Posts Tagged ‘oral surgery’

Sheffield Dentist Hangs Up His Drill After 40 Years

Sheffield Dentist Hangs Up His Drill After 40 Years

A dentist from Sheffield has downed his dental drill for the final time after treating the city’s patients for 40 years. John Lenton has retired after four decades in the business. John studied at Sheffield University and continued his training at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital after graduating. After undertaking a fellowship in oral surgery, […]


University Of Manchester Welcomes New Head Of Dentistry

University Of Manchester Welcomes New Head Of Dentistry

Professor Paul Coulthard has been selected as the new Head of Dentistry at the University Of Manchester School Of Dentistry. He replaces Professor Iain Mackie, who held the position for four years. Paul is a professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Manchester who also works as a consultant in Oral Surgery […]


Eddie The Eagle Shares Dental Story After Splash! Victory

Eddie The Eagle Shares Dental Story After Splash! Victory

Great Britain’s first ever Olympic ski-jumper has revealed he had his jaw broken in order to save his back teeth. Eddie the Eagle, known for his protruding jaw line, says he was advised by his dentist to have his jaw reset so as to save his back teeth from being worn away. Speaking in an […]


American woman wakes up with British accent after dental surgery

American woman wakes up with British accent after dental surgery

A 56 year old woman from Oregon woke up with a British accent, as well as a new set of dentures after undergoing oral surgery. Karen Butler had the operation in November and woke to find that her American accent had transformed into a British accent; the voice remained with her for weeks after the […]