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Published: Wednesday, 14 March 2018 07:43
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The Bradford Telegraph and Argus has started a new campaign as Bradford's oral health and dentistry reaches 'crisis point'. It is supported by Bradford South MP Judith Cummins who, has campaigned on this issue since being elected and said the problems the district’s children face in terms of their dental health were “appalling”.
Read more: Bradford MP campaigns for better NHS dental care in her area
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Published: Tuesday, 13 March 2018 08:32
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The USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted an increase in dental personnel treated for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) at one Tertiary Care Center in Virginia, 2000–2015. However it says that ‘No clear etiology has been identified, but occupational exposures are possible’, perhaps due to inadequate face mask protection.
Read more: CDC puzzled over increase of lung disease in dentists
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Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 17:55
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Questions from MPs included an exchange from an SNP member comparing childrens oral health in Scotland with that in England. The MP for York wanted to know what was being done to improve access to NHS dentistry. Finally during the Brexit debate in the Lords, the issue of dentists and doctors coming from the EU was raised.
Read more: Recent Parliamentary dental topics
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Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 07:44
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Higher patient charges for NHS dental care in 2017/18 have been announced, not in a ministerial statement but through an amendment to the regulations. These changes amount to a 5% increase. GDPC chair, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen, said: “These unprecedented charge hikes are self-defeating, and simply discourage the patients who need us most from seeing an NHS dentist.”
Read more: NHS patients’ charges to rise by 5% from April
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Published: Friday, 09 March 2018 08:48
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A free poster promoting Dental Check by One is now available on the website of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD). Dental practices which support the initiative can download and print the A4 poster to display in their reception areas. http://bspd.co.uk/Resources/Dental-Check-by-One
Read more: New DCby1 poster for dental practices
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Published: Friday, 09 March 2018 08:47
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The GDC has published its annual Patient and Public Survey. Patient satisfaction with UK dental care remains very high at 97% of patients who have visited their dentist in the last year. Perhaps even more encouragingly, the number who say they are ‘very satisfied’ has increased by 6% over the last five years to 67%.
Read more: Patients give dentists the thumbs up
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Published: Wednesday, 07 March 2018 07:37
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Thousands of London children with oral pain are being taken by parents to pharmacies and non-dental health services, including A&E, instead of their dentist, and could be costing NHS England £2.3 million a year, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.
Read more: London children visiting pharmacists for oral pain
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Published: Tuesday, 06 March 2018 07:44
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Ian Mills has been elected as the next Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). He said: “It will be an enormous privilege to lead the UK’s only professional body dedicated to general dental practice through a crucial period in its history. I look forward to working with (colleagues) in delivering GDP-focused education, guidance and representation over the next three years.”
Read more: Ian Mills to be new dean of FGDP
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Published: Friday, 02 March 2018 15:31
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The BDA has called on NHS England and the Welsh Government to invoke force majeure clauses in GDS contracts, as extreme weather conditions risk leaving thousands of dentists unable to hit UDA targets.
Read more: Weather related clawback risk - BDA calls for Force Majeure
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