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Published: Wednesday, 15 June 2011 11:38
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As part of its campaign to raise public awareness of safety in relation to tooth whitening, the General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new publication: Considering tooth whitening? The GDC is warning the public against tooth whitening conducted illegally by unregulated persons.
The leaflet can be found at http://tinyurl.com/6cat64r
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Read more: GDC issues warning leaflet for patients
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Published: Monday, 13 June 2011 23:11
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering undertakings offered by Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) and Associated Dental Practices (ADP) in relation to their merger, in lieu of a reference to the Competition Commission. In order to remedy competition concerns, the parties have offered to divest their practices and NHS contracts in the local areas in which the OFT identified concerns.
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Read more: OFT considering dental corporate merger
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Published: Monday, 13 June 2011 22:54
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Read more: Three dentists honoured by Queen
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Published: Thursday, 09 June 2011 11:32
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Ross Hobson and Lester Ellman have launched the Oralign Ltd orthodontic appliance. The system uses a unique method of interdental stripping with a small discreet removable appliance that doesn’t interfere with the rest of the mouth. It can be used to straighten the anterior teeth in less than 14 weeks when worn 14 hours a day including overnight.
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Read more: Ross Hobson launches Oralign Ltd
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Published: Thursday, 09 June 2011 11:04
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The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has named a Staffordshire dentist who has repeatedly ignored calls from professional bodies to apologise to a patient following her complaint. This is the first time Ms Abraham has published a report specifically to alert Parliament to a health care professional’s refusal to put things right following a complaint.
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Read more: Ombudsman names and shames dentist
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Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2011 22:58
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The latest report from the NHS Information Centre shows that up to 31 March 2011, for the sixth consecutive quarter, the number of NHS dental patients seen has exceeded the March 2006 baseline. However in the previous quarter up to December 2010, both courses of treatment and UDAs fell albeit by small amounts.
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Read more: Numbers seen up, treatments down
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Published: Monday, 30 May 2011 18:38
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Read more: Judges for student essay competition announced
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Published: Monday, 30 May 2011 17:54
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Following the elections on May 5 in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, new health ministers have been appointed the two latter countries, Edwin Poots in Northern Ireland and Lesley Griffiths in Wales. Nicola Sturgeon MSP retains her post in Scotland, but there is a new shadow minister, Jackie Baillie MSP.
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Published: Monday, 30 May 2011 17:51
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The British Dental Association (BDA) is seeking an urgent meeting with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to resolve concerns about the position trading standards officers are adopting in relation to the supply of teeth whitening products. Stuart Johnston, Chair of the BDA’s Representative Body, said that concerns over patient safety must be addressed ‘urgently’.
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Read more: BDA calls for Government intervention over tooth whitening
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