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With the European Council having recently published the European Cosmetics Directive, the future of dental whitening is beginning to look marginally brighter according to the British Dental Bleaching Society. The new directive will allow dentists to supply patients with products containing up to 6% hydrogen peroxide, a significant leap from the current UK limit of 0.1%. |
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No commentsTony Kilcoyne has released a statement on illegal tooth whitening:
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During Smile Month the public are being warned by Dental Professionals to beware of illegal tooth whiteners claiming to be specialists but who put public health and well-being at risk just to make profits by not following all the safety systems that dentists do. Many of these companies say it's only cosmetic, but they risk spreading diseases like Hepatitis and TB between customers or damaging teeth and gums irreversibly, by not having the knowledge or skills that dental teams do. |
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Three dentists will be amongst the thousands who will carry the Olympic torch on its journey round the UK. Tony Chivers (91) will carry the torch through Bournemouth on 13th July; Barry Funnell through Luton on 8th July and Pan Taneja through Solihull on 1st July. Good luck to all three. |
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New research from Queen Mary, University of London in collaboration with research groups in the USA sheds light on why gum disease can become more common with old age. The study reveals that the deterioration in gum health which often occurs with increasing age is associated with a drop in the level of a chemical called Del-1. |
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Delegates are now able to register online for their ticket to BDTA Dental Showcase, which takes place at ExCel London from 4-6 October 2012. Registration is free and can be completed easily online at www.dentalshowcase.com and you will instantly receive your free e-ticket for this year’s event. |
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Although NHS Protect's come to the conclusion that some dentists are acting fraudulently there is little proof of this in its report. 5000 patients were written to about treatment received as long ago as March 2010. In three quarters of cases no fraud was found and in a further 23% the patient refused to reply or couldn't remember. This left just 3% (187 in all) where something potentialy suspicious was found. In half of these the patient claimed not to have received the banded treatment claimed, and in 27% of them there appeared to be a split course of treatment. |
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From this flawed data, NHS Protect extrapolated to the sensational headline that there is £70m of fraud across NHS dental contracting.
NHS dentists see this story as a sign of a new initiative about to emerge from Department of Health that will restrict or clamp down on dentists in some way, which in turn, will increase the numbers of dentists quitting NHS dental contracts.
