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A study in the May/June 2014 issue of General Dentistry, the journal of the US Academy of General Dentistry says that when buying a mouthguard, parents who want to reduce their child's risk of a sports-related concussion should visit a dentist instead of a sporting goods store.
An orthodontic practice in Winchester has closed suddenly putting the care of more than 1,000 people into limbo. It closed without warning and reportedly young people were arriving for their appointments to find nothing more than a notice on the door.
The Dental Complaints Service (DCS) resolves most complaints about private dental care in less than a week, it says in its annual report. Receiving more than 9,800 calls in 2013, the DCS has reduced the average time it takes to resolve a complaint from 7 to 6.5 days. The DCS was launched in 2006 and helps patients and dental professionals resolve complaints about private dental care.
‘Smile in pink for Bridge2Aid’ will take place on Friday June 6th in partnership with the British Dental Health Foundation and National Smile Month, and they are asking practices and organisations to do just that – wear pink for one day to raise awareness of international oral health and Bridge2Aid work in developing nations. It really is that simple!
A dental nurse accused of poisoning her boss with mercury has walked free from court. Ravinder Kaur's case was dropped by the CPS when two separate juries failed to reach verdicts. She was said to have laced practice manager Laura Knowles’ coffee with the toxic metal after being handed her final written warning three days previously.
The latest goodwill survey from NASDAL for the quarter ending January 31st of this year shows that the North-South divide is reflected in dental practice sales figures. The deals also reflect the ongoing popularity of mixed practices. NASDAL member Alan Suggett said that the average goodwill value for an NHS dental practice was 88% of turnover, for a private practice, 89%, and all practices 97% of turnover.
A dentist's receptionist brought a patient back from the ‘dead’ when she rushed to his aid after he had a heart attack in the waiting room. Charlotte Anderson-Hughes and dentist Chandra Metha used a defibrillator on patient Simon Walker, 53, from Hyde, Cheshire after he collapsed in the waiting room of the practice in Mossley.
One of the largest refurbishments of a UK dental school in recent years has been completed at King’s College London Dental Institute (Guys campus). The clinic was formally opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Dean of the Dental Institute, Professor Dianne Rekow, the Dental Clinical Director, Mr Eric Whaites, Professor Avijit Banerjee and Dental Sister, Jane Soutter.