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Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2020 10:22
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Food companies have cut sugar by only 3% despite the Government’s voluntary target of a 20% reduction in many products by the end of the year, The Times has reported. Between 2015 and last year there was little or no reduction in many food and drink categories, including chocolate and sweets, Public Health England (PHE) says in a report. Sugar levels in puddings, meanwhile, rose by 2%.
Read more: Food companies are failing to reduce sugar content says PHE
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Published: Monday, 12 October 2020 10:09
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The Queen’s Birthday Honours list, delayed from June, has been published and includes those whose work during the Covid-19 response is recognised. These include Derek Maguire from Northern Ireland who becomes an OBE. Appointed MBE are GDP and Professor Simon Wright as well as Professor and Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Helen Rodd.
GDPUK sends our congratulations and best wishes to all those honoured.
Read more: Three dentists included in delayed Birthday Honours list
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Published: Thursday, 08 October 2020 07:51
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The BDA has warned dentists face an uphill struggle to restore services unless government is willing to support costs for new equipment that could radically expand patient access, as the number of missed appointments hits over 14 million. BDA Chair Eddie Crouch said: “Dentists are facing an uphill struggle to restore services and get on top of an ever-growing backlog.”
Read more: BDA: Dentists facing uphill struggle, as missed appointments top 14 million
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Published: Wednesday, 07 October 2020 09:16
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A new free-to-use Fallow Time Calculator has been launched to enable dental professionals to determine, justify and record the fallow period necessary following dental procedures carrying a higher risk of exposure to potentially-infectious aerosols, the FGDP(UK) has announced.
Read more: Dental Fallow Time Calculator launched
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Published: Tuesday, 06 October 2020 08:45
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Targeted Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) should be included in any programme to drive down the unacceptable level of dental decay in children, says The British Fluoridation Society in a response to the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDS RCSEng), who were responding to a report on high levels of decay in children.
Read more: Oral health inequalities a major issue in reducing extractions
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Published: Monday, 05 October 2020 10:32
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Research by CQC has shown that those with a long-term condition were highly likely to avoid health and social care services due to risk factors around Covid-19 – 51% of people with a long- term condition avoid health and care services compared to 29% of the average population. 81% of people with long term health conditions report issues when trying to access health and social care services, such as longer waiting times.
Read more: People with long-term health conditions most likely to avoid care services due to Covid-19
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