A number of likeminded colleagues including Ike Fazal, of Bristol, who have all supported various dental charities in East Africa, were invited by Professor Lord McColl CBE to an evening reception at the House of Lords last Friday 25 Oct.
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The General Dental Council (GDC), has successfully prosecuted two Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) for the illegal practice of dentistry. The first was Amy Brownlee, an unregistered dental hygienist in Kent. The other was Trevor Freeman, an unregistered dental technician from Hampshire.
The GDC has assisted the Metropolitan Police to successfully prosecute a man for unlawfully practising dentistry. On Friday 25 October 2013 Young Jun Suh appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates' Court and pleaded guilty to unlawfully practising dentistry. He was fined £1000, ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge and £85 towards costs.
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The number of NHS patients seen in the 24 month period ending June 2013 was 29.8, 11 thousand fewer than the period ending March 2013, according to the latest figures from the Information Centre. The number of Courses of Treatment, delivered in 2012/13, was 249 thousand than the previous year. More fluoride varnishes are being applied. 281 more dentists were working in the NHS. 80% of dentists are associates.
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The West Sussex coroner, Penelope Schofield, has ruled that neglect contributed to five of the deaths, at Orchid View in Copthorne, near Crawley. She said the home, then run by Southern Cross, was "mismanaged and understaffed". Ms Schofield also criticised the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which gave the home a "good" rating in 2010, a year before it closed down.
The event takes place from 10–12 April 2014 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex and booking is now open. Leading clinical speakers Michael Wise, Gregory Brambilla, Trevor Burke and Jimmy Steele will be speaking at the 2014 BDA Conference. They will be joined by further renowned experts Felix Wöhrle, Richard Ibbetson and Francesco Mannocci.
Another successful BDTA Dental Showcase took place at Birmingham’s NEC on 17-19 October. Some 12,000 came to the exhibition. Delegates interacted with over 380 leading dental companies. Tony Reed, Executive Director of the BDTA commented: “I recognise that it’s a challenging market so I’m very pleased with the response to this year’s event”.
The study, led by Professor Ian Needleman of the Eastman Dental Institute, was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He and his team recruited 302 athletes in total from the London 2012 athletes' village to take part in the study, which involved an oral health check-up and a personal assessment of the impact oral health had on their quality of life and athletic training and performance.
Simon Stevens, the former health adviser to Tony Blair, has been appointed NHS England’s new chief executive. He will take over from Sir David Nicholson on April 1. He is currently the president of the global health division of United Health Group, the US-based health company, having been there for nearly 10 years. He is reported to have asked to be paid 10% less than his predecessor.