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Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2016 07:40
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The Times reports that hundreds of thousands of GP appointments are being taken by patients with toothache as they try to avoid rising fees for NHS dentists. The article, co-written by health editor Chris Smyth and GDP, Neel Kothari, says that data from a study of 280,000 GP consultations over ‘tooth problems’ was used to estimate that 600,000 appointments a year are made by patients seeking dental care, costing the NHS more than £26 million a year.
Read more: Patients going to GP with toothache cost NHS £26 million
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Published: Monday, 05 September 2016 07:57
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An NHS dental service turned away 25-stone chef suffering unbearable toothache because he was too fat, according to a newspaper report. Andrew Keitley, 55, was told by staff members at St David's Hospital in Cardiff that the dental chair would not be able to hold his weight. He had disclosed his weight on a registration form at the practice.
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Published: Monday, 05 September 2016 07:54
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It could only happen in America. An Ohio man accidentally shot himself during a dentist’s appointment. James White, 72, was under nitrous oxide sedation at when he thought he heard his phone ring, went to grab it, but accidentally grabbed his pistol and fired the weapon. A bullet went through his hand and grazed his stomach.
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Published: Thursday, 01 September 2016 07:33
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The waiting list to see an NHS dentist in Exeter has increased by nearly five times in a year, a local paper reports. Bradford MP, Judith Cummins, asked Ministers to increase the number of NHS dentists practising in her constituency and other areas with significantly above average incidences of oral and dental health problems
Read more: Access problems to NHS dentistry rising
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Published: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 07:49
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A report in the GP magazine Pulse says that the UK’s three medical defence organisations have raised salaries and benefits for their top executives by hundreds of thousands of pounds in the past three years amid spiralling medical and dental indemnity fees with some top earners having salaries ‘reach close to £1 million’ last year.
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Published: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 07:39
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Dentist Priya Soneji of Hemel Hempstead is the winner of its latest ‘Spot the Fake’ competition featured on the BDIA stand at the BDA Dental Conference and Exhibition 2016. Priya, commented, “I was delighted when I was told I had won the competition. It is so important that, as dentists, we can spot fake equipment and make our purchases from trusted suppliers”.
Read more: Dentist Priya wins ‘Spot the Fake’ challenge
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Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2016 07:50
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A guide for parents to help them care for their children’s teeth has been launched by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD). Covering all aspects of oral healthcare for children from birth to 16, the guide is designed to correct some of the damaging myths about teeth and help parents get their child’s dental health off to the best possible start. See: http://bspd.co.uk/Resources
Read more: New guide to help parents give their children healthy teeth for life
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Published: Tuesday, 30 August 2016 07:49
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An international team of researchers and clinicians has charted the microbial ecology of the mouth at all stages of this progression, in nearly 1,000 women in Malawi. This work is laying a foundation of knowledge that could lead to better oral health. The research is published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Read more: Research has investigated microbial ecology of perio disease
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Published: Thursday, 25 August 2016 07:46
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Data issued by the Scottish Government show that 4.9 million (91%) of the Scottish population are registered with an NHS dentist. Children are more likely to be registered with an NHS dentist than adults (94% compared to 90%) and this is true across all deprivation areas. But at March 2016, 3.5 million (72%) of those registered had seen an NHS dentist within the last two years.
Read more: Over 90% of people in Scotland registered with dentist
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