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Get your bread, milk and a scale & polish....

Go to tesco to get your bread, milk and a scale & polish....

Following Sainsbury’s example, Tesco is planning to open the first dental surgery, within a supermarket, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Statistics show that Glasgow have one of the worst records of dental health in Scotland.

Approximately three out of four children, below five years of age,undergo dental treatment including dental extractions and treatment for tooth decay.

Sainsbury’s opened their first dental clinic in store in 2008. Open seven days a week, the surgery has been flooded with patients and was said to be "making dental healthcare more accessible and convenient to better meet patients' needs."

David Gilder, of Sainsbury's, said: "There is a shortage of dental practices in the UK and the launch of this new service goes some way to providing local people with greater access to dental advice and a range of procedures."

Following Sainsbury’s example, Tesco is planning to open the first dental surgery, within a supermarket, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Statistics show that Glasgow have one of the worst records of dental health in Scotland.

Approximately three out of four children, below five years of age,undergo dental treatment including dental extractions and treatment for tooth decay.

Dental nurse receives £200,000...

A dental nurse received damages of £200,000 after contracting occupational dermatitis, caused by the gloves she was wearing.

After working for the NHS for over 30 years she was shocked to have to retire at age 50.

The dental nurse wore powdered and non- powered latex gloves in the surgery. In 2004 she was diagnosed with her condition by her doctor. She initially went to see her doctor in 2003, complaining of itchy wrists.

'Caroline Bedale, UNISON Branch Secretary, said: “Latex products are a known danger to dental and other healthcare workers because they are at increased risk of latex allergy. This case demonstrates the critical importance of all employers having proper policies, not only to protect staff from developing latex allergy, but also for the safe handling of patients with known or suspected latex allergy.”¹

'Commenting, the woman’s representative at Thompsons Solicitors, Imogen Wetton, said: “The impact of a latex allergy causes no end of difficulties for sufferers. My client cannot wear jewellery with nickel in it, nor can she wear any clothes with metal zips. She has to avoid any rubber handled items and wear cork inner soles. She has to sleep with cotton gloves on and has to regularly apply steroid creams. She has to avoid washing up and ironing. She can’t even use the TV remote control as it has rubber buttons. The list goes on and on and it’s a living nightmare for sufferers.'²

1http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk/ntext/damages-latex-allergy.htm

2 http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk/ntext/damages-latex-allergy.htm

A dental nurse received damages of £200,000 after contracting occupational dermatitis, caused by the gloves she was wearing.

After working for the NHS for over 30 years, she was shocked to have to retire at age 50.

Posture

Dental nurses, its time to look after your posture at work.

Seven out of 10 people will experience back pain at some time in their life. However, being a dental nurse puts you at increased risk of this.

Ongoing research dating back to 1945 finds that the most common hazards relating to dentistry are