The new College of General Dentistry (CGDent) is to offer its members access to over 900 hours of GDC compliant Continuing Professional Development resources.
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Scotland is moving closer to an abolition of NHS dental charges after an announcement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
The British Association of Private Dentistry has written a strongly worded letter to General Dental Council Chair Dr William Moyes, following the publication of the regulator’s response to the consultation ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public.’
Jo Churchill drew wide criticism on social media from dental professionals at the weekend after making what appeared to be an ill-informed statement on the role of dentists in detecting oral cancer.
Read more: Fury Over Churchill Cancer Gaffe Amid Calls For Apology
The dental profession isn’t “As inclusive as we may wish to believe,” the Chief Dental Officer of England told the Local Dental Committee Annual National Conference.
Read more: Chief Dental Officer Tells LDC’s Of ‘Uncomfortable Truths”
The General Dental Council is calling for faster reform of regulators, following the publication of its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public.’
Read more: GDC Calls For Faster Regulatory Reform, Amid Confusion
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This review of systemic or locally delivered clarithromycin as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy included 7 small RCTs, 4 RCTS related to systemic use and 3RCTS for local application. The findings provide moderate certainty evidence suggesting locally delivered clarithromycin significantly improves treatment outcome
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It is now 10 years since the very first Dental Elf Blog. Since then we have published 1626 blogs covering a wide range of topics so we present a brief overview of the categories covered.
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This review of whether plaque-disclosing (PD) methods, applied by dental professionals or at-home with verbal oral hygiene instruction (OHI)improved plaque control compared with OHI alone included 7 RCTs involving 430 patients.
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