A Dagenham man has been found guilty of unlawfully offering tooth whitening after a successful prosecution brought by the General Dental Council.
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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.
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.