Mobile ‘tooth bus’ tours Oxfordshire

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Published: Saturday, 22 December 2012 12:19
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Mobile ‘tooth bus’ tours Oxfordshire
A mobile ‘tooth bus’ – which contains a dentists’ chair, computer and dental equipment – will be driven to various towns in Oxfordshire until February next year. It will offer free check ups to anyone who lives in Oxfordshire who has not seen an NHS dentist in the last two years. If a patient on the tooth bus needs treatment, they will be referred to their nearest NHS dental practice, where usual NHS charges apply.

The tooth bus is part of a drive to improve UK access to NHS dentistry and promote oral health. Dentist Manuel Perez Padron, who is based at Iffley Dental practice, praised the idea. He said: “It raises awareness – the problem is access to dental care. “I think the tooth bus is brilliant because there are areas where people don’t have the transport to come to the dental practices. “There is a need for better access and more facilities in the most deprived areas. I do hope this bus will be going to there and persuading children to have their teeth checked – good habits are important.”

The tooth bus will stop at shopping centres, town centres, supermarkets and at community centres in and around Oxfordshire including Banbury, Abingdon and Bicester, with dates yet to be confirmed. 

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