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Trader convicted of selling unsafe tooth whitener

A 47-year-old man from Runcorn, Cheshire has received 300 hours community service and and was ordered to pay £1,600 prosecution costs for selling tooth whitener containing 146 times the safe level of hydrogen peroxide, after pleading guilty to 11 offences at Warrington Magistrates Court. Trading Standards officers used a sting to buy three products from Stanton’s eBay business after receiving a tip-off.

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D’Mello update – he refuses to attend hearing

The Daily Mail reports that Desmond D'Mello, who faces more than 50 allegations of misconduct for poor hygiene, has refused to attend his Fitness to Practise hearing or be legally represented. It will however continue in his absence. His nurse, Caroline Surgey, was reprented by her lawyer who admitted all charges on her behalf.

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Cosmetic dentistry attacked in Times article

Patients left with ruined teeth as cosmetic dentists get rich quick, says the report in The Times. A “gold rush” of dentists setting up lucrative cosmetic practices with no training has led to a rise in ruined teeth, experts warned.

For full article see: http://tinyurl.com/zmrhvkc

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Dentists extracting too many teeth reports The Times

In advance of the D’Mello case at the GDC, The Times has claimed that ‘thousands of teeth’ are needlessly extracted as surgeries are accused of ‘putting profit before patients’. Regulators said that dentists were extracting teeth to avoid offering complex treatment, for which they are paid the same by the NHS and that some dentists earn almost £500,000 a year in a system that rewards them ‘for cramming in as many patients as they can.’

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D’Mello and Surgey case to start at GDC on 8 August

The GDC's Professional Conduct Committee's (PCC) hearing concerning Nottinghamshire dentist Desmond D'Mello and dental nurse Caroline Surgey is due to start on 8 August 2016. Failure to wear and change surgical gloves plus other related hygiene issues form a significant part of the charges against both of them. The case is expected to conclude by 2 September 2016.

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Shortfall of Foundation Training places ‘a disgrace’: BDA

The British Dental Association (BDA) has condemned the likely shortage of Dental Foundation Training (DFT) places this September. This shortfall – anticipated to be in the region of 14 places – has become apparent as the second round of place allocations draws to a close and applicants are being informed that they are now unlikely to receive a place.

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