to find […]
Opposition leader calls for better dental care in Queensland
The leader of the opposition in Queensland, John-Paul Langbroek, has called for better oral healthcare in Queensland. Mr Langbroek, a qualified dentist, claims that the government is failing to provide people with acceptable standards of oral healthcare. Langbroek called for the introduction of scheme and initiatives to improve standards of oral health amongst children and […]
Alaska’s dental therapy programme set to expand to other states
The Kellogg Foundation has announced that it will provide funding for dental therapy programmes in other states, following the success of a pilot scheme in Alaska. The foundation will spend 16 million dollars and the programme will be introduced in New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas, Vermont and Washington. The programme provides rural areas with dental therapists, […]
Sunderland dentist launches new app
A Sunderland dentist has launched a new iPhone app for patients. Olivers Dental Studio has become the first dental practice in the area to create an app for patients. The app is available from the iTunes store and via the Olivers website. The app enables patients to read news articles, research treatment packages and read […]
Poor children to benefit from free dental care
Poor children in parts of New Zealand will be given free preventative dental care, it has been announced. John Gerretsen, Kingston and the Islands MPP, announced that a programme would be introduced to ensure children from poor families are entitled to free preventative dental treatments. Mr Gerretsen said he was aware that many families struggle […]
12,000 NHS dental places available in Cumbria
Twelve thousand NHS dental places have been made available after two new surgeries opened in Cumbria. Today, Oasis Dental will open a new surgery in Keswick, which will provide care for 5,000 NHS patients and another new surgery will open in Carlisle tomorrow, creating a further 7,000 places. Local MP John Stevenson will open the […]
A third of UK 12 year olds have rotten teeth
A survey has revealed that 1 in 3 British 12 years old have rotten teeth. The national NHS Dental Epidemiology Programme, which was conducted by a team at the Liverpool John Moores University, revealed that a third of UK 12 year olds suffer from tooth decay. The study also found that there were significant differences […]
