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Published: Tuesday, 28 November 2017 07:45
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Dental staff at Maltings Dental Practice in Grantham have raised over £200 for charity as part of a month-long fund-raising campaign. Staff including dentists, hygienists, receptionists and the cleaner took up the challenge to keep two exercise bikes moving in their waiting room for 12 hours. The practice is owned by Jason Wong.
Read more: Grantham dental practice cycles for cancer charity
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Published: Monday, 27 November 2017 07:29
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Frequent regular use of over-the-counter mouthwash was associated with increased risk of developing pre-diabetes/diabetes in this population, according to new research. Overweight people who use mouthwash twice a day are 50% more likely to develop diabetes. The anti-bacterial fluid could be killing off helpful microbes in the mouth.
Read more: Mouthwash could damage your health
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Published: Thursday, 23 November 2017 07:40
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The extra money announced by the Chancellor in the Budget for the NHS in England is not enough, health service bosses say. Philip Hammond announced an immediate £350m boost for this winter followed by £1.6bn more next year for the front line above the rise already planned. He also said any pay rises for NHS staff next year would not need to come from the front-line budget.
Read more: Hammond disappoints NHS bosses
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Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2017 07:44
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has published new guidance on the practice of dentistry for patients with dementia. With around 850,000 people in the UK with the condition - 5% of the population - the Faculty says that dental professionals need to understand it, and adapt their patient management and clinical decisions accordingly.
Read more: FGDP(UK) publishes new guidance on dementia-friendly dentistry
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Published: Tuesday, 21 November 2017 07:45
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Chi Onwurah MP raised the question of access to NHS dentistry for poorer people and Stephen Timms MP asked about universal credit and exemption from dental charges. Bradford MP Judith Cummins asked for results of a pilot on improving access there. Junior minister, Steve Brine MP, replied.
Read more: Access and Universal Credit exemptions raised in the Commons
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Published: Monday, 20 November 2017 17:45
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Tributes have been paid to Emeritus Professor Jimmy Steele CBE, the former Head of Newcastle Dental School who died peacefully at the age of 55. In 2009, he chaired the Steele Review of NHS Dentistry, on which the piloting of a new GDS contract is based. He was appointed CBE in the 2012 New Year Honours and was awarded the BDA Tomes Medal last year.
Read more: Professor Jimmy Steele CBE has died
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Published: Thursday, 16 November 2017 07:42
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The Sunday Telegraph has reported that grpwing numbers of young people are putting their health at risk by turning to teeth whitening products to achieve the perfect “celebrity” smile. However the BDA has warned them that buying these products online or from unlicensed operators can lead to the use of illegally strong whitening agents.
Read more: Home tooth whitening could damage your oral health says BDA
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Published: Wednesday, 15 November 2017 07:37
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To coincide with European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) on 18 November 2017, UK-wide dental and public health organisations have joined forces to urge oral health professionals to pledge their support for more responsible prescribing. They are urging their members to join a social media ‘Thunderclap’ on that day and sign a pledge on the Antibiotic Prescribing Pledge webpage.
Read more: Dentists urged to support responsible prescribing
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Published: Tuesday, 14 November 2017 07:43
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Surgical masks and robotic operations are a needless waste of NHS money, researchers from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College have said, after identifying changes the health service can make to save more than £150 million each year. They found 71 commonly performed procedures or practices that are of high-cost but low-value to patients, which could be stopped.
Read more: Surgical masks a waste of money say researchers
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