Her Majesty the Queen opens a new specialist dental facility
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Her Majesty the Queen opens a new specialist dental facility situated within central London. The University College London Hospitals NHS building is part of The Royal National ENT Hospital and The Eastman Dental Hospital. The new facility has been designed to work with patients with complex or rare dental, ENT, hearing, and ...
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas is left needing emergency dental treatment
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Strictly’s Shirley Ballas is left needing emergency dental treatment following an incident with a packet of crisps. The fifty-nine-year-old ballroom dancer and head judge on the show revealed her chipped tooth to her near two hundred thousand Instagram followers. However, she very soon after was transported to Liverpool to have the ...
Potential new intervention that could prevent child tooth decay
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A potential new intervention that could prevent child tooth decay has been developed by Queen Mary's University staff and students. Due to childhood tooth decay being at an all-time high, it was felt the study would be useful. Children in the most deprived areas have around double the amount of decay as ...
Mobile dental bus providing dentistry for the homeless
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A mobile dental bus providing dentistry for the homeless has been set up in Winchester and Andover. Dentaid operates and manages the bus. Dentaid is a charity synonymous with providing dental care to the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. Therefore, they do vital work at home and abroad.
A substantial ...
Wisdom tooth of Edward VIII is predicted to sell for a small fortune
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The wisdom tooth of Edward VIII is predicted to sell for a small fortune as it is destined for auction. Edward was abdicated from the throne in 1936, after only one year. This was because he wanted to marry his American mistress, Wallis Simpson. Due to his abdication, Edward became the Duke of ...
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The invention of enamel repairing gel may mean the need for fillings is eradicated in the future. Unfortunately, the enamel on the teeth cannot repair itself naturally. Therefore, dental fillings are necessary to restore and protect teeth that have become damaged or suffered decay. However, Ruikang Tang, and colleagues, of the Zhejiang ...
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Recently there has been a big push for schools to go sugar free according to BBC News. A group of dental surgeons from around the country are calling to the government to encourage schools to provide children with sugar free meals and drinks. The proposed initiative comes due to the soaring rates ...
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UK dental students volunteering for relief work in Northern India have been making final preparations for their trip. The students have spent time sorting through supplies and getting donations ready. Their mission aims to help around five hundred people in the Rishikesh and Himalayan Region.
Clinical Lecturer and one of the volunteer ...
UK dentists raise a quarter of a million pounds for charity
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UK dentists raise a quarter of a million pounds for charity. The My Dentist group have been involved in fundraising events up and down the country in a bid to raise money for Cancer Research UK. It is now estimated that Cancer will affect one in two people. Therefore, it is essential ...
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A Taiwanese panda gets a brace following an accident that left its canine tooth damaged. The panda, named Tuan Tuan, sustained the damage earlier on this month. Zookeepers at Taipei Zoo knew that it would need fixing before the damage became worse. Therefore, a team of medical and dental specialists at the ...
