For a lot of us going to the dentist is something we dread … But this week in Wairoa, a team of dentists are seeing 100 patients who are eager to be treated. These dentists are offering up their skills and time for free to give dental work to people who can’t afford it. They’re in a state-of-the-art trailer, which …
For dentist Nicky Francis, improving children’s oral health and minimising waste in the dental industry are causes close to her heart. That led her to start Do Gooder, an online business that sells bamboo toothbrushes and biodegradable dental floss. For every toothbrush purchased, another is donated to …
Cash-strapped residents of the Hawke’s Bay town are keen to take up the volunteer dentists‘ services. Source: 1 NEWS. The initiative sees free dental care provided for two weeks in Wairoa to try and help those struggling in the community and improve the country’s poor dental care record. “It’s a good …
Cash-strapped residents of the Hawke’s Bay town are keen to take up the volunteer dentists‘ services. Source: 1 NEWS. Related. Sean Hogan · Hawke’s Bay · Health · World. Twin suicide blasts in Baghdad kill at least 27 people. 53 min ago. share. Source: 1 NEWS. Back-to-back suicide blasts in Iraq’s …
“It’s a good cost saver for my family otherwise it’s quite dear in Wairoa to go to the dentist for all of us,” local resident Bruce Te Kaihaka said. … over 100 people are already booked for this week we need to keep it quiet that we are coming or we are inundated,” Tony Dey of Lumino Dentists told 1 NEWS.
The phrase “crashing into a building” took on a new meaning Sunday when a car in Southern California, US, hit a centre divider, went airborne and ended up in the second floor of a dentist’s office. Images taken by the local fire department show the white sedan partially wedged into the building, its rear …
The European Union is to ban the use of amalgam fillings in children and pregnant or breast-feeding women from July this year and a local dentist told RNZ last week that New Zealand needed to follow suit. Some district health boards are already taking …
Having just finished high school at Iona College, Ms Pitcher would soon be heading to Otago University to undertake her first year of health science with a particular interest in dentistry. Her boyfriend Monty Wood, aged 18, from Otane said he was incredibly proud of his crowned beauty. “I can’t believe it, …
Auckland-based dentist Hisham Abdalla told RNZ concerns about amalgam mercury fillings were not new and ending its use needed to be seriously considered … “Dental amalgam is a safe and durable material that has been used by dentists to restore teeth for well over 100 years,” the statement reads.
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