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Published: Thursday, 08 January 2015 07:48
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A recent survey of Lithuanian dentists found that one third of them work long hours and lack patients. Many dentists practice in multiple locations and plan to retire after the official retirement age. Some dentists and dental specialists plan to emigrate. The perceived shortcomings within the dental care system and workforce planning of dentists need to be addressed, the researchers say.
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Published: Wednesday, 07 January 2015 08:05
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The Nottingham Post has reported dentists’ concerns about the high number of UDAs disgraced dentists Desmond D’Mello had to provide. Two Nottinghamshire dentists have said most dentists are expected to perform 7,000 UDA’s per year. But an NHS contract report showed Mr D’Mello’s two-person practice was contracted to do 29,000 UDA’s in 2014-15.
Read more: Dentists’ concerns over D’Mello’s workload
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Published: Tuesday, 06 January 2015 07:48
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The on-going police investigation into the thefts at 2014’s BDIA Showcase has resulted in the Metropolitan Police force releasing photos of the suspects. Around £130,000 worth of handpieces were taken from the NSK and Bien-Air stands on the evening of Thursday 9 October, after the show had closed to dental professionals.
Read more: Police release photos of Showcase robbery suspects
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Published: Monday, 05 January 2015 08:16
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Around nine out of 10 dentists completing their vocational or foundation training this summer found a post, according to the latest research from the British Dental Association (BDA). Dr Judith Husband, Chair of the BDA’s Education, Ethics and the Dental Team Working Group, said: “It's encouraging to see that employment prospects in general dental practice appear to be improving for newly-qualified practitioners.”
Read more: BDA encouraged by young dentists employment prospects
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Published: Sunday, 04 January 2015 15:16
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The death of Per-Ingvar Branemark on December 20th. at the age of 85 was announced just before Christmas. He had been ill for some time. He was credited with the discovery of osseointegration, the ability for titanium to integrate with bone. This forms the basis of dental implantology, and osseointegration became the basis for other life enhancing technologies.
Read more: Dentistry mourns death of implant pioneer
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Published: Sunday, 04 January 2015 15:03
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The Sunday Times has reported that experts from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have said that patients are paying thousands of pounds for ‘quick-fix cosmetic dentistry’ that does not last. The college says vulnerable patients are being poorly informed about long-term damage and complications resulting from some of the most popular procedures.
This is a link to the introduction of the article, but you need to subscribe or buy the paper for the full text:
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/article1503308.ece
Read more: Quest for a celebrity smile is damaging healthy teeth
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Published: Friday, 02 January 2015 18:20
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Lead author Dr Tony Kilcoyne of Haworth, West Yorkshire, had a further letter published in the Daily Telegraph on January 2nd, exactly one year to the day after a similar previous one. Some of the contents of the initial letter and the signatories were criticised in the dental media 2014.
The letter raises concerns that the dental system remains unfit for purpose, reminding the public and politicians that action is needed in the opinion of professionals. Should some proper investigation come about in the future, the profession can point back to this document and explain that professional actions were taken, but was anyone really taking note?
Read more: Rotten tooth system letter published
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Published: Friday, 02 January 2015 10:37
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The Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which oversees the work of healthcare regulators, including the GDC, has issued a stinging report as a result of its audit of the initial stages of the fitness to practise process. It said that inadequacies identified in previous years have not been rectified.
Read more: GDC criticised in new audit
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Published: Wednesday, 31 December 2014 00:04
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Five dentists have received honours in the 2015 New Year list. They are:
- CBE: Thomas Raymond (Ray) Watkins – Scotland
- OBE: Elizabeth Jones – London
- MBE: Jennifer Elizabeth Gallagher - London
- MBE: Gillian Davies – Greater Manchester
- BEM: Shazad Saleem - Manchester
Read more: Five dentists honoured in New Year list
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