FGDP(UK) welcomes Keogh report on care standards in cosmetic dentistry

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GDC publishes ‘Standards for the Dental Team’

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its new 'Standards for the Dental Team' which will replace its current Standards Guidance. The new 'Standards for the Dental Team' was approved by Council in June and is now available to view on the GDC website here

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Nothing wrong with sweets says health minister

Public health minister, Anna Soubry, is reported as saying, in an interview with The Grocer, that ‘there’s nothing wrong with sweets‘. She said that it was not the job of government to tell supermarkets where to put their shelves. She was commenting on a proposal to ban stores from arranging sweets and chocolate in front of checkouts.

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Make a meal of it, new BDA campaign urges

Dental professionals across the UK are being urged to get involved in a new British Dental Association (BDA) campaign to reduce the harm done to children’s oral health by taking sugary and acidic food and drink outside regular mealtimes. The ‘Make a meal of it’ campaign proposes restrictions on the availability and advertising of such products. The BDA is also supporting a specific tax on sugary, carbonated drinks.

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Dental practice sales market strong but chaotic says NASDAL

The sales market of NHS dental practices in England has been thrown into chaos following the changes to the administration of primary dental care services, according to NASDAL lawyers who continue to finalise difficult deals against the odds. Louise Fegan of NASDAL law firm Morrisons Solicitors explained that in addition to the change in administration, further layers of bureaucracy had been added into the sales process.

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LA supply must be safeguarded, BDA warns

Proposed changes to powers for law enforcement agencies to combat the use of ‘cutting agents’ in recreational drugs must not be allowed to adversely affect the availability of dental anaesthetics, the British Dental Association (BDA) is warning. The BDA is concerned that one of the substances covered by the proposals, the local anaesthetic lidocaine which is widely used in dentistry, should not have its legitimate supply interrupted.

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FGDP(UK) welcomes Keogh report on care standards in cosmetic dentistry

GDC publishes ‘Standards for the Dental Team’

Nothing wrong with sweets says health minister

Make a meal of it, new BDA campaign urges

Dental practice sales market strong but chaotic says NASDAL

LA supply must be safeguarded, BDA warns

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