The statistics from the latest NASDAL Goodwill Survey show a large reduction in the average goodwill values of NHS practices – a continuing trend. NHS sales saw a drop in goodwill value of 118% of gross fees. Fully private practice sales bounced back to an average goodwill value of 127% of gross fees and mixed practices stayed steady at an average goodwill value of 108% of gross fees.
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The GDC has lost a case against Gemma Salter, a beauty salon owner accused of offering an illegal teeth whitening service who has been cleared. The case against her was dismissed when it was found two retired detectives who were investigating her had failed to caution her when they should have done. After the case Mrs Salter said: “All I do is sell a product – and certainly do not do any dentistry.”
Seema Kennedy MP was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 4 April 2019. Her responsibilities include dentistry, as part of primary care, and public health. She takes over from Steve Brine MP, who resigned over Brexit.
Read more: New minister for dentistry appointed at Department of Health
The NHS dental budget needs reform to meet patients’ needs according to the RAINDROP study carried out by a team from the University of Newcastle. Their proposal that routine scaling and polishing of teeth should be stopped as the NHS dental budget would be better spent elsewhere, may be controversial. But Dr Chris Vernazza, who led the study, said: “Public money used for NHS dentistry is not being spent in the most effective way to ensure that patients are given the best care possible.
Read more: No more routine scaling and polishing on NHS says new study
The BDA’s Len D’Cruz, giving evidence to a London Assembly inquiry, said: “Decades of improvement in children’s dental health are heading into reverse.” The BDA urged the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to follow the example of other city leaders, and tackle deep seated oral health inequalities among the capital’s children.
Read more: Len D’Cruz speaks out about child dental health in London
In a new study into periodontal disease, scientists have been able to combine biological and mechanical techniques to repair and regenerate bone and gingival tissue. They surgically implanted a thin, film-like membrane between the inflamed gingivae and tooth, which blocks the infection from the gums and delivers antibiotics, medication and growth factors to the gingival tissue.
Read more: Promising new treatment could regenerate gum tissue and prevent tooth loss