Public Health England (PHE) has published its second-year report on progress made by the food industry to voluntarily reduce sugar in everyday foods. This shows a 28.8% sugar reduction in food brands contributing the most sugar to children’s diets, such as cakes, breakfast cereals and sweets.
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has called for better oral health care for patients admitted to hospital, as new research shows a lack of oral health training among junior doctors could be impacting on patient care and jeopardising recovery times. Peter Dyer, BDA chair of hospital dentists, said: “Dental care for inpatients, particularly the elderly, must be recognised better in our hospitals.”
Read more: Failure to diagnose oral health conditions can prolong patients’ stay in hospital
The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) and Oral Health Foundation have announced their plans for a national campaign to warn patients about the risks of direct to consumer orthodontics – also known as DIY Orthodontics. It will advise patients to visit a trained clinician so that they have the various options open to them explained. The website is to be launched in December 2019.
Read more: Campaign to alert patients to the dangers of ‘DIY Ortho’
Simplyhealth has announced today that their market leading dental payment plans, Denplan, will be revamped under the new brand name of ‘Denplan, Part of Simplyhealth’ to further support the company’s strength in the healthcare marketplace.
As part of this brand refresh, Simplyhealth are re-introducing the famous Denplan apple as part of the logo, which has instant recognition and significance with both dentists and patients and highlights their expertise in preventive oral healthcare.
Dental therapists are qualified, capable and committed to the NHS but are unable to work to the fullest of their capabilities. This is the key message from the British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) in its submission to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee which has initiated an inquiry into dentistry services.
Read more: Dental therapists: keen to be a gateway to dentistry services for NHS patients
The BDA has expressed grave concerns that the DHSC is backtracking on pledges to break with its discredited policy of automatically fining patients accused of ‘misclaiming’ free NHS dental care. Charlotte Waite, Chair of the BDA’s England Community Dental Services Committee said: "Vulnerable patients will keep turning away from check-ups as long as Ministers refuse to let go of their failed fines policy.”
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This review evaluating the potential efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells in periodontal regeneration included 15 small studies of very low quality. Additional high quality RCTs are neeeded to assess effectiveness before clinicial use.
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5 systematic reviews were included in this umbrella review of whether articaine or lidocaine is the most appropriate local anaesthetic solution for teeth with irreversible pulpitis undergoing root canal treatment.
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This review evaluating the presence or absence of a ferrule influences the failure rate in fibre-reinforced composite (FRC) post-and-core restorations included 4 studies. While the findings indicate no differences in failure rates between restoration with and with out a ferrule the quality of the evidence is low.
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