Dental therapists may offer a solution to the potential shortage of NHS dentists, recently highlighted by the General Dental Council.
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A koala born with a missing foot has had his mobility restored thanks to a clinical dental technician.
New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown double-masking decreases the exposure to potentially infective aerosols by about 95%.
Research by the General Dental Council suggests that the NHS dental service could suffer ‘system-wide overstretching’ as NHS dentists switch to providing private services.
Read more: Dentists Leaving NHS May Lead To Overstretching, Says GDC
Pressing dental appointments may be one excuse that employees use to get half a day off, but patients in Ireland are using bogus dental treatment to get around Covid travel restrictions.
The Belfast Telegraph reported that dental clinics in Tenerife are being flooded with bookings from Irish people who then do not turn up for their appointments. It is suspected they are using dental treatment as a ploy to circumvent travel restrictions in order to book holidays.
The newspaper said that Clinica Dental in Tenerife Sur is seeing more than five bookings from Irish people every day.
The draft White Paper outlining Health and Social Care reforms would make the abolition of the General Dental Council much easier to carry out.
Read more: GDC Reforms Are ‘Too Slow’ - Could Be More Radical
Recent analysis of ancient tooth specimens has revealed that Homo sapiens may have bred with Neanderthals in the Channel Islands.
Matt Hancock’s ministerial statement in the Commons on the future of health services, failed to give any detail on how the provision of dentistry will be directly affected by proposals in the Department of Health and Social Care’s draft Health and Care Bill.
Read more: Draft Health White Paper Announced – Dentistry Barely Mentioned
The UK dental profession has finally received Parliamentary support after enduring days of ‘dentist bashing’ in the national media.