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Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2016 07:48
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The Government has set out its response to the consultation on the ‘sugar tax.’ But a statement by Jane Ellison, financial secretary to the Treasury, said it was a levy that ‘we would rather not collect’. They would prefer to see firms reformulating their products to reduce the sugar content.
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Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2016 07:46
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The Christmas reception of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Dentistry and Oral Health took place on Tuesday 29 November in the House of Commons with the new health minister David Mowat MP speaking at the event. Organised by the BDA who act as the Group’s Secretariat, the event promoted good oral health and the celebration of Christmas in a way that won’t do damage to teeth
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Published: Monday, 05 December 2016 07:43
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Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen, Chair, BDA General Dental Practice Committee, has posted an update about the protoype contracts on the BDA website. He said that there were some concerns about the prototypes having too many targets. He also said that there were a number of practices that are really worried about the financial viability of their practice with a 10% clawback looming.
Read more: Henrik checks up on prototypes
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Published: Thursday, 01 December 2016 07:55
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People with suspected mouth cancer are having their diagnosis delayed because they are first referred to a dentist, surgeons have warned. But experts from the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) warn that this can slow down the process for diagnosing people with cancer, and say they should see a hospital specialist within two weeks.
Read more: Surgeons warn of mouth cancer diagnosis delay risk
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Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2016 07:35
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Dentists in Wales have criticised Coca Cola’s Christmas truck for undoing a lot of their good work in educating families about the dangers of sugary drinks. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Cardiff when the bright red truck drives into the city centre on Thursday, November 24. It was such a popular attraction last year that it caused hours of traffic misery for motorists heading into the Welsh capital.
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Published: Tuesday, 29 November 2016 08:00
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has accepted a request by Robert McMitchell, who owns dental surgeries across Northern Ireland, to be removed from the UK dental register, reports the Belfast Telegraph. It means the GDC has halted its investigation into the health professional and a scheduled fitness to practise hearing will now not go ahead.
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Published: Sunday, 27 November 2016 10:57
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NASDAL said that last year the then Chancellor George Osborne, said the deficit would be turned around to a £10 billion surplus by 2019-20. This year Philip Hammond delivered a much gloomier verdict on the state of the public finances and announced that the economy was expected to be worse off to the tune of £122 billion by 2021 – the cost of Brexit according to some commentators.
Read more: NASDAL comments on Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
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Published: Sunday, 27 November 2016 10:43
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Read more: Man fined £4,500 for illegal practise as CDT
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Published: Friday, 25 November 2016 08:04
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has commented on new evidence from Cancer Research UK showing that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68% in the UK over the last 20 years. [1]
Dentists play a vital role in detection of oral cancers. Survival rates can rise from 50% to 90% if the condition is identified early. However recent data has shown half of adults in England have not seen an NHS dentist in two years.
Read more: Dentists respond to rapidly rising oral cancer rates
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