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Published: Friday, 10 April 2015 07:37
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Private dental practices in the UK have been in the doldrums but show signs of picking up, according to the NASDAL quarterly goodwill survey. Alan Suggett, specialist dental accountant and a partner in UNW LLP said ‘it was still apparent that there was a 'feeding frenzy' for dental practices of all kinds in the South East – which he dubbed ‘London area lunacy’.
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Published: Thursday, 09 April 2015 07:55
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More than 60 dental practices around the country have been chosen to pilot the new ‘protoype’ contracts. Health Minister Lord Howe visited one of those, Woodford Dental Care in Essex and spoke to staff about their practice. The owner Len D’Cruz said: “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to be a prototype in the move toward models of preventative care, an approach we have fully embraced from the outset.”
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Published: Wednesday, 08 April 2015 07:51
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Andre Basson was last month was given a six-month suspension and ordered to repay an NHS grant. He failed to wash his hands between patients and occasionally failed to wear gloves at his Inverness practice. In 2009, he was awarded £175,000 by the NHS to help him set up his practice as part of a scheme to address the shortage of dentists in the Highlands.
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Published: Wednesday, 08 April 2015 07:50
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A new study has highlighted the potential threat to the teeth of professional wine tasters. Researchers at the University of Adelaide found that just 10 one-minute swill-and-spit sessions are enough to soften tooth enamel and make teeth vulnerable to erosion. It found that the acid in most wines would render teeth vulnerable to erosion “within minutes”.
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Published: Tuesday, 07 April 2015 07:44
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The UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors (COPDEND) has announced that 76 UK graduates are still on the waiting list for a Dental Foundation Training (DFT) place, while 968 graduates have confirmed places. The BDA’s Judith Husband has responded to the report by calling for ‘proper investment’ in DFT places.
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Published: Thursday, 02 April 2015 08:03
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Hull City Council is considering introducing water fluoridation to improve children's teeth. However, a campaign against the plans has been started and protesters are claiming it was "mass medication without consent". Local dentists are appealing to people in Hull to ignore "scaremongering" from campaigners.
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Published: Wednesday, 01 April 2015 09:16
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The GDS Regulations have been amended from today so that dentists must give all NHS patients who attend their practice ‘the opportunity to provide feedback about the service received from the practice through the Friends and Family Test’. From 1 April 2015, it has been expanded to NHS dental practices, ambulance services, patient transport services, acute hospital outpatients and day cases.
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Published: Tuesday, 31 March 2015 19:26
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A scheme to varnish thousands of primary school and nursery pupils' teeth with fluoride has been positive, according to Bradford District Care Trust which provides the service. All primary schools across Bradford and Airedale have been invited to sign up for the varnishing sessions carried out by dental nurses and so far about 300 of them have enrolled.
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Published: Tuesday, 31 March 2015 07:58
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A dentist who was served with a notice of erasure from the Dentist’s Register has defied all predictions and successfully appealed. Edgar Gordon was told by the General Dental Council he was “unlikely to succeed” and family and friends counselled him against challenging the erasure - but sustained by a belief in the rule of law, he defended himself and won.
Read more: Dentist triumphs against GDC to stay on register
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