Dentists in Wales have criticised Coca Cola’s Christmas truck for undoing a lot of their good work in educating families about the dangers of sugary drinks. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Cardiff when the bright red truck drives into the city centre on Thursday, November 24. It was such a popular attraction last year that it caused hours of traffic misery for motorists heading into the Welsh capital.
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has accepted a request by Robert McMitchell, who owns dental surgeries across Northern Ireland, to be removed from the UK dental register, reports the Belfast Telegraph. It means the GDC has halted its investigation into the health professional and a scheduled fitness to practise hearing will now not go ahead.
Read more: Controversy as GDC allows NI dentist to leave register
NASDAL said that last year the then Chancellor George Osborne, said the deficit would be turned around to a £10 billion surplus by 2019-20. This year Philip Hammond delivered a much gloomier verdict on the state of the public finances and announced that the economy was expected to be worse off to the tune of £122 billion by 2021 – the cost of Brexit according to some commentators.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has commented on new evidence from Cancer Research UK showing that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68% in the UK over the last 20 years. [1]
Dentists play a vital role in detection of oral cancers. Survival rates can rise from 50% to 90% if the condition is identified early. However recent data has shown half of adults in England have not seen an NHS dentist in two years.
Read more: Dentists respond to rapidly rising oral cancer rates
Pulse reports that the CQC is planning to overspend its staff budget for inspecting primary medical services by £700,000 in a last-ditch effort to hit its end-of-year target. Its The latest performance report says it will have to rely on additional ‘bank’ inspectors to carry out an outstanding 270 GP inspections and 250 dental practice inspections by the end of March.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced it has helped, with other organisations, to secure an extension to the grace period for foundation dentists to formalise their inclusion in the National Performers List in England. This follows the well-publicised catalogue of mismanagement by NHS England’s contractor, Capita (operating as PCSE). All foundation dentists are required to be included in the list within three months of starting their training post (usually 30 November). In terms of the regulations, foundation dentists cannot work unless they are included in the list at that point.
Read more: BDA aids breakthrough on Performers List problems