NHS England Widely Criticised For Targets
The late announcement of the new NHS contract targets for the next six months has been met with widespread condemnation from members of the profession.
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NHS Targets Announced For Next Six Months
NHS England has finally told NHS dental practices the targets they will face from April 1st, ending weeks of financial uncertainty.
Government ‘Vision’ For A Child’s Early Development Omits Dentistry
The omission of oral health from a 146-page Government review of child health development, has been condemned by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.
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NASDAL’S Verdict On The Pandemic Not All Gloom
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t bring all gloom to dentistry according to NASDAL’s ‘State of the Nation’ press conference.
CQC Inspections To Restart
The Care Quality Commission will resume routine inspections from April.
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What is the GDC's Line of Duty?
So, it’s been a heavy few days for the General Dental Council, clinging desperately on to its reputation as a law-abiding health regulator, while being dragged into a murky, treacherous quicksand, by its own past misdemeanours. The following isn’t a full list of the GDC’s antics, by any means.
Raisin Awareness
For the last 18 months I have been campaigning to get the government to change the policy to stop giving out dried fruit as part of the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme. GDPUK news was one of the first places to publish details about Raisin Awareness. Following on from Marcus Rashford's incredibl...
Christmas Was February
Christmas Was February As a committed Labour Party member it is quite something to be impressed by a Conservative Party Minister and Secretary of State for Health, but I have to say this is precisely the case. The recently published proposals on fluoridation represent a clear intention to act. There...
Don’t Leave Yourself Vulnerable
Last week, the NHS made a plea to victims of abuse to contact the health service for support. The call came after it was shown that calls to support lines had almost halved since the lockdowns started. It was suggested that because domestic abusers were also at home more, there was less opportunity ...
Get off that seat and put up your feet!
What do you do when you are not treating teeth? Get off that seat and put up your feet! OK, that’s a poor example of poetry, it is not even poetry but merely a poor attempt at some rhyming to a beat-ish!
My Dental Disasters
I have absolutely no doubt that if I were still in NHS dental practice now, I would be fretting about hitting the 45% target before March 31st. And the reason I’m so confident in my target-attaining inabilities, is that in all the years I worked under the bizarre UDA system, which I will be forever ...
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Parental presence and children’s dental anxiety
This review of whether parents’ presence in the room influences children’s behaviour, anxiety and fear during dental treatment included 16 studies. The findings suggest that parents' presence in the operation room does not influence children's (up to 12 years old) behaviour, anxiety and fear during dental treatment. However the included studies are all at high risk of bias so the certainty of the evidence is very low.
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Denture adhesives: Are they effective?
This review of the efficacy of denture adhesives (DAs) for complete dentures included 39 studies ( 23 RCTs and 16 CCTs). None of teh included studies were at low risk of bias with the findings suggesting that Denture adhesives can improve denture retention, bite force and masticatory performance of complete denture wearers.
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Dental Fear in Adults
This review aiming to estimate the global prevalence of dental fear in adults included 31 observational studies the majority of which were at high risk of bias. The findings suggest an overal prevalence of 15.3 % (95%CI; 10.23 to 21.15%).
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