Public Health England issues Ebola guidance for dentists

Although it is unlikely that a patient with symptoms of Ebola will present at a dental practice or clinic for either routine or urgent care, dentists and their teams may see patients who have recently travelled from areas affected by the disease. Public Health England has therefore issued guidance for dentists on how to treat such patients,which can be downloaded from:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ebola-advice-for-dental-care-teams

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GDC launches pilot scheme for way to handle NHS complaints locally

A pilot scheme is being launched this month which will aim to ensure that concerns about dentist's performance are handled where appropriate by the local NHS in England, rather than by the General Dental Council (GDC). Chief Executive and Registrar, Evlynne Gilvarry, said: “The scheme has the potential to enable the GDC to focus more of its resources on cases where patients are at risk because the dentists' fitness to practise may be impaired.”

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Call for tax on sugary drinks

The Children's Food Campaign has published figures showing that the introduction of a 20 pence per litre duty on sugary drinks would benefit Londoners' health, as well as save the NHS in London £39 million over twenty years. However another report says that Britain ‘is falling out of love with fruit juice’, according to a report which found that sales fell after campaigns about their high sugar content.

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Lithuanian dentists have problems

A recent survey of Lithuanian dentists found that one third of them work long hours and lack patients. Many dentists practice in multiple locations and plan to retire after the official retirement age. Some dentists and dental specialists plan to emigrate. The perceived shortcomings within the dental care system and workforce planning of dentists need to be addressed, the researchers say.

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Dentists’ concerns over D’Mello’s workload

The Nottingham Post has reported dentists’ concerns about the high number of UDAs disgraced dentists Desmond D’Mello had to provide. Two Nottinghamshire dentists have said most dentists are expected to perform 7,000 UDA’s per year. But an NHS contract report showed Mr D’Mello’s two-person practice was contracted to do 29,000 UDA’s in 2014-15.

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Police release photos of Showcase robbery suspects

The on-going police investigation into the thefts at 2014’s BDIA Showcase has resulted in the Metropolitan Police force releasing photos of the suspects. Around £130,000 worth of handpieces were taken from the NSK and Bien-Air stands on the evening of Thursday 9 October, after the show had closed to dental professionals.

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Public Health England issues Ebola guidance for dentists

GDC launches pilot scheme for way to handle NHS complaints locally

Call for tax on sugary drinks

Lithuanian dentists have problems

Dentists’ concerns over D’Mello’s workload

Police release photos of Showcase robbery suspects

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