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GDC chief executive, Evlynne Gilvarry, has said that tooth whitening is dentistry and thus can only be carried out by dentists or other registrants on BBC Radio 5 live. But this position was opposed by Edward Mills, from the company Smart-Smile, who told the programme: “I have never had a single complaint from a customer”. |
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No comments| Norman Lamb MP a close adviser to Nick Clegg has threatened to resgign unless changes are made to the proposed overhaul of the NHS. He said the plans posed a major ‘financial risk’ to the NHS, and patient care could suffer. He is currently the Lib Dem leader’s chief political adviser but before the election was the party's health spokesman in opposition. |
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| Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has decided to increase NHS contract values by only 0.5% this year. In a letter the CDO, Barry Cockcroft, says that it had already been announced that the pay element would be frozen for this year and next. In addition the expenses part would be subject to a 4% improvement in ‘efficiency and productivity’. The BDA has said that the ‘uplift’ is really a pay cut. |
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Kate Middleton is said to have been receiving treatment from Harley Street dentist Dr Didier Fillion even before her engagement. Dr Tif Qureshi, from the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, says it looks as though Kate has been secretly having orthodontic treatment. “It looks as though she’s had some whitening treatment and tooth edge augmention to make her teeth all the correct length,” he said.
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| The Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, is to address British Dental Conference and Exhibition at Manchester’s Central Convention Complex on Thursday May 19. Mr Lansley is expected to participate in a question and answer session following his address, which replaces the previously-advertised appearance by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Lord Howe. |
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