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Published: Wednesday, 25 November 2015 09:40
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Kevin Lewis is to step down as Dental Protection’s Dental Director by summer 2016, having served in the role since 1998, it has been officially announced. He said: “It has been a huge privilege not only to work in this fascinating field over so many years, but also to work with such phenomenally good people.” Arrangements for the appointment of Kevin Lewis’s successor will be announced ‘in due course’.
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Published: Wednesday, 25 November 2015 07:41
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Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled a commemorative plaque at an official ceremony ofthe new Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry at Pebble Mill, Edgbaston. Following the ceremony, staff are working to prepare the building for its operational opening for public early in 2016.
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Published: Tuesday, 24 November 2015 07:32
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has slammed the GDC’s decision to keep the ARF at an historic high of £890. It was joined by FGDP(UK) which also expressed disappointment. The GDC said they had a ‘long-term ambition of reducing the ARF as improvements and efficiencies to dental regulation are realised’.
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Published: Monday, 23 November 2015 13:15
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At a special meeting held on November 23 to consider the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2016, the General Dental Council (GDC) decided to retain their ARF for dentists at £890. This followed a consultation which recommended that the ARF for 2016 remained the same as in 2015: £890 for dentists and £116 for dental care professionals.
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Published: Monday, 23 November 2015 07:56
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NHS England has appointed Janet Clarke and Eric Rooney as Deputy Chief Dental Officers. They will both work part time reporting to Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer. As senior members of the Medical Directorate, they will work with others including regional and local area teams to improve outcomes for patients, and support the role of dentists and dentistry across the health system.
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Published: Thursday, 19 November 2015 07:47
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A report, from Public Health England (PHE), originally shelved by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, said it "would seem logical" that a "sugar tax" of 10% to 20% would lead to a reduction in consumption, though it stressed some of the evidence on the issue was limited. However a spokesman for prime minister, David Cameron said that, although he had not read the report, he was not in favour of a tax, believing there were other measures to drive down childhood obesity.
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Published: Thursday, 19 November 2015 07:46
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The BDA has advised its members that updated guidance says that prophylactic antibiotics for those at risk of infective endocarditis are not necessary prior to interventional dental procedures. This supports its advice that prophylactic antibiotics not necessary before treating patients with infective endocarditis. The advice from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) follows a review of evidence and consultation.
The updated guidance recommends. the findings of the review supporting the status quo established in 2008, when NICE first changed its recommendation on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis.
The BDA responded to the NICE consultation supporting the current position and continues to support and lead work within the dental profession to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Earlier this year the BDA set out a blueprint for action on AMR and is now working with national leaders and international experts to combat the risks. The Association will also be lending its support to European Antibiotic Awareness Day and the World Health Organisation’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week in November.
The evidence review was suggested following a study which found an increase of infective endocarditis above the baseline trend though there was no causal link to the NICE guidance and no reason to implicate dentistry in the change.
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Published: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 07:36
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Eddie Crouch, the BDA's Vice Chair and Chair of its Review Body Evidence Committee, told the DDRB: “The rhetoric and the reality on dentists' pay couldn't be any further apart. As a profession we are not looking at 'minimal' rises or even pay 'freezes'. Any talk of 'pay restraint' for dentists is simply a euphemism for deep and sustained pay cuts. All the official evidence tells precisely the same story. We are not 'all in this together', and our profession should not be expected to take a disproportionate hit to bail out a cash strapped NHS.”
Read more: Eddie Crouch tells DDRB pay restraint means pay cuts
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Published: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 07:53
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Europe's statistical agency Eurostat has reported that by most indicators of oral health, Greece is one of the unhealthiest places in Europe. The number of Greeks 16 years or older reporting unmet dental care needs was 10.6% in 2013. That compares to a European Union average of 7.9%. More than 8% of Greeks skipped dentist visits in 2013 because it was too expensive, well above the 5.1% European average, according to Eurostat.
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