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.
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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.
The case of beautician, Hayley Wilding, which was reported on GDPUK, is to be reopened. On 20 December 2013 she was found guilty of unlawfully practising dentistry, by tooth whitening, at Lancaster Magistrates’ Court. However, she now claims that she had been unaware of the General Dental Council (GDC) prosecution and not received any letters from the court.
The Scottish newspaper, The Herald, has reported that without more patients to practise on, dental students in Glasgow are at risk of falling behind on the number of hours practise they are required to undertake for their degree. This has not, however, been confirmed by the University of Glasgow.