Mouth Cancer Cases At All Time High
As the Oral Health Foundation launches the 2022 Mouth Cancer Action Month, cases in the UK have reached an all-time high.
2 comments 2 commentsGood & Bad News: Dentistry and the New Health Secretary
After less than two months on the back benches, Steve Barclay is back as Health Minister. Appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the dying days of the Johnson administration, and then briefly displaced by Thérèse Coffey, he is now back at Victoria Street.
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Promises, Promises - Sunak, Derbyshire And NHS Dental Access
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on a televised debate during the initial, and protracted, round of Tory Party leadership hustings, to knuckle down on NHS dental access reform “on day one”.
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DDU Cautions Dentists On Messaging Patients
The Dental Defence Union has advised dentists to ‘proceed with caution’ if communicating with patients via private messaging apps.
General Dental Council Turns Down GDPUK Request For Suicides Review
The General Dental Council has decided against carrying out an internal review after GDPUK questioned its decision to decline to answer a Freedom of Information Request on its investigation into the suicide of registrants undergoing Fitness To Practice Investigations.
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CDO Announces Change To Cleaning Standards Red Tape
Sara Hurley, the English Chief Dental Officer (CDO) sends out periodic updates entitled ‘Your NHS Dentistry and Oral Health Bulletin.’ GDP’s familiar with their style and usual content could be forgiven for not always reading them in their entirety. However there appears to be something quite important buried in the latest tract.
Read more: CDO Announces Change To Cleaning Standards Red Tape
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At the Start Line - Solo and Unsupported Expedition to the South Pole
This blog has been a long time coming and for that, I can only apologise. I naively thought that a return to the real world without the same demands of training and fundraising, would mean more free time. How wrong I was!
GDC Failing Again - Wasting Your Money - Oversight Flawed
Once again, the GDC is in the courts and on the wrong end of criticism for the way it has conducted itself in legal proceedings Baz v General Dental Council [2025] EWHC 643 (Admin) (20 March 2025). At the same time, serious failings have been identified in the effectiveness of the non-executive Coun...
Are we heading for the end of mixed practice?
That three lettered blue and white logo over the door and on the website may not be quite the patient magnet that it once was.
GDC makes successful appeal - can impose longer sentences
The Court of Appeal says "As always, the touchstone will be the protection of the public" - The GDC makes a successful appeal in immediate orders case .... even if that means individual registrants are prevented from practising by long suspensions.
GDC accepts its response to an FOI request 'was not correct' and 'less than helpful'.
A recent FOI request Questions to the Council - Council Meetings - a Freedom of Information request to General Dental Council - WhatDoTheyKnow has thrown up more chaos within the GDC about how it stores and processes data.
High Court slams the GDC’s “lamentable ignorance” of court procedures
The GDC’s “lamentable ignorance” of the confidential nature of Family Court proceedings has led to a brutal judgment of its conduct during the investigation of the fitness to practise of a dental registrant. General Dental Council v KK & Anor [2024] EWHC 3053 (Fam) (25 November 2024)
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Does breastfeeding increase Early Childhood Caries?
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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How do antiresorptive drugs affect the success of dental implants?
Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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Does antibiotic prophylaxis reduce endocarditis risk after dental procedures?
The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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