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Published: Wednesday, 06 May 2020 13:12
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Dental surgeries are ’coronavirus heaven’ Professor Mike Lewis warns it will be ’very difficult to return to normal’. He said he does "not foresee" a return to normal any time soon. He also said that maintaining good oral hygiene could help prevent the spread the virus, a view echoed by Prof Martin Addy.
Read more: Dentistry will struggle to return to normal says professor
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Published: Tuesday, 05 May 2020 10:04
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The CDO sees the NHS Urgent Dental Care system expanding as the public health measures are reviewed, she said in a letter to dentists. She said: “As we move towards recovery there will be several thousand COVID-19 positive patients requiring care.”
Read more: COVID-19: CDO gives update on dentists' response
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Published: Monday, 04 May 2020 05:49
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Replying to a Parliamentary Question, Jesse Norman MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury said that the Government did not consider properties providing medical services were eligible for a business rates ‘holiday’. This despite repeated pressure from MPs across the House, the BDA and the newly formed British Association of Private Dentistry.
Read more: COVID-19: Update: Treasury says NO to business rates relief for private practices
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Published: Thursday, 30 April 2020 19:24
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Various States in the USA have indicated that they are considering easing restrictions on dentists carrying out routine treatment. The American Dental Association has developed a toolkit to help dentists return to more normal practice operations as some states reopen. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association want to make sure hygienists have access to the necessary protective gear if their offices do reopen.
Read more: USA dentists prepare to return to work
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Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2020 21:49
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Tony Jacobs, who spent three weeks in intensive care after contracting coronavirus, has thanked the NHS staff who saved his life. Now he says he wants to repay the nurses and doctors who helped him. His family have now set up a fundraising page to help the hospital staff, and are asking people to donate at: www.gofundme.com/f/thank-you-to-the-team-who-looked-after-tony-jacobs
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Published: Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:28
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Some 28 Conservative MPs from across England have sent a message to the Chancellor asking for relief from business rates to be extended to mixed and private dental practices, the BDA reports. There has, however, been mixed responses to questions from MPs and pressure put on Chancellor.
Read more: COVID-19: Update: More pressure being put on Chancellor by MPs
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Published: Tuesday, 28 April 2020 14:37
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A recent report has shown that in the last decade, changes in satisfaction with NHS dentistry services have followed a very different pattern to that for GP services, with satisfaction rising from a low of around 42% in the early-to-mid 2000s to a level similar to the NHS as a whole in 2019.
Read more: Satisfaction with NHS dental services is rising
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Published: Monday, 27 April 2020 20:10
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A dentist has been criticised for selling surplus facemasks for £50 each. Toby Talbot, from the privately-run Talbot Clinic in Bath, has written to people living nearby to offer them a chance to buy FFP3 masks. Bath’s Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse said it was "disappointing" and any surplus equipment should be given to front-line NHS staff.
Read more: MP criticises local GDP for offering to sell facemasks
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Published: Sunday, 26 April 2020 21:24
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In the past week the BDA has published advice on associates following a meeting to the GDPC group. In addition, there is advice on COVID-19 testing for essential workers and the BDA Benevolent Fund. The Association continues to put pressure on NHS England in respect of getting appropriate PPE to be available to dentists.
Read more: COVID-19: Update – week ending April 24, 2020
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