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Published: Tuesday, 06 November 2018 07:34
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An article in the online journal BMJ Open has found that the sugar content of most supermarket yogurts well above recommended threshold, new analysis of nutrient content reveals. And organic varieties, often viewed as healthier options, contain some of the highest average sugar content, at 13.1 g/100 g, the findings indicate.
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Published: Monday, 05 November 2018 07:44
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Hundreds of people have queued for hours to register at a dental practice in Llangollen. The BDA has called on the Welsh Government and Local Health Boards in Wales to ensure this situation does not become the ‘new normal’- pressing for real reform of the failed NHS dental system.
Read more: Queues for dentists’ appointments are back
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Published: Friday, 02 November 2018 07:52
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The Chancellor’s budget has been analysed by the the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers, with an emphasis on how it will affect GDPs. Most, but not all will benefit from an increase in the personal tax-free allowance and raising the level at which higher rate applies. On the downside it has been confirmed that the business rates relief will not apply to private practices.
Read more: Budget commentary for dentists by NASDAL
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Published: Thursday, 01 November 2018 07:39
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The BDA has told Welsh Assembly Members that £20 million has been pulled out of local NHS dental services, as patients travel further or wait longer for care. Patients across Wales are now facing a ‘postcode lottery’ of care, with new patients facing ‘wholly unacceptable’ journeys to see an NHS dentist.
Read more: Welsh dentistry has lost 20 million pounds but patients travel further for care
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Published: Wednesday, 31 October 2018 07:51
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Dentistry is part of a ‘jigsaw of care’ which is essential to identify and support children at risk of dental neglect and possibly wider neglect, says Claire Stevens, spokesperson for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Her comment was made on BBC Breakfast where she was interviewed about a paper published in the BDJ.
Read more: The jigsaw of care essential to tackle dental neglect
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Published: Tuesday, 30 October 2018 07:42
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Research reported in the British Journal of General Practice found that GPs see 380,000 patients a year with dental problems, with the result that pressure is “piled on overstretched GPs who are simply unequipped to help”. In response the BDA has urged ministers to to end the “hostile environment” to having access to a dentist in the UK.
Read more: Too many patients going to their GP with dental problems says new research
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Published: Monday, 29 October 2018 07:38
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The CQC has published plans for inflation-busting fee rises for dentists which would see GDPs face a 13% increase in fees – over £100 for the average provider – from April 2019, while GPs will see their fees unchanged. The BDA says this represents a wholly disproportionate burden, particularly on smaller practices and is calling on GDPs in England to respond to the consultation.
Read more: BDA slams inflation-busting CQC fee rises
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Published: Saturday, 27 October 2018 11:07
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Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal has received an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in recognition of her strong commitment to children’s health. She received the Honorary Fellowship from the Dean Professor Michael Escudier, on the occasion of the Faculty’s 70th anniversary.
Read more: Princess Royal receives Fellowship from FDS
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Published: Thursday, 25 October 2018 21:40
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The Oral Health Foundation launched this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month at the House of Commons. More than 75 people from across 40 organisations were in attendance and heard from a range of speakers reemphasising the need for greater nationwide support for mouth cancer awareness.
Read more: Mouth Cancer Action Month 2018 launched
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