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Published: Monday, 21 October 2013 07:32
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The British Dental Association (BDA) believes that the signing of a globally-binding treaty on the use of mercury is a sensible outcome that recognises the practicalities of improving oral health. The treaty was endorsed at a meeting in Minamata, Japan on 10 October. It requires nations to phase down the use of dental amalgam fillings, of which mercury is a component, over an appropriate period of time.
Read more: Mercury treaty sensible says BDA
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Published: Thursday, 17 October 2013 10:18
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Gloucester-based Prima Dental, dental bur manufacturers and exporters, is investing a total of £800,000 into the business to capitalise on the rapidly growing demand for its quality products. Prima Dental has announced that over £700,000 will be invested in additional high performance machinery for its production plant in Gloucester, enabling the company to manufacture over 1.2 million more products each year.
Read more: Prima Dental invests £800,000 to satisfy growing global demand
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Published: Tuesday, 15 October 2013 20:20
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Recent reports of the scale of challenges facing the British Dental Association (BDA) are misleading, the organisation has said.
Chief Executive Peter Ward and Principal Executive Committee Chair Martin Fallowfield have been setting the record straight in blogs for the BDA’s Communities website. The blogs reiterate the background to changes to the BDA’s membership structure implemented earlier this year, detail how the changes were made and explain how the Association is re-shaping itself to ensure it delivers the services members demand.
Read more: BDA says it's not a crisis
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Published: Tuesday, 15 October 2013 10:38
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Dental Directory, in association with DENTSPLY, is offering two lucky customers the chance to win a brand new Mini Cooper for delivery in early 2014.
Read more: Win a Mini Cooper with Dental Directory and Dentsply
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Published: Tuesday, 15 October 2013 10:33
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has received the backing of its members to move ahead with proposals to modernise the way the organisation is governed. At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 20 September 2013, members voted unanimously in support of a series of changes which will strengthen the link between the Board and the essential work done at a local level across the UK through the Faculty’s divisions.
Read more: FGDP(UK) Dean welcomes changes to governance
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Published: Friday, 11 October 2013 17:47
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GDPUK has learnt that in the "Executive Update", a news bulletin circulated widely to the BDA leadership centrally and in the branches there will be a further by-election following the resignation of a PEC member.
Read more: Breaking news - Elected member resigns from BDA PEC
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Published: Friday, 11 October 2013 03:25
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A new app ‘Real Tooth Morphology’ has been released by two academics from the University of Sheffield. This unique app uses high resolution micro-CT scan data of real teeth. The data has been collected and processed by the academics, who used 3D reconstruction techniques to allow the external and internal structures of the teeth to be explored in 3D in great detail.
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Read more: New app ‘Real Tooth Morphology’ released
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Published: Wednesday, 09 October 2013 07:38
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A turtle hospital in the Florida Keys called a local dentist for help to mend a sea turtle's broken shell. The dentist, Fred Troxel, used denture repair adhesive to bond two metal plates across a split in the turtle's shell. A month ago, the turtle had arrived at the turtle hospital with its shell possibly fractured by a passing boat.
Read more: Dentist mends sea turtle shell
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Published: Tuesday, 08 October 2013 10:23
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It has been announced that dentists can now request the facility to edit their practice profiles and respond to patient feedback on the NHS Choices website direct from the NHS Choices central helpdesk. The ability for dentists to do so has been provided following lengthynegotiations that have stressed the importance of practices being able to change information and counter any inaccurate postings. Previously practices had to apply to NHS commissioners for editing rights. This created an extra hurdle for them.
Read more: NHS Choices editorial rights granted
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