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Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 10:33
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With the dental team’s hunger for information and CPD hours ever on the increase, the British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) will be repeating the Knowledge Hunt at this year’s Showcase. The BDTA has also announced that they will again have a pavilion for associations. BDTA Dental Showcase 2011 takes place between 20-22 October 2011 at the NEC, Birmingham.
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Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 09:58
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A team of scientists from the University of Liverpool has won an award for developing a device that can identify early tooth decay and plaque before it is visible to the human eye. iDENTifi, comprises a clinical digital camera to take images of the mouth using blue light and special filters which can show up cavities and plaque.
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Read more: Dental device wins medical innovation award
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Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 07:56
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has issued advice to dental care professionals (DCPs) that their annual retention fee (ARF) is due at the end of July. It has also reminded them of the importance of keeping track of their continuing professional development (CPD) hours by making their end of year declarations.
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Read more: GDC issues reminders to DCPs
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Published: Tuesday, 28 June 2011 07:51
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Sir Paul Beresford MP and dentist raised the problems of dental bleaching in a House of Commons adjournment debate, including the EU restrictions, recent Trading Standards actions and unlicensed beauty salons. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Edward Davey MP, gave a sympathetic reply.
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Read more: Dentist MP questions minister on tooth whitening
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Published: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 13:16
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New research has found harmful fungal pathogens living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, such as dishwashers. Some of these are potentially dangerous to human health. The new paper, published in the British Mycological Society journal, Fungal Biology, shows that these sites make perfect habitats for extremotolerant fungi (which includes black yeasts). There could be implcations for dental washer disinfectors.
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Read more: Is your washer disinfector safe?
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Published: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:18
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A rapid rise in the rate of oropharyngeal cancer among men is being linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), and the number of cases could increase by almost 30% by 2020, surpassing the number of cervical cancers in women, according to research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.
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Read more: Rise in oral cancer among men linked to HPV
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Published: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:08
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The government is pressing the European Parliament for clarification on dental bleaching to end the current confusion which has seen dentists and dental suppliers under investigation by Trading Standards Offices. Chief Dental Officer, Barry Cockcroft told the British Dental Bleaching Society that they aimed to put a proposal before the European Parliament within a matter of weeks.
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Read more: CDO seeks clarification on bleaching
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Published: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 10:58
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Dr Mervyn Druian has been presented with a lifetime achievement award from Linda Greenwall the Chairman of the British Dental Bleaching Society (BDBS) at the World Aesthetic Congress in June. He was the first UK dentist to introduce the practice of porcelain veneers almost thirty years ago.
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Read more: Mervyn Druian receives honour
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Published: Wednesday, 22 June 2011 10:27
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NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said primary care trust (PCT) clusters will remain in place after 2013 as “local arms of the NHS Commissioning Board”. However, he indicated many jobs would still be lost. The Department meanwhile has confirmed that the NHS Commissioning Board ‘is best placed to commission’ dentistry.
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Read more: PCTs to survive as outposts
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