Posts Tagged ‘public health’
Book launched to tackle poor oral health amongst Maori poulation
A new book has been launched to try and tackle the growing problem of poor health amongst the Maori population. ‘Oranga Waha- Oral Health Research Priorities for Maori’ was launched at the annual conference of Te Ao Marama at the Copthorne Hotel in Waitangi. The book outlines a research agenda to try and find the […]
Many LA kids have dental disease
A new study has suggested that many kids from Los Angeles have dental diseases and infections which go untreated. Researchers from University of Southern California’s (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry have claimed that 73% of kids from disadvantaged families suffer from untreated caries, the bacterial disease which causes tooth decay. After screening more than […]
