In what many will see as a blow to the BDA’s recent moves towards increasing diversity in its leadership roles, Mark Bishop, a retired private endodontist from Hastings, has won election to the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee. In the final round of voting he beat off a strong challenge by Lauren Harrhy, wining by 608 votes to 499.
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The BDA has called on the government to ensure all members of the NHS Pension scheme benefit from new pledges made to senior medics offering full flexibility over the amount they can put into their pension pots. PEC Chair Mick Armstrong said: “Deliver consistency on NHS pensions, or open the floodgates to legal challenges.”
Read more: Dentists demand consistency after changes to NHS pension scheme
Starbucks, Costa and McDonald’s are selling iced coffees with two days’ worth of sugar and campaigners want the ’sugar tax’ to cover coffee shops too. But brands say their sugary creations are just an ’occasional treat’. Meanwhile a new version of the Cadbury Dairy Milk bar containing 30% less sugar has gone on sale as part of industry efforts to reduce obesity.
The Irish News has published an article by Lucy Stock, a Belfast dentist, which reveals that teens who spend more time on computers are significantly more likely to neglect their oral health. It claims that computer addicted teens are are up to 25% more likely to have bleeding gums and almost twice as likely to miss school due to dental pain.
Read more: Teenagers’ oral health worse in long term computer users
Sarah Woolaston MP who chairs the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into NHS dental services. The Committee has invited evidence from the public, organisations and others with relevant expertise. Submissions don’t need to address all the areas covered in the terms of reference to be accepted. The deadline for submissions is Friday 13 September 2019.
Read more: Health Select Committee to investigate NHS dentistry
USA teledentistry giant SmileDirectClub has opened for business in Britain to bring ‘affordable and accessible’ clear aligner therapy to the UK. It will open nine SmileShops in London, Manchester, and Birmingham, with the first opening in Hammersmith, Oxford Circus and Tower Bridge in London, and Crossway in Birmingham.