Scotland has launched a new scheme which seeks to protect vulnerable people while having medical treatment, including dental treatment. Under the scheme the UK General Dental Council (GDC) must share information with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Dentists must also abide by a number of principles as laid down by the GDC. These include […]
NHS Dental Services is putting a contract information service online for the first time. Dentists will no longer need to get in touch by telephone to find out the facts they need. Data which can be accessed will include Contract start and end dates; Principle practice addresses and other associated addresses performer information; Total contract […]
It seems so, in the United States at least, according to Joseph Worthington a dentist in Fairfield, USA. He told reporters: “Many people see their dental care as secondary. If you didn’t have pain you didn’t make an appointment.” He added that many people were not served well with their dental insurance policies, with premium […]
While new NHS dental practices have been set up in a number of areas of Britain over the last few months, the same cannot be said for Kent; more specifically, the Tunbridge Wells area. It seems that not one of the dentist surgeries in the town is taking on new NHS patients, nor putting people […]
According to figures published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), dental health is still a major problem in the industrialised nations. The figures comes from the 2003 report which says that between 60% and 90% of children and the vast majority of adults still have problems. In the USA, the figures reveal that dental caries […]
It seems according to a Canadian dentist Dr. Ian McConnachie, anyone with poor oral hygiene can pass bacteria onto a baby, even through a simple kiss. As such, he believes that parents shouldn’t wait till the baby has grown its first tooth to ensure he or she is being cared for orally. Dr. McConnachie told […]
Dentists in the USA are at the forefront of getting people to take greater care over oral health. As such, they regularly propose dental festivals such as the ‘Dentistry from the Heart’ day. At this particular event 360 people were treated for free by a group of dentists from Smith Dental Care practice in East […]
Leading dentists in Britain are calling for a new campaign to reduce fear of root canal therapy. Called the saving teeth Awareness Campaign its aim is to educate the British that there is nothing to fear from having root canal therapy (endodontics) in order to save teeth. The main aims of the campaign are first, […]
A South Wales dental practice announced that they have places for 250 NHS patients. The practice in Killay, South Wales, UK called Denticare which was due to open its doors at the end of February to more patients, already has around 7,500 people on its books. And they have had to relieve themselves of several […]
A new NHS dental surgery opened its doors recently in Earley, Berkshire. Called Pure Smile Earley Dental Practice Limited, it was commissioned by NHS Berkshire West in order to improve access to dental health in the area. It has proved very popular as over 400 patients have already joined since it was opened on the […]