Following the success of the 2012 Practice Managers Conference, BoD are excited to announce that by popular demand, the Conference is back; but not back with just one conference in one location; this year sees them return to two locations with two spectacular venues. |
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Published: Friday, 19 April 2013 09:06
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Inspectors have uncovered a huge drop in the standard of dental care provided in Scotland’s Grampian health board, despite a government drive to improve services. New figures show the number of “completely unsatisfactory” cases at NHS Grampian rose from about one in 100 in 2010 to only one in six last year.
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Published: Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:35
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Eric Rooney, Consultant in Dental Public Health, has commented on the ‘huge rise’ in hospital admissions because of dental problems has been reported in Cumbria. The number of adults and children being admitted to hospital with bad teeth there has risen by almost 25 per cent. Figures released show that there were 764 admissions to hospital in 2010/2011. During the same period in the following 12 months, the figure had risen by 23%.
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Published: Tuesday, 16 April 2013 11:07
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The General Dental Council (GDC) is reported as having not approved courses for the proposed Leicester Dental Teaching Academy, although the University of Buckingham has accredited the £176,000 five-year course. Plans to open the Academy in September have been put on hold until further notice.
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Published: Monday, 15 April 2013 08:08
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The British Dental Association is this year marking the first 200 dental practices achieving Gold Membership of its Good Practice Scheme. Practices attain Gold Membership by maintaining Good Practice Scheme member status for ten consecutive years. The achievement is being recognised through a celebratory publication that includes a profile of all practices with Gold Membership.
Read more: BDA celebrates Good Practice Scheme Gold Membership
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Published: Monday, 15 April 2013 08:07
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A disgraced Suffolk dentist who cheated the NHS out of £78,000 by claiming for 1,700 patients he did not treat, including some who were dead, has been jailed for 18 months. Edmund Jaques, 64, ran a business called Home Dental Care Ltd and travelled to care homes throughout Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire providing dental services for elderly residents who were unable to visit a surgery, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
Read more: Suffolk dentist jailed for fraud
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