A denture shop owner who made false teeth worn by the Still Game character Methadone Mick has been fined £1,800 for illegal dentistry. After a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court, John Nicol, 73,was convicted of practising as an unregistered dentist. Outside court, Nicol said people came to his firm, Speedy Dentures, after "terrible treatment from dentists".
With the Great British Bake Off back on our television screens, the Oral Health Foundation has investigated where in the United Kingdom is most likely to reach for a roulade and which places are saying no to a gateau. Belfast topped the list, with Norwich and Liverpool coming next. At the other end were Aberdeen, Oxford and Nottingham.
A BBC report this morning (Sept 6) claims that 48% of practices are not accepting new adult patients, while 40% are not accepting new child patients. In an interview on the Breakfast programme, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen said the Government had only commissioned enough dentistry to treat half the population.
Read more: Fewer than half of practices seeing new patients - BBC
Secrecy and false assumptions leave boys at risk as Government advisors downplay cancer risk and ignore sexual habits of ‘Tinder Generation’ says the BDA. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are using opaque and apparently flawed modelling as a basis to reject blanket vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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NHS Digital has released statistics for the year 2016/17 in England. It shows a 0.6% increase in courses of treatment delivered, but over half a million fewer UDAs. 24,007 dentists performed NHS activity, a decrease of 0.3%, of these 84% were associates. 22.2 million adult patients were seen by an NHS dentist, (51.4% of adults) and 6.8 million children (58.2%).
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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): treatment and prevention
This Cochrane review of interventions for the prevention and treatment of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) identified 5 trials. Three were related to prevention and two to treatment providing limited evidence to support interventions. More high quality studies are needed. The post Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): treatment and prevention appeared first on National Elf Service.
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Orthodontic treatment for Class II division 2 malocclusion: No randomised trial evidence
This Cochrane review of orthodontic treatment for class II div 2 malocclusion updates the previous 2006 version. No RCTs or CCTs were identified so It is not possible to provide any evidence-based guidance to recommend or discourage any type of orthodontic treatment to correct Class II division 2 malocclusion in children. The post Orthodontic treatment for Class II division 2 malocclusion: No randomised trial evidence appeared first on National Elf Service.
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Fissure sealants: performance not affected by tooth characteristics
16 studies affect of were included in this review of tooth characteristics on sealant performance. With the exception of lower sealant failure rate on premolars sealants were not affected negatively by mouth side, jaw, or tooth type. The post Fissure sealants: performance not affected by tooth characteristics appeared first on National Elf Service.