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Published: Wednesday, 05 April 2017 07:45
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Matthew Hopcraft, an Australian dentist who is not only a clinical associate professor at the Melbourne Dental School, he is also "Matt, the cooking dad", who reached No.6 in the 2015 season of their MasterChef. He is using his fame to attack the ‘often-pernicious’ effects of famous people who are paid large amounts of money to promote the tastiness and desirability of junk food and sugary drinks.
Read more: Australian dentist-chef fights for healthier eating
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Published: Tuesday, 04 April 2017 07:56
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A new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could improve results according to a study published in the Journal of Dental Research. The SafeRoot device, created by a team of researchers at King's College London, enables rapid bacterial detection inside the root canal, ensuring the procedure has been successful and reducing the need for tooth extraction or surgical intervention.
Read more: New device for RCT tested
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Published: Tuesday, 04 April 2017 07:56
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NHS dentistry was the only service to see a statistically significant increase in levels of public satisfaction this year; at 61% it was up 7 points from 2015. Public satisfaction with the NHS overall was 63% in 2016. The figures come from the National Centre for Social Research’s British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.
Read more: Public feedback rates NHS dentistry highly
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Published: Tuesday, 04 April 2017 07:53
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Steve McCabe continued his questioning on ministers, this time from the Department of Communities and Local Government. In the Lords Lord O'Shaughnessy, replied to a question on child oral health. Finally Jeremy Hunt issued a statement on the DDRB report. The Commons is now in recess until after Easter, the Lords will sit for a further week.
Read more: Parliamentary questions w/e 31 March 2017
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Published: Monday, 03 April 2017 07:40
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BDA Scotland has criticised the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) and its recommendation for a 1% pay award for general dental practitioners in Scotland for 2017/18. Associates and practice owners in Scotland have seen their income fall by well over a quarter since 2009.
Read more: DDRB deals another hammer blow to Scottish GDPs
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Published: Monday, 03 April 2017 07:39
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Oral surgeon Sean Ferguson dentist killed himself after he was forced to stop treating patients because of a hereditary illness which was damaging the nerves in his hands. He suffered from a condition, Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, which affected his peripheral nerves and had been told to stop working by the General Dental Council while they looked into his condition.
Read more: Dentist killed himself after hand condition forced him to stop work
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Published: Thursday, 30 March 2017 07:42
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The European Parliament has voted in favour of a gradual phase down in dental amalgam. The move has ended months of speculation over whether the dental filling material faced an outright ban by 2022. The so-called great reform act should mean that this will be incorporated into UK law and after 2022, decisions will be made by UK parliament.
Read more: New rules on amalgam for Europe
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Published: Wednesday, 29 March 2017 07:41
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has said underinvestment in dentistry is bringing NHS services to the brink, as the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) announced its recommendation of a below inflation pay uplift of 1% for dentists in 2017/18. The BDA said that the report had ‘comprehensively failed to recognise the impact that a collapse of 35% in earnings since 2006 has had on investment in dental practices.’
Read more: DDRB report published: BDA says dentistry is ‘on the brink’
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Published: Tuesday, 28 March 2017 07:46
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A survey of 12 countries commissioned by the FDI World Dental Federation show that Britons are taking much better care of their teeth than Americans, but are lagging behind Brazilians, Mexicans, South Africans and Poles when it comes to making the right choices to maintain healthy teeth and gums.
Read more: UK teeth better cared for than in US - official
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