The British Dental Association (BDA) believes that the signing of a globally-binding treaty on the use of mercury is a sensible outcome that recognises the practicalities of improving oral health. The treaty was endorsed at a meeting in Minamata, Japan on 10 October. It requires nations to phase down the use of dental amalgam fillings, of which mercury is a component, over an appropriate period of time.
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Gloucester-based Prima Dental, dental bur manufacturers and exporters, is investing a total of £800,000 into the business to capitalise on the rapidly growing demand for its quality products. Prima Dental has announced that over £700,000 will be invested in additional high performance machinery for its production plant in Gloucester, enabling the company to manufacture over 1.2 million more products each year.
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has received the backing of its members to move ahead with proposals to modernise the way the organisation is governed. At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 20 September 2013, members voted unanimously in support of a series of changes which will strengthen the link between the Board and the essential work done at a local level across the UK through the Faculty’s divisions.
The British Dental Editors Forum (BDEF) has announced that the winner of this year's BDEF/British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) Young Dental Writer of the Year Award is James Darcey. James, a Manchester based dentist was nominated for his article Resorption: part 1. Pathology, classification and aetiology, which was published in the BDJ in May 2013.
Read more: James Darcey wins Young Dental Writer of the Year award