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Published: Tuesday, 03 September 2019 07:36
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Statistics from NHS Digital showed that just 50.2% of adults had seen a dentist in the past two years – a drop from 52.5% less than a year ago. Only 44% of Londoners had a check-up in the previous 24 months. This compares with a figure of 55.7% for those living in the North West. There was also a significant rise in the amount patients’ charges which totalled £855 million in 2018-19, up from £813 million the previous year.
Read more: Fewer people seeing an NHS dentist, but it is costing them more
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Published: Monday, 02 September 2019 07:42
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The BDA has warned that patient access problems risk being here to stay, as a new report from NHS Digital shows sustained pressure on pay for NHS dentists across Britain. Associates in England and Wales, who make up 85% of the workforce, have seen their incomes drop from £67,800 in 2008/9 to £59,700 in 2017/18, a 36% fall to less than £47,000 when factoring in inflation.
Read more: NHS dentists’ incomes fell by 36% in real terms over past ten years
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Published: Friday, 30 August 2019 09:05
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New research reveals that more than a quarter (28%) of British adults turn to sugar when put under stress. With half of workers reporting feeling stressed in their jobs the Oral Health Foundation is calling on employers to do more to help combat stress and offer more support to their employees to maintain good oral health. According to the charity’s research, those in work can be significantly (up to 28%) more likely to binge on sugar than those out of work.
Read more: OHF calls for stress-free working environments to end sugar binges
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Published: Thursday, 29 August 2019 06:49
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Glasgow dental hospital workers’ have voiced their fury as NHS bosses have banned water coolers over health risks, according to a report in the Daily Record. Employees say the only safe drinking water is now on the second floor. Staff at the hospital have accused NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde of leaving them ‘hot and bothered’ because of the water cooler ban.
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Published: Wednesday, 28 August 2019 06:33
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A British Orthodontic Society survey reveals that three quarters (75%) of orthodontists in new survey report an increase in adult private patients. Over half (60%) say this is due to heightened awareness of adult orthodontics and more than 10% of orthodontists say their adult patients are influenced by celebrities and bloggers.
Read more: Number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment in the UK remains high
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Published: Tuesday, 27 August 2019 06:16
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Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite brushing their teeth more frequently than most people, a new University College London study has found. The findings, published in the British Dental Journal, highlight potential for improvement as most of the athletes expressed an interest in changing their oral hygiene behaviour to improve their oral health.
Read more: Elite athletes have poor oral health despite brushing twice daily
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Published: Thursday, 22 August 2019 07:36
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The London Evening Standard reports on the UK’s first ’healthy’ supermarket, following recommendations by public health experts, which has been launched in Central London. The store gives greater visibility to healthy foods, such as fruit, vegetables and pulses and less shelf space to products such as chocolate, crisps and sugary drinks.
Read more: First ‘healthy’ supermarket opens in London
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Published: Wednesday, 21 August 2019 07:40
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Only 35% of people in low-income countries have access to oral health care compared with 82% in high-income countries, a study published in The Lancet has found. The most vulnerable people in Ireland have the worst access to dental care and marginalised children and adults and people with disabilities have the most difficulty accessing a dentist, said Prof Blánaid Daly, of Dublin Dental University Hospital.
Read more: Low income people globally miss out on dental care
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Published: Tuesday, 20 August 2019 07:35
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In a recent ruling, judges have said that ‘Gig economy’ workers are entitled to a minimum amount of annual holiday pay. The Court of Appeal said that a business must calculate a worker’s average pay over 12 weeks to determine an average weekly wage for holiday pay. Whether this will mean a change for self-employed dentists, working as associates, remains to be seen.
Read more: Gig economy workers entitled to holiday pay
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