The General Dental Council has turned down a Freedom of Information request asking for the number of registrants who have taken their own lives while under Fitness to Practise investigations.
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BDA General Dental Practice Committee Chair Shawn Charlwood, told MPs at the Health and Social Care inquiry into Recruitment and Retention Across Healthcare the stark realties facing NHS dentistry when he and colleagues, including Eddie Crouch, met them this week.
Read more: BDA’s Shawn Charlwood Lays It On The Line To Commons
The daily reports on Monkeypox show a steady increase in case numbers both in the UK and worldwide. Will this affect UK dentistry? Must colleagues be on the lookout?
GDPUK can reveal that 46% of the candidates who failed the Overseas Registration Examination in January 2022 are already registered with the General Dental Council.
Read more: Some Failed ORE Dentists Are Already Registered With The GDC
‘They want dentistry out of the NHS’ warns Eddie Crouch.
The British Dental Association’s Dr Shawn Charlwood has given evidence to the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee which is looking into workforce recruitment, training and retention in health and social care.
Read more: Health And Social Care Committee Hears Evidence Of The ‘Perverse’ NHS Contract
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Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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