dental care

A Byzantine warrior whose previously-broken jaw was mended with gold thread has been unearthed in Greece; recent scholarship has revealed that he had been operated on using a technique propounded by the Greek physician Hippocrates 1,800 years earlier. Killed on...

Among the health problems caused by Greece's eight-year crisis, the population's oral health is suffering too, dentists say. Speaking ahead of World Oral Health Day -- which falls on Tuesday -- Greece’s federation of dentists warned that due to the drastic cut...

According to ELSTAT, spending on dental hygiene in Greece has fallen dramatically during the past 7 years of the financial crisis hitting the nation. In fact, the numbers are so staggering that there is a conference dealing with the impact...

Greek dentist Helen Arabatzis in Melbourne claimed she got caught in a political row after receiving a fine by Medicare for over $700,000 for completing necessary paperwork incorrectly. According to the former government’s Chronic Disease Dental Scheme, patients suffering from...