A BBC investigation into NHS dentistry during the COVID pandemic has revealed that a dental corporate has instructed staff to prioritise routine examinations over patients requiring urgent treatment.
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A UK dentist has launched a smartphone game app which he hopes will educate youngsters and parents into gaining a better understanding of caries.
The search has begun to replace the General Dental Council’s controversial Chair, Dr William ‘Bill’ Moyes.
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The General Dental Council has said that 1800 dentists have still to submit their annual CPD statements, despite the end-of-cycle deadline rapidly approaching.
‘Covid Tongue’ is on the rise, according to King’s College genetic epidemiologist Professor Tim Spector. The little-known symptom from COVID-19 received nationwide publicity over the weekend after Prof Spector tweeted a photograph of a patient with a patchy tongue which was ascribed to COVID-19.
UK dentists are right to be sceptical of infra-red non-contact thermometers according to recent research.
An Australian study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT’s) demonstrated poor accuracy at temperatures greater than 37℃.
Read more: Dentists Justified In Shunning Temperature Checks Outside
Thousands of dental patients in deprived areas of Yorkshire face losing their NHS dental care within weeks.
Newly released General Dental Council figures have shown a substantial number of dentists have not renewed their registrations for 2021.
The UK Supreme Court has recently backed many small firms, including dental practices, over business interruption insurance claims reports the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers, (NASDAL) reports. The Court found largely in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance policies.