Anger at IOTN introduction in Scotland

Labour has accused the Scottish Government of ‘sneaking’ out an announcement on the introduction of IOTN that, they say, could force parents to pay thousands to fix their children’s teeth. Health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said people would be “understandably angry” after it emerged parents could face bills of up to £2000 for treatment.

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Dentists are victims says BDA

‘Dentists have been very badly abused by both the way CQC regulation has been applied to them and by the double standard apparent in the way that what we were told was an unalterable timetable in relation to dentistry was very quickly delayed for our medical counterparts’. John Milne, Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee,

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RADC colonel-in-chief dedicates memorial

The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) has relocated its memorial stone to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. It was transferred to the Arboretum from Aldershot. An additional inscription has been added to its base plinth which reads: 'Dedicated to those who have served or are serving in the ADC and RADC. The rededication service was attended by RADC Colonel in Chief, HRH the Duchess of Gloucester.

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Go to Tokyo for ugly teeth

A rather bizarre story comes to us from Japan where a dental clinic has started supplying fake crooked teeth to those with more traditional ‘Hollywood smile’. Dental Salon Plaisir says its ‘Stick-on Crooked Teeth’ will impart that desirable ‘imperfect’ look to men and women alike, making them more attractive to the opposite sex.

 

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