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Published: Monday, 25 November 2019 07:35
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The headlines of the Conservative Party General Election manifesto are: “Get Brexit Done: Unleash Britain’s Potential” and these themes dominate the message. They claim that “a Conservative Government will give the public services the resources they need,” but there are few pledges as far as primary care is concerned and no mention of dentistry.
Read more: Boris Johnson launches Conservative Party manifesto
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Published: Friday, 22 November 2019 09:48
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A new round of strikes have been announced by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), starting on 25 November. One dispute centres on changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and a separate dispute relating to universities’ failure to make improvements on pay, equality, casualisation and workloads.
Read more: University lecturers to launch fresh strike action
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Published: Wednesday, 20 November 2019 17:34
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National dental organisations are supporting World Antibiotic Awareness Week by reminding the dental profession about the importance of using antibiotics judiciously. A free dental AMS toolkit endorsed by them provides patient information highlighting that antibiotics do not cure toothache, advice for dentists on the use of analgesics, and an antimicrobial prescribing self-audit tool.
Read more: Dental organisations support World Antibiotic Awareness Week
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Published: Monday, 18 November 2019 21:50
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on all parties to stop treating oral health as the missing piece in health policy, as it launches its 2019 manifesto. BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: “Our message to politicians of all parties is that oral health can no longer be the missing piece in health planning and budgets.”
Read more: The Missing Piece: BDA sets out 2019 manifesto for oral health
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Published: Sunday, 17 November 2019 05:49
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Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that dental check-ups will be free in England, if Labour is elected. Band 1 courses of treatment, currently costing £22.70 will be charge-free. The policy would be the "first step towards making all dentistry services free of charge", Corbyn declared. They claimed that the move would encourage more people to go to the dentist.
Read more: Free dental check-ups for all says Labour
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Published: Wednesday, 13 November 2019 07:44
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Ministers have notified Parliament about transitional healthcare arrangements across the EU if the Government is unable to secure a deal. They say they are working hard to secure a deal that covers healthcare arrangements, but ‘it is important that people understand what will happen if the UK leaves without a deal and what support the Government has put in place for that scenario’.
Read more: Government reports on healthcare arrangements in event of No Deal Brexit
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Published: Tuesday, 12 November 2019 07:55
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Research from Oral-B has revealed that British kids brush their teeth just nine times a week. But 46% of children have already had a filling or cavity as a result of tooth decay. Oral-B has launched #strongteethstrongkids campaign to support parents and encourage them to take part in their #bedtimebrushchallenge to improve their children’s oral health.
Read more: Two thirds of British children regularly refuse to brush their teeth
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Published: Monday, 11 November 2019 07:47
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Before Parliament was dissolved, retired dentist Lord Colwyn made a speech in the House of Lords saying that that, for a variety of reasons, newly qualified dentists were increasingly deterred from the prospect of a career offering NHS dentistry. He cited as reasons suspicion about the way that the GDC operates as well as ‘the onerous and detested dental contract’.
Read more: Lord Colwyn tells fellow peers about the problems facing dentists in the NHS
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Published: Monday, 11 November 2019 07:47
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice has told a committee of MPs that NHS dentistry is “highly neglected and under significant strain”, and “increasingly unviable and professionally unattractive” for dental practices and dentists. This was in evidence to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into dentistry services.
Read more: FGDP(UK) to MPs: NHS dentistry is neglected, unviable and unattractive
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