COVID-19: Update: BDIA launches new COVID-19 ‘return to practice’ products website

The British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) has launched a new online directory of members’ products and services that will allow dental practices to safely provide the best possible oral care to patients under challenging circumstances. The BDA has recently been the victim of a serious cyber attack, so it is currently impossible to keep up to date with Covid-19 developments from their website.

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Majority of dental patients find the experience ‘positive’

The latest GP survey has been published for the quarter Jan-Mar 2020. 84.3% of respondents rated their NHS dental experience as positive. 91.6% of those that tried to get an appointment were successful. 42.1% had not tried to get an appointment with an NHS dentist and of these, 37.4% were seen privately.

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BDA responds to Government obesity strategy

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the government’s push on obesity but warned that Ministers must confront the common factors driving record numbers of tooth extractions among children. BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: “The government has a historic opportunity to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to prevention, but it must take a joined-up approach.”

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Rapid Cochrane review of AGPs gives mixed messages

A rapid review into aerosol generating procedures has been carried out by Cochrane Oral Health and covers 58 countries, with fallow times after procedures ranging from 2 to 180 minutes. It shows a wide variation in guidance, but warns that ‘there is a lack of evidence provided to support the majority of recommendations in the documents.’

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LDC Conference goes Zoom

In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, for the first time the Local Dental Committee Conference 2020 was held virtually, courtesy of Zoom. It was chaired excellently by Leah Farrell, ably assisted by the 2021 chair, Stuart Allan. If there was one message to be taken away from all sides on the day, it was that UDAs were finished and should never be revived.

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NASDAL Goodwill Survey – what happens next?

NASDAL has released their Goodwill Survey statistics for the quarter ending 31^st January 2020. But as Alan Suggett who compiles the goodwill survey, said it doesn’t show what has happened since March 2020 and the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic. In his comment he gives an insight as to what is actually happening now.

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COVID-19: Update: BDIA launches new COVID-19 ‘return to practice’ products website

Majority of dental patients find the experience ‘positive’

BDA responds to Government obesity strategy

Rapid Cochrane review of AGPs gives mixed messages

LDC Conference goes Zoom

NASDAL Goodwill Survey – what happens next?

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