The recent 8.5% increase in NHS dental charges has attracted bitter criticism from the BDA, not least because none of the money raised will benefit providers or fund improvements to the service. Put simply, patients are being asked to pay more so that government can pay less.
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“I am not doing nothing, I am a woman with a plan.” These were the words of the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) of England, Sara Hurley, at the recent House of Commons Health Committee hearing. Indeed the CDO has been a prolific provider of plans. What the best laid plans of this CDO have actually achieved, rather than whether or not she is included in the Coronation honours list, will be her true legacy.
After all the hoopla and publicity surrounding the Health and Social Care Committee enquiry into NHS dentistry, the ministers and public health experts have now returned to their offices and non-executive directorships.
Read more: Back To The Real World, Another Day For Dentistry in the UK
The second panel of witnesses on the final day of oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee enquiry into NHS dentistry, offered an opportunity for those in charge to defend their record.
Read more: Health Select Committee, Final Oral Session – GDPUK Report
Police in Connecticut recently received a rather unusual call out which resulted in the arrest of a motel guest. In itself, not that unusual, but Hugo Moraes-DeLima, was not vacationing at The La Quinta Inn, where rooms cost from $155 per night. His stay did came under the ‘work’ category, but it was the nature of that work, which was the problem.
There are nine key professional standards that the GDC expects registrants to observe. The second of these is that they must “communicate effectively with patients”.
Read more: GDC Double Standards: Transparency & Social Media Monitoring
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This review of virtual reality (VR) distraction interventions in alleviating dental anxiety in paediatric patients included 12 RCTs. The findings suggest VR could be an effective approach to alleviating dental anxiety in paediatric patients.
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This review of the effectiveness of patient-performed or administered adjunctive measures to non-surgical peri-implantitis therapy included 9 RCTs. A wide range of interventions were tested but the studies were mainly small with only one being at low risk of bias. Consequently addition high quality well conducted studies are needed on both the prevention and treatment of peri-implant disease.
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The Dental Elves are taking a short break . Our next blog will appear on the 29th May.
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