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Cumbria host NHS dental pilot
New improvements to NHS dentistry will be piloted in Cumbria.
Dental teams in the county will be increasing their preventative dental care provision in a bid to improve the oral health of local people.
Some of these pilots will work to ensure that whole communities will receive advice on preventative oral health.
As part of this scheme fluoride varnish will be applied to local people’s teeth, diet and nutritional advice will be provided and those who want to quit smoking will be given support.
The county was selected for these pilot schemes because of the extensive preventative work it has already carried out.
Consultant in dental public health for NHS Cumbria Eric Rooney said that the region was delighted that it had been selected to pilot the scheme.
Last year more than 37,000 new NHS dental places were made available in Cumbria. A further 22,500 are expected to be created by the end of 2010.
New improvements to NHS dentistry will be piloted in Cumbria.
Dental teams in the county will be increasing their preventative dental care provision in a bid to improve the oral health of local people.
Some of these pilots will work to ensure that whole communities will receive advice on preventative oral health.
As part of this scheme fluoride varnish will be applied to local people’s teeth, diet and nutritional advice will be provided and those who want to quit smoking will be given support.
The county was selected for these pilot schemes because of the extensive preventative work it has already carried out.
Consultant in dental public health for NHS Cumbria Eric Rooney said that the region was delighted that it had been selected to pilot the scheme.
Last year more than 37,000 new NHS dental places were made available in Cumbria. A further 22,500 are expected to be created by the end of 2010.
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