The General Dental Council’s Fitness to Practise team was “Too lean and lacked the necessary experience to maintain performance” towards the end of 2020, the FtP’s Executive Director has said.
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The British Dental Association is calling for feedback from dental practitioners on how the pandemic is continuing to impact the delivery of dental services.
Read more: BDA Chair Says Answers About The New SOP “Are In Short Supply”
The changes to the registration procedures applicable to dentists who qualified in the European Union, appear to be beginning to bite.
The emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant will NOT delay the UK Health Security Agency’s recent advice and the updated dental Standard Operating Procedures published last week, dental professionals were told last night.
Read more: England CDO’s Webinar Clarifies IPC Position On Omicron
Researchers in the USA have found that anti-snoring devices may improve cognitive function in individuals who suffer from mild cognitive impairment.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has ‘formally commenced’ the 2022-2023 pay round with a letter to the Chair of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (DDRB).
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This review of the effectiveness of toothpastes containing bioactive glass,applied either at-home or in-office for the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity included 15 studies. The included studies showed marked variation in the length of follow up, and the concentration of the bioactive material so meta-analyses was not possible.
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Mark-Steven Howe looks at this is diagnostic test accuracy review comparing conventional and cone-beam computed tomography for detecting persistent apical disease after root canal treatment.
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This review of the effect of toothbrushing and chlorhexidine on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients on mechanical ventilation included 7 RCTs. The findings showed that toothbrushing and chlorhexidine reduced VAP,length of stay and duration of ventilation. However the findings should be interpreted cautiously because of study quality.
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