Improving access to NHS dentistry was to be one of Liz Truss’ priorities for her first 90 days in office. Memorably, the Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey name checked dentistry as one of her ABCD priorities.
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Its that time again when the Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley and Director of Primary Care, Ursula Montgomery, send out an update to dental teams.
Read more: 'NHS Dentistry Update' - Reading Between The Lines
For the second time in three years, a decision by the General Dental Council’s Professional Conduct Committee has been overturned by the High Court.
Read more: High Court Quashes GDC Erasure Decision, As ‘Mixing’ Comes Under The Spotlight
The faltering NHS contract reforms and attempts to improve access have taken another body blow, with an uncompromising announcement from the British Association of Dental therapists (BADT).
Read more: Therapists Not Riding To NHS Dentistry Rescue Anytime Soon
Dental practice prices have appeared to be only capable of going one way. Prices of practices being sold, had been not just holding up but increasing, despite the effects of lockdowns and the added challenges of delivering dentistry since reopening.
GDPUK can exclusively reveal the cost to the General Dental Council of carrying out the monitoring of social media accounts and ‘Traditional media monitoring.”
Read more: Media Monitoring – The Cost To The GDC Is Revealed
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This Cochrane review update on the effects of periodontal therapy for primary or secondary prevention of CVD in people with chronic periodontitis includes 2 studies which provide very low certainty evidence. No additional studies have been included since the last update in 2019.
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This review of the malignant development rate of oral erythroplakia and associated risk factors included 10 studies involving a total of 441 patients. Meta-analysis of 3 studies suggest a malignant development rate = 19.9% (95%CI; -1.6% to 41.4%).
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This review assessing the effectiveness of topical interventions in the management of burning mouth syndrome (BMS), based on the core outcome domains recommended by the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) includes 8 RCTs and higlights the need to apply standardised outcome measures in future studies.
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