Dental technology in crisis: BAPD

Details: Published: Wednesday, 09 December 2020 07:34; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1741

The British Association of Private Dentistry continues to raise awareness of the plight felt across our industry, particularly within the laboratory sector. This week, ceramist and BAPD member Phil Reddington, updates the dentists. He paints a dire picture of the state of dental technology being ‘more volatile than I have known it to be at any time in my 30 plus years in the trade.’

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Tooth loss Covid link disputed

Details: Published: Tuesday, 08 December 2020 08:56; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2167

Reports have recently emerged of some patients losing teeth after contracting the virus - with one woman from New York recounting how a tooth fell out of her mouth without any blood or pain. But dental experts have suggested that a more likely explanation for sudden tooth loss is illness hindering people’s rigorousness in oral hygiene.

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GDC issues advice for dental professionals on Brexit

Details: Published: Tuesday, 08 December 2020 08:55; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1691

With negotiations on a deal with the EU on the terms of our future relationship in the balance, the General Dental Council has issued information to dental professionals about changes to the process of GDC registration that occur as a result, of the UK’s formal exit and the end of the transition period on December 31^st.

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Scotland to pay £500 to NHS staff including dental teams

Details: Published: Monday, 07 December 2020 11:32; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2344

The Scottish Government is to make a one-off £500 bonus to NHS staff for their work during the pandemic. SNP MPs have, however, criticised the Treasury for not exempting this payment from tax. BDA Scotland said that welcome though the payment was it will not make up for a decade of pay restraint.

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COVID-19: Update: Vaccination and dentistry

Details: Published: Monday, 07 December 2020 11:31; Written by News Editor; Hits: 7060

The news that a vaccine has been approved has been widely welcomed by most of the country as an escape route from the pandemic, with front-line health workers given some priority. The BDA is now pressing the Government to give dentists clarity on when they can expect their teams to be vaccinated. Arrangements are also in hand for dentists and team members to apply to work as part of the vaccination programme.

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Mouth cancer referrals down by a third since start of pandemic

Details: Published: Friday, 04 December 2020 08:23; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1786

The Oral Health Foundation is calling for urgent action around cancer diagnosis, following new data that shows mouth cancer referrals have fallen by a third (33%) since the beginning of the pandemic. New figures collected from across the UK, reveal the number of people being referred for possible mouth cancer fell from 2,257 in the six months prior to March 2020, to 1,506 in the six months after March 2020.

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NASDAL Goodwill Survey - prices hold up

Details: Published: Wednesday, 02 December 2020 08:02; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2134

Even during this pandemic period dental practice goodwill prices have held up very well. Goodwill as a percentage of fee income in the period across all types of practice averaged 141% of gross fees – only down from 159% from the quarter to January 2020 – the last pre-Covid quarter. And, the level of deal activity is very much higher than many expected.

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Dental Protection says urgent is action needed to reform GDC

Details: Published: Tuesday, 01 December 2020 08:40; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2454

Dental Protection has welcomed the commitment by the Department to modernise the laws that underpin the work of the GDC and other professional regulators. Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, said: “Dental Protection welcomes the commitment by DHSC to modernise the work of regulators such as the GDC, with the aim of reducing the bureaucratic burden on dental professionals.”

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Oral health now in educational mainstream

Details: Published: Monday, 30 November 2020 10:40; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2197

The BSPD wants all children to understand from an early age the importance of caring for their teeth – and this is now set to become a reality thanks to an addition to the school curriculum, driven by Public Health England’s Jenny Godson and aided by BSPD member Professor Zoe Marshman.

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