New Swab Test Accurately Detects Oral Cancer
Thousands of lives may be saved by this simple and painless test that can be undertaken in the dental chair.
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Firstly, an apology to the Chief Dental Officer for England Sara Hurley. In previous news items this writer may have given the impression that she lacked a vison for the future of dentistry. That would be incorrect.
Oral Evidence To Commons Committee Pulls No Punches – Part Four
In his fourth and final dip into the oral evidence presented to the Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into NHS Dental Access, GDPUK’s Guy Tuggle reviews the final deliberations of Ian Brack, the Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council; Dr Abhi Pal, President of the College of General Dentistry; and Malcolm Smith, Chair of HEE’s Advancing Dental Care Review and Dental Education Reform Programme.
Read more: Oral Evidence To Commons Committee Pulls No Punches – Part Four
“The Dental Nurse Will See You Now?” Oral Evidence To Commons Committee Pulls No Punches – Part Three.
In his third dip into the oral evidence presented to the Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into NHS Dental Access, GDPUK’s Guy Tuggle reviews two of the more controversial topics proposed by witnesses Ian Brack, the Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council; Dr Abhi Pal, President of the College of General Dentistry; and Malcolm Smith, Chair of HEE’s Advancing Dental Care Review and Dental Education Reform Programme
CDO Spells Out Priorities in Keynote Address
The recent BDIA Dental Showcase exhibition and conference at the ExCeL London is one of the big events in the UK dental calendar. The pandemic may have affected how the profession views such gatherings, and there have been comments that this meeting at the ExCeL centre felt smaller and had less trade representation than before.
Minister Brushes Aside Recruitment Issues - BUPA Action Contradicts
Neil O’Brien is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, who seems to have been given the dental brief. His one man mission to make predecessor Maria Caulfield look a model of honesty and competence, shows no sign of abating.
Read more: Minister Brushes Aside Recruitment Issues - BUPA Action Contradicts
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Overseas Recruitment in Dentistry - Legal Q & A's In the Dental Business - Part Three
In the third of her series of articles for GDPUK, Hewi Ma of Brabners Solicitors discusses employing overseas workers.
Training for my Antarctic Expedition
I was under no illusion that preparing for an expedition to the South Pole was going to be easy. It requires physical and mental preparation, developing skills and experience in navigation, glacier travel and being able to recognise and avoid crevassed terrain. The necessary tick-list I received whe...
My Solo Unsupported Expedition to the South Pole
I find myself writing this, surrounded by expedition gear, a day before leaving on a Polar training expedition in Finse, Norway. It’s fair to say that my life has never felt so busy and varied as the past 12 months since admitting to myself and the world that I would be embarking on a solo, unsuppor...
Legal Q & A's In the Dental Business - Part Two
In the second of her series of articles for GDPUK, Hewi Ma of Brabners Solicitors discusses common legal pitfalls in the business of Dentistry.
How does the 2023 Budget affect my pension?
Jeremy Hunt revealed the contents of his 2023 Budget in the House of Commons last week. Amongst announcements on household energy bills, free childcare and corporation tax, the Chancellor unveiled surprise changes to the pension tax regime that could benefit anyone who is a higher earner.
Legal Q & A's In the Dental Business
In the first of her new series of articles for GDPUK, Hewi Ma of Brabners Solicitors discusses common legal pitfalls in the business of Dentistry.
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29 May 2023
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Peri-implantitis – adjunctive measures to non-surgical peri-implant therapy
This review of the effectiveness of patient-performed or administered adjunctive measures to non-surgical peri-implantitis therapy included 9 RCTs. A wide range of interventions were tested but the studies were mainly small with only one being at low risk of bias. Consequently addition high quality well conducted studies are needed on both the prevention and treatment of peri-implant disease.
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Elf Break
The Dental Elves are taking a short break . Our next blog will appear on the 29th May.
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Peri-implantitis – surgical treatment methods
This review comparing the effectiveness of different surgical methods for peri-implantitis included 13 parallel group RCTs. However, a wide variety of interventions were tested and the studies were generally small providing very low certainty evidence. Consequently additional high quality well reported studies are needed.
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