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Published: Friday, 04 September 2015 15:22
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Both the British Dental Association (BDA) and the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) have welcomed last night’s Channel 4 ‘Sugar Rush’ programme in which Jamie Oliver highlighted the shocking impact of excess sugar in our diets. Mick Armstrong of the BDA said: “Britain is addicted to sugar, and we are all paying the price”. Dean of FGDP Mick Horton said: “It is wonderful to see Jamie Oliver put his head above the parapet again for the sake of the nation’s health, but he cannot do it alone.”
Read more: BDA and FGDP support Jamie Oliver’s ‘Sugar Rush’ programme
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Published: Thursday, 03 September 2015 07:18
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GDPUK is proud to announce, in conjunction with Dentistry magazine, the launch of our 2015 Dental Fees Survey. The aim is to collect data from the profession around the UK, and to collate the data about private fees into a useful analysis, which will help colleagues in setting their fees.
There is no prize draw, and all data is anonymous.
Dentists, please complete the survey from this link.
Read more: GDPUK launches Private Dental Fees Survey 2015
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Published: Wednesday, 02 September 2015 07:59
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BBC Northern Ireland has exposed the case of a man convicted of illegal teeth whitening who is still running a clinic in Belfast. Samuel Irvine-Madine was convicted in April of illegally impersonating a dental practitioner and carrying out teeth whitening and was fined £500. Despite this the BBC has discovered he has continued to treat hundreds of people since then at the HD Smile Clinic on the Shankill Road.
Read more: Illegal Belfast whitener continues his business
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Published: Tuesday, 01 September 2015 08:41
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Evlynne Gilvarry, Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council, has outlined some key changes taking place at the GDC in the publication PoliticsHome, which is read by many MPs, civil servants and opinion formers. She concludes that they are aware of the challenges of the past and have actively confronted them. “Our performance is improving and the programme of change is already yielding significant results”.
Read more: GDC Chief Executive writes for PoliticsHome
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Published: Friday, 28 August 2015 12:11
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre (www.hscic.gov.uk) has published its survey into motivation and morale among dentists. About half of dentists have good motivation, but only a quarter have good morale. There are strong variations in the different countries of the UK, between principals and associates. Hours worked and extent of NHS practice are also indicators of motivation and morale.
Read more: Dentists well motivated but have low morale
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Published: Wednesday, 26 August 2015 22:04
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Wesleyan, the specialist financial services provider, today announced the acquisition of DPAS, a major provider of practice-branded dental plans. This acquisition will strengthen Wesleyan’s position in the dental market, where it already provides a range of personal and commercial services to the dental profession. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Read more: DPAS acquired by Wesleyan
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Published: Wednesday, 26 August 2015 07:42
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Data published by NHS England shows that, over the first three months of them taking part in the Friends and Family Test, dental practices consistently had 97% of patients saying they would recommend the service and only 1% saying they would not. More than six out of ten dental practices that submitted details of their patients’ ratings received 100% positive scores.
Read more: Patients overwhelmingly confident in their NHS dentist
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Published: Tuesday, 25 August 2015 07:41
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Approximately 700 dental practices, across 21 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are moving to a new Dental Electronic Referral Service (DERS) in the coming months. NHS England have recently contracted with Vantage Diagnostics Ltd, a UK leading provider of electronic referral management. The first tranche of dentists will be using the new service before the end of the year.
Read more: Kent Surrey and Sussex move to Vantage for referral management
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Published: Monday, 24 August 2015 07:15
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has called on healthcare professionals to help curb the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) endorses the responsible use of antibiotics, and the ‘right dose at the right time’ approach advocated by the NICE guidelines, but would express caution about any plans to involve the regulator as a method to manage the over-prescribing of antibiotics.
Read more: FGDP cautions against involving regulator in antibiotic prescribing
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