The BDA says there is confusion over patients’ exemptions from charges keeping children and vulnerable patients from receiving support with treatment. A poll found that just 74% of parents thought routine dental check-ups are free for children and over 50,000 fines are being issued a year for misclaiming free dentistry.
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Matthew Hopcraft, an Australian dentist who is not only a clinical associate professor at the Melbourne Dental School, he is also "Matt, the cooking dad", who reached No.6 in the 2015 season of their MasterChef. He is using his fame to attack the ‘often-pernicious’ effects of famous people who are paid large amounts of money to promote the tastiness and desirability of junk food and sugary drinks.
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NHS dentistry was the only service to see a statistically significant increase in levels of public satisfaction this year; at 61% it was up 7 points from 2015. Public satisfaction with the NHS overall was 63% in 2016. The figures come from the National Centre for Social Research’s British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.
A new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could improve results according to a study published in the Journal of Dental Research. The SafeRoot device, created by a team of researchers at King's College London, enables rapid bacterial detection inside the root canal, ensuring the procedure has been successful and reducing the need for tooth extraction or surgical intervention.
BDA Scotland has criticised the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) and its recommendation for a 1% pay award for general dental practitioners in Scotland for 2017/18. Associates and practice owners in Scotland have seen their income fall by well over a quarter since 2009.
Oral surgeon Sean Ferguson dentist killed himself after he was forced to stop treating patients because of a hereditary illness which was damaging the nerves in his hands. He suffered from a condition, Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, which affected his peripheral nerves and had been told to stop working by the General Dental Council while they looked into his condition.
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