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Published: Monday, 29 January 2018 08:21
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Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been re-elected as chairman of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC), of the BDA. Henrik is a GDP based in Fulham, London and started an NHS practice in 1999 and since then it has treated over 100,000 NHS patients. He said he was honoured to have been re-elected.
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Published: Thursday, 25 January 2018 07:49
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The GDC should remain the dedicated regulator in reform plans, but opportunity for improvement must be seized, Dental Protection said in its response to the Department of Health consultation on the future of professional regulation in healthcare. Raj Rattan, Director at Dental Protection, said: “In many areas reform is long overdue.”
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Published: Wednesday, 24 January 2018 07:38
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People with heart problems could be prompted to adjust their medication by the toothbrush. A smart toothbrush that can spot signs of deadly heart problems in saliva is being developed by scientists. Spanish researchers believe a toothbrush that monitors vital signs will be a simple way to incorporate checks into patients’ daily routines.
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Published: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 08:06
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Richard Graham has been elected Chair of the Northern Ireland Dental Practice Committee. Susan Nelson and Derek Manson have also been elected to serve as the Committee’s vice chairs. Accepting the position, Richard Graham said: “I look forward to representing and promoting the interests of all dentists working in General Practice in Northern Ireland over the coming years.”
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Published: Monday, 22 January 2018 07:49
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The results of the most recent practice goodwill survey have just been released by The National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL). The sales market is still in robust form with NHS practices commanding high values even though Private and Mixed practices may have seen a small fall back in terms of deals done.
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Published: Thursday, 18 January 2018 07:41
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Oral health problems such as gum disease and tooth loss have been linked to frailty in older British men, a new study has revealed. Dr Nigel Carter, Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, says older adults are more likely to experience issues in the mouth and this can have a direct effect on their overall wellbeing.
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Published: Wednesday, 17 January 2018 07:26
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Benefits cheat reality TV star Chelsey Harwood 'offers illegal £45 teeth whitening treatments' The 30-year-old has been advertising the treatments on Facebook, offering to give clients a whiter smile in their own homes. The GDC has warned that this could be illegal because they don't involve dentists.
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Published: Tuesday, 16 January 2018 07:47
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A Cardiff refugee has become the first in Wales to benefit from a loan system that will help him regain the ability to work as a dentist. He has got a £10,000 loan from RefuAid which supports skilled refugees back into work and has so far helped 12. Mohammed Al-Homsi qualified in Syria but needs to re-qualify to practise in the UK.
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Published: Monday, 15 January 2018 07:47
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The Local Government Association has claimed that hospitals carried out multiple tooth extractions on around 170 children every working day in the UK last year. There were 42,911 hospital procedures to remove teeth from patients aged 18 and under in 2016-17 at a cost of more than £36 million. There has been a rise of 17% over the past four years, up from 36,833 in 2012-13.
Read more: Hospital dental extractions continue to rise
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