The market research store, Research and Markets, has announced that the global dental services market is set to grow 13.81% by 2020. A key trend which is boosting market growth is the collaboration with leading insurance providers. The dental services market is heading toward easing the expenses for individuals and reducing their out-of-pocket expenditures.
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Baroness Benjamin asked the Government what plans they had ‘to promote oral health for children’. The minister, Lord Prior, replied that the childhood obesity plan had introduced two important measures for oral health: a soft drinks industry levy and a sugar reduction programme. Also Public Health England “continues to lead a wide-ranging programme to improve children’s oral health.”
Read more: Baroness Benjamin raises child oral health in the Lords
The Royal College of Surgeons has published new guidance for surgeons to help them understand the shift in the law and its implications, after a landmark judgment given in a Supreme Court case in 2015, Montgomery vs Lanarkshire Health Board, clarified their understanding of patient consent. The extent that this warning may apply to dentists is uncertain.
Brushing teeth thoroughly to remove plaque may help prevent heart attacks and strokes by reducing inflammation in the body to levels close to those that can be achieved by statins, a new study suggests. Scientists in the US conducted a trial to see if a special toothpaste, which highlighted plaque on the teeth could improve cardiac health.
Read more: Brushing teeth ‘as effective as statins in preventing heart attack’
A new toolkit from Public Health England will enable local authorities to make effective long-term investments in prevention. It will calculate potential returns on investment on children’s oral health initiatives over five and ten year periods including supervised tooth brushing, fluoride varnish, and provision of toothbrushes by post.
Changes to the GDC’s fitness to practise process came into force on Nov 1. Case Examiners will now carry out the decision making functions currently performed by the Investigating Committee. Jonathan Green, Director of Fitness to Practise at the GDC, said: “Introducing Case Examiners will benefit patients, the public and dental professionals and improve the efficiency of the GDC’s fitness to practise process.