DENTISTS have paid out more than £28million over the past five years in compensation, according to dental negligence solicitor, the Dental Law Partnership. The worst areas for poor dental work in England and Wales has been revealed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Dental fillings for your cavities could soon be a thing of the past
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Dental fillings may soon be left in the ash heap of history, thanks to a recent discovery about a drug called Tideglusib. Developed for and trialled to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the drug also happens to promote the natural tooth regrowth mechanism, allowing the tooth to repair cavities. Tideglusib works by stimulating […]
Ottawa spent $110K in legal fees fighting First Nations girl over $6K dental procedure
The federal Liberal government spent more than $ 110,000 fighting a First Nations girl in court in an attempt to block payment for orthodontic treatment, according to documents released under access to information. CBC | Health News
Straightening dental wire twists intestines of a woman—a decade later
Enlarge / The CT scan reveals the wire (small white line in center) that was causing the woman’s abdominal pain. (credit: BMJ Case Reports) Years after straightening teeth, the thin metal wires from orthodontic braces can end up twisting intestines, according to a report published Monday in BMJ Case Reports. Australian doctors found a seven-centimeter […]
A Mexican Town Is Giving Americans Something Donald Trump Can’t: Affordable Dental Care
LOS ALGODONES, Mexico — “Hello, my friends, are you looking for a dentist?” Pablo says, hopping off his perch on a shaded railing at the border crossing into the mid-May morning sun. Wearing medical scrubs and a welcoming smile, Pablo introduces himself, his hand seamlessly producing a business card from his breast pocket between handshakes. […]
Canadians can be smug about our health care system when public coverage extends to dental care
Why are we comparing ourselves to the Americans at all? The truth is that our health care system suffers from huge flaws in both design and execution. The most obvious example of that is in the way be fund dental care CBC | Health News
Publicly funding dental care could help ease the fentanyl crisis, and more
ER doctors have trained for most of what they see at work. But there’s one type of common malady that Dr. Hasan Sheikh and his colleagues aren’t trained for: dental emergencies. He’s calling on governments to fund dental care, so patients will see the experts they need. CBC | Health News