“Let’s us all do what it takes for a better dental contract,” were the words of Joe Hendron at the LDC conference dinner last night, when he told delegates why he handed back his prototype contract and his disillusionment with the contract reform process. The after-dinner speaker was Callum Youngson, head of Liverpool Dental School.
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Today dentists from across the UK have called on governments to fund dental services for residents in care homes which are often either poor or non-existent.
The annual gathering of dentists from Local Dental Committees (LDCs), held in Belfast (7-8 June), has said that commissioning dental services for vulnerable older people is rarely a priority and it is time that this shameful situation is reversed.
The 67th Annual Conference of Local Dental Committees opens in Belfast today, the first time it has been held outside England. Chair, Joe Hendron, told GDPUK: “It promises to be a great Conference. I have tried make it more representative of the whole profession and I look forward to welcoming more female delegates and many younger faces.”
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that this new approach can create materials with remarkable precision and order that look and behave like dental enamel.
Read more: Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel
Portman was set up in 2009 by Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur jockey who stunned the horseracing world by winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup seven years ago. He owns a big stake in Portman, alongside Livingbridge, a buyout firm, which became a shareholder in 2014.
Read more: Jacobs Holding joins £300m race for Portman dental chain
The House of Commons Health Select Committee has called on the Government to take ‘effective action’ on childhood obesity to narrow the widening gap between richest and poorest communities. Its chair, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP said: “We know what works & can no longer ignore the lifetime personal costs for these children.”
Read more: Health Committee urges Government to take action over childhood obesity