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Ministry eyes bold dental health target
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health plans to open one dental hospital in each of the 77 provinces to enable core access to oral healthcare, especially those living upcountry.
Health officials call for legal immunity
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/08/2021
» The government should protect healthcare personnel from legal liability in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic, high-level officials from the Public Health Ministry say.
Health chiefs aim to stamp out bent clinics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/10/2020
» Phatchari Koetphaibanlak is immune to being told her access to medical treatment at a designated facility under the "gold card" universal healthcare scheme is in place pending a transfer.
Dentists reject police cocaine story in 'Boss' case
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/07/2020
» Dentists do not use cocaine as an anaesthetic on patients, the president of the Dental Council said on Friday, pouring cold water on the excuse police used for not filing a drug charge against Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya.
Doctors warn fashionable dental braces can kill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Dental Council has warned teenagers wearing fake dental braces in the hope of making a fashion statement to be wary, as testing has showed the accessories are laden with toxic heavy metal.
Dentists want more tools taken off control list
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2017
» Controls on radioactive dental tools will be eased with oral tools removed from special watch-lists for industry equipment, the Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP), which regulates nuclear and radiation safety, said yesterday.
Worst drought in decades to hit Khao Yai
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/03/2016
» Khao Yai National Park is bracing itself for possibly the worst drought in five decades with consumption of underground water by tourism businesses aggravating the situation, says a Khao Yai activist.
Hospitals hit by water crisis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/02/2016
» The Public Health Ministry says five hospitals in the North and Northeast are facing severe water shortages caused by the drought, which has affected the hospitals' medical services.
Minister touts Thai technology
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2012
» Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has urged the Public Health Ministry to support research and development projects by adopting medical technology developed by Thai scientists.