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Published: Tuesday, 11 March 2014 23:50
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A new group formed to tackle and reverse the growing obesity epidemic has been welcomed by the British Dental Health Foundation (BDEF). Action on Sugar, formed of a number of leading worldwide experts, hopes to educate the public on the dangers of hidden sugars and raise awareness of the ‘un-necessary' amounts of sugar added to our foods and drinks, a large reason behind the growing obesity crisis.
Read more: BDHF welcomes Action on Sugar group
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Published: Tuesday, 11 March 2014 07:24
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Birmingham dentist, Joyce Trail, who was jailed for 7 years for stealing £1.4 million from the NHS, has been ordered by Warwick Crown Court to repay £1,376,423.83. Any assets she has now, or receives in future, up to this amount can be claimed by the NHS. She was also given a confiscation order of £358,281.87 which she must pay within 18 months.
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Published: Monday, 10 March 2014 07:18
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Denplan has launched its Denplan Academy – a training programme designed completely around the needs of its members’ and their business goals. A team of qualified trainers can work with Denplan members and their whole practice team on the areas of their business that they wish to strengthen.
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Published: Monday, 10 March 2014 07:17
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Catherine Forman from Barkingside in Essex told a local paper that she has “two knights in shining armour” to thank after their quick thinking helped save her life. One was an unknown driver who gave her a lift, the other was Dr Hitesh Mody, her dentist.
Read more: Dentist saves passer-by
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Published: Saturday, 08 March 2014 21:10
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Dental audits need not be a box-ticking exercise, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS. Dental adviser Claire Renton reminds dentists that audits offer a genuine opportunity to improve the efficient running of a practice and ease the strain on busy workloads. MDDUS has highlighted five key steps of an audit that can improve the way dentists carry out their day-to-day tasks.
Read more: Have an action plan for audit
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Published: Friday, 07 March 2014 00:09
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The NHS in England could save at least £4 million annually on hospital admissions for the removal of rotten teeth if water fluoridation were extended to areas with high levels of tooth decay, research published in the latest British Dental Journal (BDJ) suggests. The BDA’s Scientific Adviser, Damien Walmsley, said: “This study is a powerful reminder of how water fluoridation saves the NHS money, and how whole populations can benefit from a huge improvement in their dental health.”
Read more: Fluoridation could save NHS £millions
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Published: Thursday, 06 March 2014 07:29
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Dental Protection is celebrating a judicial review victory after a judgement established that a failure to record an examination does not necessarily mean that the examination did not take place. Dental Protection had lobbied for the significant change after a dentist in Powys was accused of making inappropriate claims because no record of an examination had been made.
Read more: Dental Protection gains judicial review victory
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Published: Wednesday, 05 March 2014 12:37
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Social media, newsletters and email are all valuable communications tools utilised by the GDC. Before each communication, the GDC gives careful consideration to how best to communicate with key stakeholders. For example the GDC, on occasion will use Facebook to reach out to patients who may have a complaint to make about their dental treatment, they can also be contacted through Twitter.
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Read more: GDC warns over communication methods
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Published: Tuesday, 04 March 2014 07:32
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All dentists who are over 50 and work in the NHS are urged by Nick Ledingham, Chairman of NASDAL, to make sure they aren’t inadvertently penalised by changes in the pension rules. His advice to dentists who haven’t yet received a Pensions Saving Statement is to contact NHS Pensions and apply for one.
Read more: Pension penalty trap: don’t be an unwitting victim
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