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Published: Wednesday, 30 October 2019 07:49
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Two new ‘Oral Health Options’ action groups are to be established in Northern Ireland, focusing on child oral health and oral health of the elderly. While welcoming this initiative, the BDA says it will need to be accompanied by adequate investment and a commitment to address the needs of the dental workforce if it is to be successful, the dentists’ body warned.
Read more: Oral Health action groups a significant step forward says BDA
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Published: Tuesday, 29 October 2019 07:49
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Children who watch over 90 minutes of television a day are more likely to eat sugar and suffer from tooth decay, according to the findings of a new study. The research discovered that these young people are a third more likely to eat sugary foods (33%) and significantly more likely to have decaying teeth (39%).
Read more: TV watching linked to sugar consumption and rotten teeth in children
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Published: Monday, 28 October 2019 07:44
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A dentist has been suspended for a year by the GDC after a patient on anti-clotting medication died following extractions. Patient A bled to death hours after having five of her teeth removed on July 18, 2017 in London. She collapsed shortly after the second of two appointments scheduled within a week of each other to extract her upper teeth and replace them with dentures. Five teeth were extracted during each session.
Read more: Dentist suspended following death of patient
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Published: Monday, 28 October 2019 07:40
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK has made Standards in Dentistry, its flagship publication for GDPs and their teams, available free of charge online. The Dean, Ian Mills, said “Standards in Dentistry is an indispensable reference guide which assists the whole dental team in identifying appropriate standards for the delivery of high quality care”.
Read more: Standards in Dentistry goes online
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Published: Wednesday, 23 October 2019 07:34
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All NHS doctors and dentists in England now have 24/7 access to confidential advice and support, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has announced. More than 180,000 doctors and dentists can get confidential advice and support, in person or over the phone, if they’ve faced a stressful incident at work or feel they are struggling with their mental health.
Read more: Help for NHS dentists is just a phone call away
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Published: Wednesday, 23 October 2019 07:33
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Denplan has chosen Chase de Vere, one of the UK’s leading independent financial advisers specialising in the NHS Pension and advice to healthcare professionals, as a preferred provider for its 6,500 Denplan member dentists. They said: “We know from talking to our members that NHS pensions are a real concern for them when considering whether to move to a fully private practice.”
Read more: Denplan and Chase de Vere join forces to provide specialist NHS pensions advice
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Published: Tuesday, 22 October 2019 07:35
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The BDA has been told that NHS GDPs in England will be paid a 2.42% uplift in their November pay run. The Department has confirmed that the rise for 2019/2020 will be backdated to April 2019. Eddie Crouch, Chair of the BDA’s Review Body Evidence Committee, said: “This much needed uplift should have been implemented in April, but dentists will only receive this in November.”
Read more: GDPs to receive 2.42% rise – 7 months late
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Published: Monday, 21 October 2019 07:36
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Britain’s Josh Warrington defended his IBF world featherweight title for the third time with an emphatic second-round win over Sofiane Takoucht. Warrington, 28, knocked the Frenchman down twice before the referee stopped the contest after another flurry. After school, Josh started working at Beever Dental Laboratory, which would give him the nickname “The Tooth Fairy.”
Read more: Dental Technician boxer wins title fight
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Published: Thursday, 17 October 2019 17:17
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The known association between coronary heart disease (CHD) and risk of dental disease makes the care of children with congenital heart conditions a highly relevant topic for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s (BSPD) annual conference. Hosting the 2019 conference in Birmingham, the Midlands branch chose the theme “Hearts and Minds”.
Read more: Affairs of the heart and avoiding confusion – BSPD Conference
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