NHS England is signalling strongly that community water fluoridation is the optimum intervention to improve the oral health of children and tackle health inequality among disadvantaged communities. The new impetus is fully supported by the Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) network, which is pressing for targeted water fluoridation in areas of high need.
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Reports of illegal teeth-whitening that could leave patients at risk of health problems including burns or lost teeth have increased, the BBC has found. GDC figures showed a 26% rise in reports last year. One beauty school claimed to have provided "thousands" of candidates with illegitimate qualifications, an undercover investigation found.
The BDA has warned the shortage of face masks sparked by the coronavirus outbreak now poses an imminent risk of disruption to UK dental services, unless officials and industry are prepared to ease rationing. The Association reports it has been inundated by calls from member practices unclear on their options, in the wake of panic buying and supply problems.
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) is encouraging dental practices to take note of interim advice for primary care on coronavirus. The Department of Health guidance aims to help reduce the risk of the spread of infection during and following contact with patients with suspected Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and Public Health England has published an accompanying flowchart.
Read more: Coronavirus: FGDP releases interim advice for primary care
Dental Protection is pleased to confirm that it is providing indemnity to several of Bridge2Aid’s dental volunteers for their 2020 training programmes. Bridge2Aid is a charitable organisation aimed to improve access to emergency dental care by training healthcare workers in developing countries. They have a unique approach that focuses on training rather than treatment and, in doing so, creates a sustainable solution.
Read more: Dental Protection indemnifies dental volunteers at Bridge2Aid
A birthday party was held at BDA headquarters to celebrate 100 years of the Robert and Lillian Lindsay Library, which started in 1920 with 100 books and has now expanded to 28,000 loanable items. It now provides books, ebooks, journals, ejournals, literature searches, article packages, requested articles - all of which can be accessed either remotely or by visiting the library.
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This network meta-analysis of the efficacy of antifungal drugs on oral candidiasis included 31 RCTs of overal low quality suggesting that fluconazole may be the most effective.
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This review of the rate of malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia included 34 many retrospective observational studies. The estimated mean malignant transformation rate was 9.7% (95%CI; 7.8% to 11.7%).
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This review comparing whether implant supported crowns on short or standard implants have similar clinical outcomes in the posterior alveolar bone included 5 RCTs. the findings suggested no differences at one year but that shorter implants performed less well at 5 years.
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