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Published: Wednesday, 12 September 2018 07:39
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The BDA has warned that general dental practitioners in Northern Ireland are ’at breaking point’. The comments were made as they responded to the publication of recent reports from NHS Digital. Richard Graham, chair of the BDA NI’s Dental Practice Committee, said: “Morale and earnings are at crisis point. Only meaningful investment in dental services, and the professionals who underpin these will safeguard a future for Health Service dentistry”
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Published: Tuesday, 11 September 2018 08:29
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In reply to a Parliamentary question, health minister, Steve Brine MP revealed the extent of fines levied from patients who have claimed exemption from dental treatment charges, but where that exemption could not be verified. These reached a peak of nearly £17million in 2017, but declined by over half in 2018.
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Published: Monday, 10 September 2018 11:40
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By 2050 there are expected to be two billion people across the world aged 60 or older, more than double today’s figure, but there is no consistency of advice on denture care. The Oral Health Foundation has therefore developed guidelines to give patients, oral healthcare professionals and caregivers guidance on optimal denture care. These are supported by best evidence and based on consensus from key international experts.
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Published: Monday, 10 September 2018 08:47
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Residents in Oxfordshire’s care homes need better access to dentistry services, a new report by Healthwatch Oxfordshire has found. They found that those in care homes face many hurdles in obtaining access to a dentist. The watchdog is calling for better access to dental treatment for such residents in their county.
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Published: Thursday, 06 September 2018 06:30
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Researchers with the New York Medical College Department of Pharmacology say they have found a link between obesity and periodontitis, after infecting mice with Porphyromonas gingivalis and measuring the resulting inflammation. According to the study, the bacteria worsened the functionality of fat tissue, which has been shown to increase obesity.
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Published: Wednesday, 05 September 2018 07:04
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Researchers say the bowls depicted on the cereal packaging contain three times more food than the portion size recommended in their nutrition panels. The authors say patients should be made aware of the ’cereal killer’ lurking on their breakfast tables. The Association of Cereal Food Manufacturers said: “Breakfast cereals are an important source of fibre, vitamins and minerals.”
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Published: Tuesday, 04 September 2018 06:11
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The BDA has claimed that Ministers are creating a ‘hostile environment’ for vulnerable patients to keep costs down. Also there are no signs of a breakthrough on child attendance with 5 million missing out on NHS care. The GDPC Chair Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen said: “Sadly the government has shown no interest in getting hard to reach families to attend, when prevention could save our NHS millions.”
Read more: Low income patients turning away from NHS dentistry says BDA
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Published: Sunday, 02 September 2018 22:31
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A total of 39.2 million courses of treatment (83.2 million UDAs) were delivered in England in 2017/18 by the NHS according to statistics published by NHS Digital. This was a fall of 1.8% compared with the previous year. 22 million adults (50.7%) and 6.9 million under 18s (58.6%) were seen by 24,306 dentists (84% under the GDS contract).
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Published: Thursday, 30 August 2018 10:57
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NHS Digital reports that in 2016/17 there was a 0.7% decrease in taxable income of self-employed dentists in England and Wales, from £69,200 in 2015/16 to £68,700 continuing the downward trend since 2006/07. In Northern Ireland there was a 4.3% decrease from £69,400 to £66,400 in 2016/17. In Scotland there was a 0.1% increase from £67,700 to £67,800.
Read more: Dentists’ incomes down again
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