For seriously ill children, a simple toothbrush can be critical to health and well-being. This is the message being delivered to medical teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) by paediatric dental consultant Urshla Devalia. Her team are implementing a pioneering new programme called Mini Mouthcare Matters (Mini MCM).
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Plans to add fluoride to the water supply of more than 340,000 people in Hull and the East Riding to address some of the worst rates of tooth decay in the country “will not happen”, according to a councillor. But the BDA has slammed such misleading comments that could sound the death knell of fluoridation there.
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Bupa has announced the acquisition of nine new practices bringing the total number of sites acquired this year to fourteen. The means that Bupa has acquired 14 practices in the UK and Republic of Ireland so far in 2018. Catherine Barton, general manager for Bupa Dental Care, commented, “With steady forecast growth, we’re confident in the long-term success of the dental market.”
New ‘healthy’ Coco Pops are tasteless, say customers after Kellogg’s reduced the amount of sugar following government pressure. And despite the 40% reduction in sugar, disappointed consumers have noted the change has saved just one calorie per bowl. Kellogg’s are confident people will learn to love the new recipe.
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Dentists and economists earn the most money from their university degree, new data has suggested. Analysis from the Office for National Statistics says such professions can expect a median salary of between £37,900 and £47,300 within five years of leaving university.
The City Editor of The Times has reported that dental businesses fear a “catastrophe” if a tax investigation into thousands of their staff determine that dentists who claim to be self-employed are actually full-time employees, ‘potentially costing the industry millions in extra costs’. Dental accountant, Alan Suggett, told the paper that “What HMRC is doing is dangerous.”
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This review assessing the level of psychosocial impairment in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) included 14 observational studies . The studies suggest that psychological disorders and psychosocial impairment are common in patients with TMD but the evidence is of low quality.
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This review of effectiveness of corticosteroids in the post-operative control of pain, swelling and trismus after third molar surgery included 17 RCTs suggesting that corticosteroid use had beneficial effects on pain swelling and trismus.
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