A new umbrella review of the effectiveness of oral hygiene tools has shown that other than toothbrushing, relatively few additional interventions carried out by patients have been proven to prevent gingivitis and periodontitis.
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference this week, which exclaimed “It’s time to level up on health,” failed to contain a single reference to dentistry.
Read more: Speech Omission Suggests Health Secretary Is Not ‘Inspired’ By Dental Professionals
The widely reported story of an unnamed Suffolk woman who extracted six of her own teeth because she couldn’t access NHS dentistry has been followed by numerous fresh tales of access problems in the UK.
The General Dental Council has said it can’t review cases heard by a former Chair of its Professional Conduct Committee who was suspended a few days ago after offensive and racially motivated comments he made.
Read more: GDC Is Unable To Review ‘Racially Motivated Comments’ Chair’s Past Cases
A new Parliamentary inquiry has been launched to examine the case for the reform of NHS litigation.
A former Chair of the General Dental Council’s Professional Conduct Committee has been immediately suspended from the dental register for six months after a PCC Committee heard he had made unprofessional, offensive and racially motivated comments.
Read more: Former GDC PCC Chair Who “Forgot” About A Hearing, Is Suspended For Racist Remarks
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This Cochrane review update of different materials used for retrograde root filling in children and adults requiring retrograde filling included 8 RCTs. However the studies are all at high risk of bias so provide insufficient evidence for the benefits of any one material.
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The Dental Elves are taking a short break and will be back on the 18th October.
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This review of the effectiveness of locally delivered adjunctive antibiotic treatment during periodontal surgery on clinical outcomes included 9 RCTs. While the findings suggested that adjunctive locally delivered antibiotics could improve some clinical sutcomes they evidence was limited and of very low certainty.
The post Periodontitis: Locally delivered anti-microbials as an adjunct to surgical periodontal treatment appeared first on National Elf Service.
