Dental Insurance Plan (DIP) UK

Dentists offering Botox alongside fillings

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:45:38 +0000

A growing number of dentists who have left the NHS are setting up lucrative sidelines in beauty treatment, offering Botox injections alongside fillings and check-ups.

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From: The Telegraph.

NHS dental work put out to tender

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:17:11 +0000

Private dentists are to be invited to tender for NHS work in Northern Ireland.

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From: BBC News.

Also reported in: The Belfast Telegraph.

Rhodri backs brushing off the VAT on fluoride toothpaste

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:10:21 +0000

A WELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax.

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From: icWales.

Green Party: Keep fluoride out of water

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:18:17 +0000

THE Green Party is campaigning against the addition of flouride to water supplies and is the only party pledging to prevent it from happening.

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From: The Bolton News.

Polish dentists move in to fill NHS gap

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:14:14 +0000

IT’S a sign of the times, showing the names of the dentists practising at a surgery.

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From: iC Wales.

Dental floss-up puts bite on Boots

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:16:44 +0000

THOSE BRITS who had or have dental insurance plans with Boots the Chemist have just been informed that their personal data might have fallen into the wrong hands.

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From: The Inquirer.

Half the country can’t get an NHS dentist - and haven’t had any treatment for two years

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:18:54 +0000

The full, desperate state of dental care across the country can be revealed today.

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From: The Daily Mail.

Also reported in: The Telegraph.

Euro MP slams fluoride plans

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:15:27 +0000

CONTROVERSIAL plans to add flouride to Southampton’s water supply have been condemned by a green MEP.

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From: Southern Daily Echo.

Plan to make pre-school trip to dentist law in US gets UK charity’s approval

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:49:41 +0000

A controversial US bill requiring all children to have a dental exam before starting school, would be welcome here in the UK by the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF).

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From: Dentistry.co.uk.

Dentist discovers a ‘tooth-saving’ paste

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:47:58 +0000

A WORCESTER dentist believes he has invented a miracle paste which stops people’s teeth from falling out.

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From: Worcester News.