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Published: Monday, 03 August 2020 10:23
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Professor Nicola Innes has been appointed as the new Head for the School of Dentistry, at Cardiff University, where she will oversee all of the School’s activities as it looks to build on its track record in research, teaching and engagement. She comes from her current post as Professor of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Dundee.
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Published: Monday, 03 August 2020 10:12
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The latest GP survey has been published for the quarter Jan-Mar 2020. 84.3% of respondents rated their NHS dental experience as positive. 91.6% of those that tried to get an appointment were successful. 42.1% had not tried to get an appointment with an NHS dentist and of these, 37.4% were seen privately.
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Published: Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:41
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the government’s push on obesity but warned that Ministers must confront the common factors driving record numbers of tooth extractions among children. BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: “The government has a historic opportunity to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to prevention, but it must take a joined-up approach.”
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Published: Wednesday, 29 July 2020 10:44
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A rapid review into aerosol generating procedures has been carried out by Cochrane Oral Health and covers 58 countries, with fallow times after procedures ranging from 2 to 180 minutes. It shows a wide variation in guidance, but warns that ‘there is a lack of evidence provided to support the majority of recommendations in the documents.’
Read more: Rapid Cochrane review of AGPs gives mixed messages
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Published: Tuesday, 28 July 2020 10:42
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In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, for the first time the Local Dental Committee Conference 2020 was held virtually, courtesy of Zoom. It was chaired excellently by Leah Farrell, ably assisted by the 2021 chair, Stuart Allan. If there was one message to be taken away from all sides on the day, it was that UDAs were finished and should never be revived.
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Published: Monday, 27 July 2020 13:04
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NASDAL has released their Goodwill Survey statistics for the quarter ending 31st January 2020. But as Alan Suggett who compiles the goodwill survey, said it doesn’t show what has happened since March 2020 and the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic. In his comment he gives an insight as to what is actually happening now.
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Published: Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:57
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White bread and noodles are ranked highly alongside cereals and soft-drinks as the main causes of tooth decay in children, a new study has shown. The study’s lead author Dr Simon Thornley said many people were unaware that “frequently consuming foods such as white bread, rice and noodles could put children at greater risk of dental caries."
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Published: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 18:22
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Although the Government has accepted in full the pay recommendations in the latest Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) report, with a 2.8% pay rise for NHS dentists, backdated to April, the final uplift to contract values for GDPs awaits the result of a consultation on expenses. Increases for associates are not covered in this award, but are a matter for individual practices or corporates.
Read more: Review Body recommends a rise of 2.8% for dentists’ net income
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Published: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 08:25
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A recent article in the British Dental Journal suggests that there is a link between poor oral health and COVID-19 complications. The authors suggest that the connection between the oral microbiome and such complications should be investigated in the process of better understanding the outcomes of COVID-19 disease.
Read more: Research suggests link between poor oral health and COVID-19 complications
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