The draft White Paper outlining Health and Social Care reforms would make the abolition of the General Dental Council much easier to carry out.
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Matt Hancock’s ministerial statement in the Commons on the future of health services, failed to give any detail on how the provision of dentistry will be directly affected by proposals in the Department of Health and Social Care’s draft Health and Care Bill.
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MyDentist has been named as the large corporate which instructed its staff to prioritise dental examinations over patients needing urgent treatment.
The UK dental profession has finally received Parliamentary support after enduring days of ‘dentist bashing’ in the national media.
Cyber criminals bombarded NHS staff with nearly 140,000 malicious emails last year, latest figures show.
Humberside Police are to continue their enquiries following the assault of a dentist while working at his practice.
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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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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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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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