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BDA honours for 2013 announced

Details: Published: Thursday, 30 May 2013 07:22; Written by News Editor; Hits: 930

Ten leading lights of the dental family are to be recognised with the award of British Dental Association (BDA) Honours and Awards in 2013. Dr Martin Fallowfield, Chair of the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee, said: “We are delighted to announce the recipients of the BDA’s honours and awards for 2013. These ten individuals have in common a passion for, and dedication to, the advancement of dentistry and dental professionals.”

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GDC stance on whitening upheld

Details: Published: Saturday, 25 May 2013 08:58; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2934

The General Dental Council (GDC) has welcomed a decision by the High Court that tooth whitening is the practice of dentistry and should only be undertaken by regulated dental professionals. The High Court has overturned a Magistrates’ Court’s decision to acquit Ms Lorna Jamous of the offences of practising dentistry and unlawfully carrying on the business of dentistry when not regulated by the GDC.

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Secrets of Richard III’s death and life revealed

Details: Published: Friday, 24 May 2013 16:34; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1738

A general dental practitioner from London has revealed that the skull and jaw of King Richard III, found in a Leicester car park last year, were badly damaged, lending support to reports that the blows thatkilled him were so heavy that it drove the king’s crown into his head.

Dr Amit Rai, writing in the peer-reviewed British Dental Journal, said: “Richard is likely to have been killed by one of two blows to the base of the skull from some of the most advanced military weapons of the time.”

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BDA calls for inquiry into dentist’s suicide

Details: Published: Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:44; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2703

The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to health minister Earl Howe calling for a full inquiry into the circumstances around the death of a dentist in Leeds at the end of 2012. Dr John Milne, the Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee, said: “The sad death of Dr Kamath is not the first suicide by a dentist under pressure in this way, but it must be the last.”

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Nicholson to retire next year

Details: Published: Thursday, 23 May 2013 08:31; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1076

Sir David Nicholson is to retire in March next year from his post as NHS England chief executive. He has been under pressure to go since the Francis report into Stafford NHS Trust, but it appears that the early announcement will allow for a planned succession. Sir David was appointed NHS chief executive in 2007.

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New Director of Policy and Professional Services for the BDA

Details: Published: Thursday, 23 May 2013 08:30; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2197

Martin Woodrow has been appointed as the new Director of Policy and Professional Services for the British Dental Association (BDA). He will take up the post in August 2013, taking over from Linda Wallace. He joins the BDA from the British Medical Association, where he has worked in a number of senior roles

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Challenging new era dawning Fallowfield warns

Details: Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:26; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1346

Dentistry in the UK is facing a challenging new era and practitioners should join the BDA to ensure they are prepared for it, said Martin Fallowfield, Chair of the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee, at its recent conference. He predicted that current economic problems and funding pressures will continue. It is also possible, he said, that dentistry will be faced with the possibility of further regulation.

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BDHF warns about sugary foods and drinks

Details: Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:01; Written by News Editor; Hits: 1214

Parents are putting the oral health of infants and young children in harm's way by giving them ill-advised foods and drinks, a new report reveals. According to the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (DNSIYC), two in every three (62 per cent) children aged 12-18 months had ‘sugar, preserves and confectionary' foods, says the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF). One in four (26 per cent) 12-18 month old infants also enjoyed fruit juice and soft drinks.

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GDPC condemns Direct Access decision by GDC

Details: Published: Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:53; Written by Tony Jacobs; Hits: 1563

Dentists’ representatives from across the UK have condemned the General Dental Council (GDC) decision to permit direct access to dental hygienists and therapists.

This reflects the opinions of a majority of dentists from all over the United Kingdom who believe the GDC decision was political and not based on the best interests of patients.

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