The dental profession is about to learn the findings of the Parliamentary Health & Social Care Committee’s investigation into NHS dentistry and specifically, access.
GDPUK understands the report will be published this Friday.
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The consequences of the nation’s defiant addiction to sugary drinks plays out in dental practices every hour of every day. With an array of prominent and hidden sugars being pushed at a sweet toothed public, the profession often feels like its ‘cut or moderate your consumption’ message swims against an increasingly strong tide.
In good news for Patriotic readers of GDPUK we can confirm that the UK still leads the world. In not so good news, this is in numbers of fitness to practice cases instigated by dental regulators.
Read more: GDC Concerns - Erasure Risk Remains Very High in UK
The NHS introduced its “world class commissioning” programme in 2007 and for some time the optimistic phrase appeared on a variety of communications. Along with “high trust environment” it is a three word expression that guaranteed a weary sigh from those dentists who experienced it.
The new NHS England workforce plan contains a generous assortment of initiatives to try and increase numbers across healthcare. Most are not as controversial as the proposed compulsory NHS service for new dental graduates.
A new survey has confirmed that the cost of living crisis is damaging child dental health. Three hundred & thirteen members of the School and Public Health Nurses Association (Saphna) and the British Dental Association were asked about the impact of changes to children’s diet resulting from increasing prices, upon their health.
Read more: New Survey Shows Effect Cost of Living Crisis Has on Child Dental Health
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