The uptake rate of preventative dental care increased over a ten-year period in the United States, but there remains a large disparity among ethnic groups, reports one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on the subject, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Public Health.
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On 5 February 2014 Michael Flanagan plead guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to unlawfully practising dentistry at Power Whitening in Nottingham on 10 January 2012. Mr Flanagan was given a conditional discharge, ordered to pay £355 in compensation and a £15 victim surcharge. He was also ordered to pay costs to the GDC of £1000. The Ultimate Guide to The Online Casino World - Online casinos in Australia
Dental Foundation Training (DFT) places must be found for the 107 UK final-year students and graduates who have applied for, but not yet been allocated, positions this year, the British Dental Association (BDA) is warning. The BDA’s Chair of Ethics, Education and the Dental Team, Judith Husband, has written to the Department of Health reiterating both the loss to the public purse and tragic personal consequences for aspiring young practitioners if places are not found.
Dental students who started their degree in 2013-14 face the prospect of staggering levels of debt, in the region of £60,000, a new study suggests. The research carried out by the British Dental Association (BDA) also found that students who sat their final-year exams in 2012-13 had an average debt of £24,734 at the end of their studies.
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From 1st January 2014 anyone possessing a postgraduate diploma in a dental subject from a UK higher education institution is eligible for full membership of the FGDP(UK). The Dean, Trevor Ferguson said this about the change: “By recognising qualifications from other UK higher education institutions, we are opening the doors to many people who may have previously been excluded from full membership.”
A struck-off Scottish dentist, who went missing, has been tracked down by the Sunday Mail after being accused of charging taxpayers £800,000 for unnecessary treatment Stuart Craig, 53, who ran his own practice in Auchinleck, was found guilty by the General Dental Council of serious breaches of conduct between 1986 and 2011.
The BDA has announced that, following the EGM on 21st February 2014, PEC members voted to remove Martin Fallowfield from the Chair. A new Chair will be elected by, and come from amongst, the PEC at an election is expected to take place in March, when the Committee meets next. Until a new Chair has been elected, the BDA will be led by the current Deputy Chair of the PEC, Dr Robert Kinloch, a general dental practitioner in Scotland.
Speculation continues as to who will emerge as the new Chair.
Young dentists were told by Professor Andrew Eder at a recent seminar that must adapt to ensure they are providing the best care for their patients. He advised them to focus on diversity in their careers, invest in ongoing CPD and training and identify a mentor, to ensure they maintain an ethical and authentic role as a professional.
Anxious patients four times more likely to experience pain than non-anxious patients, according to a recent survey. Now researchers in Japan believe they are closer to an answer after scanning people's brains while playing them sounds of dental drills and suction instruments. People who were terrified of visits to the dentist showed marked differences in their brain responses compared with those who were more relaxed at the prospect, according to work reported at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego.