Posts Tagged ‘registered with dentist’
New Retford dental surgery filling up fast
Over one thousand dental patients asked for an appointment on the day the new DenTal22 opened in Retford. The DenTal22 practice has taken over from Crown House Surgery on Chapelgate and thousands of patents have already registered. Sarah Burton, the practice manage, said that she had been surprised by the amazing reaction from local people […]
Access to NHS dentists improves in the Western Isles
Figures published by ISD Scotland show that access to NHS dental services has improved in the Western Isles. The figures show that there has been an increase in patient registrations of 5,147 since March 2007; 58 percent of people in the area are now registered with an NHS dentist. The figures are promising but they […]
New figures show increase in dental patient registration
New figures released in Scotland show an increase in the number of adults and children registered with an NHS dentist. The figures showed that 83 percent of children and 69 percent of adults are now registered with a dentist. Public Health Minister, Shona Robinson, welcomed the figures, saying that access to NHS dental services in […]
Swindon dental practice hosts open day
A Swindon dental practice held an open day yesterday to try and encourage new patients to sign up. Swindon Dental Care, which is based at Eldene Health Centre, opened in the summer and so far almost 3,000 patients have registered with the practice; however, there is an unlimited register and dentists are keen to raise […]
Huge increase in NHS dental patient numbers in Halifax
Recent figures show that there has been a huge increase in the number of people registering with an NHS dentist in Calderdale. The number of patients who saw an NHS dentist has increased by more than five times the national average; since 2006, there has been an increase of 12,000 patients and in the last […]
Dental staff hit the streets to recruit NHS patients
Dental staff in Trafford are planning to hit the streets and visit shopping malls to try and encourage people to register with an NHS dentist. Members of staff from Trafford will visit the Stretford Mall this week to talk to local people about NHS dental services in the area and encourage them to sign up […]
Standards of oral health improving in New Zealand
The New Zealand government has announced that recent figures have confirmed that standards of oral health amongst children have improved considerably over the course of the last two years. Health Minister Peter Dunne, in charge of oral health, said that there had been an 18 percent increase in the number of pre-school youngsters registered with […]
