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Published: Friday, 20 March 2020 12:26
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The Chief and Deputy Chief Dental Officers for England have issued their latest update, with the expectation that the profession will ‘exercise clinical judgement’ in applying this guidance. It outlines changes that will apply to practices. Separately the BDA has reported that dentists could be ‘redeployed to support NHS’ and that dentists and their staff are ‘key workers’ when it comes to children attending school.
Read more: COVID-19 20th March Update: CDO (Eng) advice published at last and updates from BDA
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Published: Thursday, 19 March 2020 13:55
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Update today includes a financial offer to Scottish dentists in return for not performing aerosol generating procedures. Anger intensifies over lack of guidance from CDO (England). Both the GDC and CQC have given some clarification about how they will be working during the emergency. The LDC Conference this year has been postponed from June to November 26/27 in Brighton.
Read more: COVID-19 19th March: CDO(Eng) replies & Scottish dentists offered financial support package
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 21:32
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The BDA wrote yesterday to Sara Hurley Chief Dental Officer for England, saying their members are desperate, asking what they should do in the absence of official advice over COVID-19. Separately CDO Wales, Colette Bridgman, wrote to dentists in Wales and the GDC chief executive issued an update.
Read more: BDA calls on CDO (England) to act over COVID-19
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 08:02
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Recent statistics show that the demand for adult orthodontics is continuing to rise, but concerns have risen about “direct-to-consumer” teeth straightening, which lures in customers with the promise of low prices and fast results but can often result in permanent damage. The Oral Health Foundation and British Orthodontic Society have created Safe Brace – a trusted space where patients can get independent and impartial advice about making the right choice for them.
Read more: Orthodontic advice line, ‘Safe Brace’ launched
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 07:35
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Jason Wong described being presented with a MBE by Prince Charles for Dentistry and Oral Health it as an ‘amazing morning’ for him and his family at Buckingham Palace. He added on Instagram: “Massive thanks to my Dental family too”.
Read more: Jason Wong MBE goes to Palace for award
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Published: Sunday, 15 March 2020 10:28
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Using e-cigarettes alters the mouth’s microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms—and makes users more prone to inflammation and infection, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry. It is published in iScience, a Cell Press journal and is the first to demonstrate that vaping changes the oral microbiome and adds to our limited understanding of the safety profile of e-cigarettes.
Read more: Research: Vaping changes oral microbiome, increasing risk of infection
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Published: Friday, 13 March 2020 16:41
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A Scottish dental practice has taken a decision to temporarily close as a precaution following the emergence of a coronavirus case there. The Stewart and Stewart Dental Practice in Cumbernauld is currently working closely with NHS Lanarkshire’s public health team who are in the process of contacting practice patients who have been in contact with the confirmed case.
Read more: Scottish practice closes over case of Covid-19 being found
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Published: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 21:15
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The Chancellor of the Excequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, has presented his first budget to MPs, barely a month after being appointed. In the words of BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, he opened a ‘very large cheque-book’ and signalled an end to austerity. Nick Ledingham, Chairman of NASDAL and Director at Specialist Dental Accountants, Morris and Co, tells GDPUK how this budget could affect dentists.
Read more: Budget gives support for the economic impact of Covid-19
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Published: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 07:33
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The BDA has given evidence in person to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), based on members’ views who were asked to provide the evidence on pay and morale. Eddie Crouch and his team stressed dentists’ recruitment crisis, low morale, access problems for patients, delays in paying the DDRB award and below inflation pay increases leading to under-funding of NHS dentistry.
Read more: BDA tells the Review Body the facts about NHS dentists’ pay
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