In one of the more bizarre trends coming from the USA, some parents are having their babies’ lost molar teeth cast in sterling silver and made into necklace pendants. Artist Jackie Kaufman, who creates these tooth pendants said she’s had about 100 orders for the unique necklaces so far. “This is better than the Tooth Fairy” she said.
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The number of Dental Foundation Training offers for 2014 has been announced. There were 1318 applications made to the 2014 Dental Foundation Training programme and of these, 1290 eligible candidates, including 123 from European Dental Schools and 70 from other dental schools worldwide, were invited for interview. So far, 80% of applicants have been offered places on dental foundation training schemes in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, starting in 2014.
Read more: Foundation Training: 244 dental students on reserve list
A new dental health survey, published by the Irish Dental Association (IDA) shows 80% of Irish adults believe their gums are healthy however 80% of Irish people have some form of gum disease. The Chief Executive of the IDA, Fintan Hourihan said the survey shows the impact the recession is having on dental health and a disconnect between what people think and how they act.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has informed dental schools that there will be a 10% cut to student intake targets for 2014/15, across the board. This has not been officially announced, but GDPUK understands that schools are being informed.
An Extraordinary General Meeting [EGM] of the British Dental Association [BDA] was announced to be on Friday 21st February 2014, to be held at the BDA building at 64 Wimpole Street, London W1 at 12.30pm
This was announced in the British Dental Journal, which was available online from Friday January 24th, and the information also became available publicly on the BDA website
Dentist MP, Sir Paul Beresford, has raised the need for gender-neutral HPV vaccination, which he said would lead to ‘a dramatic reduction’ in a number of cancers, including oral cancer. In reply minister, Jane Ellison, stressed the Government’s commitment to improving cancer outcomes and the importance of rapid diagnosis in improving survival rates for oral cancer.