Dentists across the United States are organising a National event called ‘Give A Kid A Smile’. The event takes place every February and October each year. The idea behind the event is to offer children free dental care, and to educate them on the necessity of looking after their teeth. Although it is a National […]
Some may have thought the debate over fluoridation is over, but it seems not. Apparently in Canada the debate has been thrown wide open once more by the new administration of Calgary. Why this dispute is continuing is somewhat of a mystery since fluoridation of water supply has been around for a long time now, […]
A new dental practice is opening in Accrington, Lancashire very shortly. The great news is the practice is offering 5000 NHS places. NHS dentistry has suffered a lot in recent years with many practitioners leaving only to continue offering private treatment. This new practice appears to be breaking the trend, which can only be good […]
India is known to have more dental practices than anywhere else in the world. However this hasn’t stopped the Government from developing dental health further. In short, it wants to create more dentist jobs. Speaking with local Indian reporters, Ghulam Nabi Azad who is India’s health and welfare minister said: India is number one in […]
With a shortage of money at the heart of many of the UK’s public services, it doesn’t help when people miss appointments. A survey commissioned by the British Dental Association has found that NHS dentists in England are losing as much as two weeks work per year when people miss appointments. This amounts to some […]
It might be a small town in Mexico, just across the border from Arizona, but Los Algodones has a reputation for having more dentists than anywhere else in the world. Out of a population of just 4000, there are 200 dental practices, all of which are thriving. Many of the patients are US and Canadian […]
Flagging dentistry in the NHS got a boost recently with a new practice opening, setting up in Chapelgate in Retford. The new practice is on the site of a previous doctor’s surgery. The new practice is the brain child of three award-winning dentists who were winners of the Yorkshire and Humberside Employer of the Year […]
A number of US federal officials are aiming to lower the amount of fluoride present in US drinking water. Members of the Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are claiming that the levels of fluoride in drinking water are currently too high. According to a US report, members of the […]
The cost of dental treatment in the UK is a cost that forces many of us to simply avoid the dentist altogether and this has a major impact on the oral health of UK residents. It is with this knowledge that it may come as a massive shock to find that whilst England is the […]
It can often be quite stressful, trying to persuade your children to brush their teeth thoroughly twice a day, especially if you are running late on a morning or just trying to get them into bed on an evening. Children often seem unwilling to brush their teeth themselves or even to have them brushed by […]