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Row erupts on social media over Mick Armstrong quotes on homeless

According to an article in the Guardian BDA chair Mick Armstrong apparently accused homeless people of being “no-hopers” and suggested it was sometimes acceptable to deny them treatment. He did so in an email to a colleague, which was mistakenly copied into Labour MP, Stella Creasy, who had raised the issue of the homeless accessing care in the House of Commons.

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More prototypes announced

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that up to 50 practices in England will be selected to join the 73 currently testing the prototype contracts. They claim that the dental care approach to be expanded after trial reduces tooth decay. They also say the new practices will be joining a ‘scheme for prevention-focused dental care following successful results where it has been tested’.

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Fines for illegal tooth whitening still rising

A Derby man has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 by the courts after being found guilty of illegally tooth whitening, that left woman ’in pain’. A London man, Jeffery Lehmann, has been ordered to pay more than £15,000, after having his previous conviction for illegal tooth whitening upheld. The failed appeal related to a 2017 conviction.

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Mixed picture from practice goodwill values survey

The latest statistics from the NASDAL (The National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Practice Goodwill Survey have been released. The survey for the quarter ending 30^th April 2018 shows a mixed picture across the country and a number of practices seeming to benefit from large corporate buyer competition.

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Pay rise fails to impress dentists

The Government has accepted a recommendation by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) that dentists’ pay should be increased by 2%. However, it is not proposing to backdate that uplift to the usual April date, instead delaying implementation until October to cut costs. The BDA is not impressed.

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Former minister says obesity is “a lifestyle choice”

Lord Blencathra, who was a minister over 20 years ago has said that Britain is becoming a nation of “fat, idle people who will bankrupt the NHS”, he described obesity as “a lifestyle choice”. But current health minister, Lord O’Shaughnessy, said: “It should be thought of as a disease, if not an epidemic, because it appears to be catching.”

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Dr Bawa-Garba and protecting public confidence

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On 13th August 2018 the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of Dr Bawa-Garba v the General Medical Council. The GMC had successfully appealed against the decision of the original Medical Practitioners Tribunal not to erase Dr Bawa-Garba, but to suspend her from practi...

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It’s the Tortoise and the Hare all over again… Boota Singh Ubhi, Principal of Birmingham Periodontal & Implant Centre (BPI Dental), Specialist Periodontist and implant dentist, shares a long-term referral case that highlights some important lessons. The patient was initially referred to us for f...

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Autotransplantation of teeth with incomplete root formation have good success rates

This review of success and survival rates and complications of autotransplantation of teeth with incomplete root formation included 32 observational studies only 5 of which were considered to be of high quality. Good success rates were noted but findings should be interpreted cautiously

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Temporomandibular disorders: Prevalence of psychosocial impairment

This review assessing the level of psychosocial impairment in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) included 14 observational studies . The studies suggest that psychological disorders and psychosocial impairment are common in patients with TMD but the evidence is of low quality.

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Third molar surgery: Steroids had a beneficial effect on pain, swelling and trismus

This review of effectiveness of corticosteroids in the post-operative control of pain, swelling and trismus after third molar surgery included 17 RCTs suggesting that corticosteroid use had beneficial effects on pain swelling and trismus.

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