The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, will set out the “clear and compelling” economic case for integrated oral health at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester this month. She said: “There is clear and compelling evidence regarding not only the health benefits, but fiscal dividends to investing in oral health.”
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A denture shop owner who made false teeth worn by the Still Game character Methadone Mick has been fined £1,800 for illegal dentistry. After a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court, John Nicol, 73,was convicted of practising as an unregistered dentist. Outside court, Nicol said people came to his firm, Speedy Dentures, after "terrible treatment from dentists".
Steve McCabe the Birmingham Labour MP resumed his campaign to discover more information on NHS dental care after the recess, by asking questions to both the Departments of Health and Local Government. Shadow Health Secretary, Jon Ashworth was told how to find the stats he wanted.
With the Great British Bake Off back on our television screens, the Oral Health Foundation has investigated where in the United Kingdom is most likely to reach for a roulade and which places are saying no to a gateau. Belfast topped the list, with Norwich and Liverpool coming next. At the other end were Aberdeen, Oxford and Nottingham.
A BBC report this morning (Sept 6) claims that 48% of practices are not accepting new adult patients, while 40% are not accepting new child patients. In an interview on the Breakfast programme, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen said the Government had only commissioned enough dentistry to treat half the population.
Read more: Fewer than half of practices seeing new patients - BBC
Secrecy and false assumptions leave boys at risk as Government advisors downplay cancer risk and ignore sexual habits of ‘Tinder Generation’ says the BDA. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are using opaque and apparently flawed modelling as a basis to reject blanket vaccinations against the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Bookings open today for the 2017 GDPUK Conference, celebrating 20 years of GDPUK. This exciting event will be held at Hotel Football in Manchester on Friday 17th November.
Speakers and more details listed on the Conference site, book now for early discounts. Join us for a full and stimulating day.
NHS Digital has released statistics for the year 2016/17 in England. It shows a 0.6% increase in courses of treatment delivered, but over half a million fewer UDAs. 24,007 dentists performed NHS activity, a decrease of 0.3%, of these 84% were associates. 22.2 million adult patients were seen by an NHS dentist, (51.4% of adults) and 6.8 million children (58.2%).
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is calling on dental practices to join its new Dental Check by One (DCby1) campaign designed to get children seeing a dentist before their first birthday. A Dental Check by One logo available to dental practices committed to seeing children by their first birthday.
Read more: Dental Check by One logo now available to practices