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Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2017 16:34
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Steve McCabe MP once again asked the most questions on dentistry and was also the main sponsor of an Early Day Motion noting ‘with concern the reports of Capita's mismanagement of the National Dental Performers' List’ and made an intervention in a debate. In the Lords a former minister suggested that the Government ‘was responsible’ for the junior doctors’ dispute.
Read more: Parliamentary questions w/e 3 March 2017
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Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2017 08:07
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Dentists marched on Friday, March 3, to the Department of Health, 7e arrondissement of Paris, to protest against a reform of their rates, a month after the failed negotiations between their unions and health insurance. Professionals and students demonstrated to denounce an imposed cap on tariffs of prostheses.
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Published: Tuesday, 07 March 2017 07:39
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on MPs to hold NHS subcontractor Capita accountable for administrative failings that are preventing hundreds of NHS dentists from earning a living – putting their practices and their families in jeopardy. In an email to members GDPC chair, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen, has asked them to write to their MPs urging them to take action.
Read more: BDA urges members to write to their MP about Capita
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Published: Monday, 06 March 2017 07:50
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Tailored preventive oral health intervention significantly improved the cleanliness of teeth and dentures among elderly home care clients. In addition, functional ability and cognitive function were strongly associated with better oral hygiene, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.
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Published: Monday, 06 March 2017 07:49
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BDA Wales has secured substantial amendments to the new Government regulations on private dentistry in Wales, including those to ensure single-handed practitioners are not onerously burdened by annual fees and that private practices are not subject to unreasonable bureaucracy. Katrina Clarke, Chair of Wales GDPC, said: “The Welsh government has listened to reason.”
Read more: BDA Wales wins concessions on higher fees and red tape
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Published: Friday, 03 March 2017 08:41
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The Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss MP, has announced a cut to the discount rate applied to personal injury claims from 2.5% to -0.75%. The effect will be an increase in the size of compensation payments, leading to significant new costs for the NHS Both the BDA and MDDUS have called for action to protect dentists.
Read more: BDA and MDDUS respond to higher compensation costs
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Published: Thursday, 02 March 2017 07:46
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A consultant orthodontist, who said he had become the victim of a witch hunt at a Shropshire hospital has won legal claims against his former employers. Mr Paul Dowsing claimed detriment and constructive unfair dismissal after complaining that he was put under pressure to resign after making whistle blowing allegations against the hospital.
Read more: Whistleblower dentist wins claim against NHS trust
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Published: Wednesday, 01 March 2017 07:37
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The Chair of the Welsh General Dental Practice Committee, Katrina Clarke, and BDA Wales staff visited Barry in South Wales to meet with Alun Cairns, the Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan who serves in Theresa May's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Wales.
Read more: BDA meets Welsh Secretary of State
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Published: Tuesday, 28 February 2017 07:59
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Early human teeth were healthier than modern teeth, says researcher. Among the about 5 million specimens at Tel Aviv University’s (TAU) Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, are hundreds of ancient sets of teeth that are helping shed light on today's most pressing dental problems.
Read more: Paleolithic teeth yield solutions for modern dentistry
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