| Some dental patients are having unnecessary, expensive and aggressive restorative treatment for minor cosmetic problems because porcelain crowns and veneers are being overused, warns Martin Kelleher in July’s edition of the Faculty Dental Journal (FDJ). The opinion piece, Porcelain Pornography. Which will arouse controversy in the profession can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/6ynk6ls
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No comments| NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has published details of the reformed commissioning system and the emerging national board. The purpose of the new NHS Commissioning Board to use ‘the commissioning budget of around £80bn a year to secure the best possible health outcomes for patients and communities.’ The Board will also directly commission NHS dentistry. |
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| BDA Chief executive, Peter Ward, has written to all Branch Chairmen and Treasurers with proposals for them to return any surplus funds they had at the end of the last financial year (30.Sep.10) to the BDA centrally and to accept a 50% reduction in next year’s grants. GDPUK understands that the BDA’s Board of Directors (the Representative Body) were not informed of the letter nor of its contents. |
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| Experienced dentists feel angry and let-down at news that an expected extension to the deadline for joining the seniority pay scheme may not be forthcoming, Dr John Milne, Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee, has warned. The BDA has been informed at a very late stage of the process for putting an extension in place that legal difficulties may prevent that happening. |
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| New research forecasts that over one in four post-menopausal women are likely to suffer tooth loss over a five year period, and the risk increases to nearly 90 per cent if other risk factors are present, especially diabetes and if they smoke. The impact of the menopause may go some way to explain why women more often suffer from tooth loss, despite generally having better oral health than men. |
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| A doorstep dental service has been launched in Worcestershire. The mobile dental unit, funded by NHS Worcestershire, was started in November 2010 and is now fully operational, serving nearly 50 care homes across the county. The specialised unit provides a full range of dental care, from cleaning teeth to root canal therapy. |
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