The new Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England, Sara Hurley, is to join her predecessor, Barry Cockcroft, in a ‘past, present and future’ look at NHS dentistry. The pair will be discussing ‘What now?’ when they address delegates at the annual conference of the British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) in Birmingham on Friday 25 September, the first day of the two-day event.

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A new study carried out by by researchers from Public Health England (PHE) has concluded that water fluoridation is a ‘safe and effective’ way of preventing tooth decay in children. Although the beneficial effects of the measure are well established,  the study showed no adverse effects such as various cancers, kidney stones, hip fractures of Down’s syndrome births.

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A Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) survey has revealed a crisis of confidence amongst Scottish GDPs in the General Dental Council (GDC) and has called for a Scottish based regulatory body. SDPC Chair Robert Donald said : “Scottish GDP's have given an emphatic vote of no confidence in the GDC. They know that they are being regulated by the worst health regulator in the UK.”

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After challenging NHS Area Teams’ refusal to reimburse business (non-domestic) rates to practices who paid in instalments, the BDA has now received confirmation from NHS England that it agrees with the Association’s interpretation of the legislation and many of these practices are, in fact, entitled to reimbursement.

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Both the British Dental Association (BDA) and the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) have welcomed last night’s Channel 4 ‘Sugar Rush’ programme in which Jamie Oliver highlighted the shocking impact of excess sugar in our diets. Mick Armstrong of the BDA said: “Britain is addicted to sugar, and we are all paying the price”. Dean of FGDP Mick Horton said: “It is wonderful to see Jamie Oliver put his head above the parapet again for the sake of the nation’s health, but he cannot do it alone.”

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