As trailed by Guy Tuggle, the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee has now reconvened for a second round of oral evidence. This has come from a panel of guests selected to inform it about why MPs receive so many missives from angry patients unable to access NHS dentistry, and why so many dentists are walking away from NHS contracts.
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One of the more surprising and shocking revelations to emerge at the first hearing of oral evidence by the Health & Social Care Committee inquiry into NHS dentistry was that nobody seems to know how much time NHS dentists work for the NHS.
Read more: Are 500 NHS Dentists really only doing one UDA a year?
Guy Tuggle looks forward to this week’s star-studded line-up of stars billed to appear at the Health & Social Care Committee’s second hearing of oral evidence.
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It is barely a fortnight since the bombshell announcement that 85 of the BUPA Dental Care practices were to be either closed or, if buyers could be found for some of them, sold on. But they have not been the only corporate having to face the challenges of keeping practices with NHS contracts both staffed and viable.
Read more: Further Corporate Practice Closures as MP Questions Those Leaving NHS
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has appointed a solicitor specialising in regulatory and criminal legal proceedings as its new head of legal services. Nick Tennant has been promoted to the role after 15 years working as a solicitor in the defence organisation’s in-house legal team. He will oversee the work of an expert team of 24 solicitors, three paralegals and support staff.
Read more: DDU Appoints Regulatory Law Specialist as GDC Considers Improved Indemnity Guidance
The winner of the prestigious British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) Outstanding Innovation Award 2023, has now been announced.
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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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