Alarm As DIY Dentistry Booms
Dental patients have been warned not to take ‘matters into their own hands’ after it was revealed that the sale of DIY dentistry first-aid kits nearly doubled in 2020.
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UK dentists are right to be sceptical of infra-red non-contact thermometers according to recent research.
An Australian study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT’s) demonstrated poor accuracy at temperatures greater than 37℃.
Read more: Dentists Justified In Shunning Temperature Checks Outside
The search has begun to replace the General Dental Council’s controversial Chair, Dr William ‘Bill’ Moyes.
Read more: GDC Searches For Replacement For Controversial Chair
The MDDUS has broadly welcomed the acknowledgement by the General Dental Council, that challenging and difficult conditions faced by the dental profession during the COVID-19 pandemic should be considered formally, during any investigations into complaints about registrants.
Newly released General Dental Council figures have shown a substantial number of dentists have not renewed their registrations for 2021.
A former BUPA Dental Care practice manager has escaped a prison sentence after admitting carrying out a £60,000 fraud against her employers.
North Wales Live reported that Jennifer Christine Locke was given a suspended two-year gaol sentence after Caernarfon Crown Court heard that the 33-year-old had carried out a ‘sophisticated crime’ between September 2018 and July 2020.