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Published: Tuesday, 14 January 2020 07:36
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A 41-year-old Cornish firefighter who attempted to dislodge a piece of popcorn stuck in his teeth using various objects claims he later developed a life-threatening infection that required him to undergo open heart surgery. Adam Martin said he noticed the piece of popcorn stuck in a back tooth after he and his wife watched a film in September. For three days, he was unable to remove it.
Read more: Popcorn stuck in Cornish man’s tooth leads to endocarditis
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Published: Monday, 13 January 2020 07:45
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Dental Protection has succeeded in preventing NHS Dumfries & Galloway from continuing with an NHS list suspension of a member, with the Court of Session overturning a decision made by the Health Board. Suspensions from an NHS list can have a huge impact on a dentist’s reputation and can be career ending, as they can prevent a dentist from working for a prolonged period of time.
Read more: Dental Protection success in overturning an NHS list suspension
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Published: Monday, 13 January 2020 07:44
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A Maidstone dental technician was found with £1 million worth of drugs stashed in two Bag for Life containers at his work premises. Andrew Mackie, 53, was arrested after drugs squad officers raided Precision Chrome Castings in East Farleigh. He was jailed for eight years and four months following a spectacular fall from grace after he began "hob-nobbing" with dealers who supplied his need for cocaine.
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Published: Thursday, 09 January 2020 07:44
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The National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL) is warning dentists and particularly associates, to rely on specialist dental tax sources of advice in regard to upcoming IR35 legislation changes. There have been several inaccurate statements recently published in relation to the change in tax rules being introduced with effect from April 2020.
Read more: IR35 - NASDAL warns against misleading and inaccurate advice
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Published: Wednesday, 08 January 2020 07:41
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The Manchester Evening News has reported that police have launched an investigation after a ’premeditated arson attack’ on a pair of dental labs in Farnworth, Greater Manchester. They have discovered CCTV footage of two men, who they believe to have started the blaze, entering the rear of the building and there was a large explosion soon after.
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Published: Tuesday, 07 January 2020 07:42
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Nearly all of the consumers involved in a class-action lawsuit accusing SmileDirectClub of false advertising and violation of US federal law have dropped out of the case. Twenty-one plaintiffs filed a motion voluntarily dismissing their case against the Nashville-based company. Of the two remaining plaintiffs, one remains in court while the other has been sent to arbitration.
Read more: SmileDirect class action is dropped by plaintiffs in USA
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Published: Monday, 06 January 2020 07:43
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A whole systems approach is needed to tackling childhood tooth decay, according to a new report by the Local Government Association. It contains a whole range of examples of the steps that need to be taken to achieve success. Many of the areas included are places where there have traditionally been high rates of tooth decay, but where significant improvements are now being made.
Read more: Local Government Association says change is needed in tackling child oral health
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Published: Saturday, 04 January 2020 21:11
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An article in the Australian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health asks whether teething gels safe or even necessary for our children, A review of the safety, efficacy and use of topical lidocaine teething gels recommends that regulatory bodies should consider removing the indication for teething or limiting the age of use to older children.
Read more: Doubts raised over safety and efficacy of teething gels
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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2020 07:36
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The letter, drafted by Tony Kilcoyne and headlined ‘A lack of funding and an increase in bureaucracy have left NHS dentistry in a rotten state’, was published in the Daily Telegraph on January 2. It had been ‘signed’ by 1,003 dentists including, it would appear, the chair of the General Dental Practice Committee, Dave Cottam.
Read more: Over one thousand dentists sign Daily Telegraph letter
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