Posts Tagged ‘Suffolk’

Suffolk dental team donates laptop to local student to aid lockdown study

Suffolk dental team donates laptop to local student to aid lockdown study

A generous dental team from Suffolk has donated a laptop to a local student to enable them to study at home during lockdown.  Dentists from Suffolk Orthodontics, based in Kesgrave, offered the local school, Kesgrave High School, a laptop to help a disadvantaged pupil learn at home while schools are closed. The team presented the […]


Suffolk dentists could charge up to £40 more to cover rising PPE costs

Suffolk dentists could charge up to £40 more to cover rising PPE costs

Dentists in Suffolk are adding up to £40 to the cost of dental treatment to cover rising PPE expenses.  Under new guidelines, dental teams are required to use additional PPE for procedures, which generate and spread droplets. The cost of PPE has soared in the last five months, with practices now facing much higher running […]


Patients in the East of England can now access urgent dental care at 32 locations

Patients in the East of England can now access urgent dental care at 32 locations

Dental patients in the East who need immediate assistance during the Coronavirus lockdown can now access care at 32 locations across the region. Urgent dental centres have been set up across the country, with a total of 32 hubs in the East of England. Locations have been selected to ensure that patients don’t have to […]


Suffolk dental practices hoping to make patients feel less anxious by introducing Basil the beagle to treatment rooms

Suffolk dental practices hoping to make patients feel less anxious by introducing Basil the beagle to treatment rooms

A host of dental practices in Suffolk are taking part in a pilot programme to determine the efficacy of using pet therapy to help patients feel more relaxed. Community Dental Services CIC have welcomed a new recruit to the team in the form of Basil the beagle. Basil, who is six years old, is specially […]


Suffolk community dentists show off their Makaton skills

Suffolk community dentists show off their Makaton skills

A group of dental professionals from Suffolk has been showing off its Makaton skills. Three dental nurses and a dentist from Community Dental Services have been learning Makaton to enable them to communicate better with patients who have learning difficulties and those who struggle to communicate. The dental service is the first in the country […]


NHS Suffolk Eager to Promote Dental Services

NHS Suffolk Eager to Promote Dental Services

Representatives from NHS Suffolk are eager to encourage local people to register with an NHS dentist, after thousands of new dental places were made available in the county. NHS Suffolk was set a target of providing dental services to 371,392 people over the course of the last two years, but fell short of the target […]