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Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 15:51
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Written by Tony Jacobs
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In response to reports that The Dentistry Show organisers have allowed an illegal whitening company to exhibit at this year’s Show, industry experts will come together to highlight the dangers of non-registered dental practitioners providing tooth whitening.
It was announced last week that a company that is involved in illegal whitening, will be allegedly exhibiting its whitening products and services, despite the fact that it does not employ a dentist or any dental registrants.
Read more: “STOP Illegal Whitening” debates at The Dentistry Show
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Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 09:13
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The British Dental Health Foundation has joined more than 60 organisations backing recommendations for a tax on sugary drinks. The report, compiled by Sustain entitled ‘A Children's Future Fund - How food duties could provide the money to protect children's health and the world they grow up in', makes three main recommendations for Budget 2013 it believes would help to improve children's health.
Read more: Fizzy drinks should be taxed: BDHF
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Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 09:13
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The Department of Health has announced extra £30 million funding for NHS dentistry. Lord Howe, Health Minister, said: “Since May 2010 more than a million new patients are seeing an NHS dentist. We want to make sure that this progress continues and that dentists give the highest standards of care as well as treating more patients. That’s why we have invested this extra £30 million in funding.”
Read more: Extra funding for NHS dentistry announced
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Published: Sunday, 24 February 2013 16:06
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Written by Tony Jacobs
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Closer Still Media Ltd, organisers of the Dentistry Show, are under great pressure from the dental profession and legitimate dental companies over their stance in having what appears to be an illegal whitening company exhibit to the profession at the show, this week at NEC, Birmingham. |  |
MegaWhite, who also trade as Dentawhite, are based in Scotland, sharing several addresses, and do not have any dentists or dental registrants as part of their business. Chris Brown of Closer Still said; "We looked into Megawhite and have been reassured that their presence is solely to meet and explain to dental professionals their whitening solutions for in-practice use by registered dental professionals".
Read more: Dentistry Show organisers under presssure
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Published: Saturday, 23 February 2013 10:14
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Straumann, the world's largest maker of dental implants, has reported profits last year of CHF 36.4 million against CHF 58 million forecast. North America was the key revenue driver, complemented by double-digit growth in China and Latin America. ‘Unfortunately’, the company said ‘these solid performances were not enough to compensate for sluggish sales in Europe, Japan and the Middle East’.
Read more: Straumann revenues hit by European downturn
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Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:04
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Fears over infection control at a Northumberland dental practice have led to 28 patients being recalled for checks and blood tests. The dentist practised at Genix Healthcare Dental Clinic in Alnwick. Patients are being offered a precautionary blood test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in keeping with best clinical practice, the dentist implicated is not practising for the time being.
Read more: Dental patients recalled in Northumberland
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Published: Friday, 15 February 2013 09:39
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Tony Jacobs reports that the GDPUK.com website had it's busiest day ever on GDPUK on Tuesday 12th February 2013. The website had 2772 unique visitors on that day, all dental professionals.Add to this 4,000 who read emails every day [a proven 120,000 per month], the reach of the site is wider and wider.
On February 19th, with further major issues affecting the UK dental sphere, the record was smashed again when 3,408 unique visitors logged into GDPUK.com.
Read more: Record numbers visit GDPUK site
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Published: Thursday, 14 February 2013 17:13
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The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has responded angrily to the BDA statement on its Alison Lockyer report, describing it as 'misleading'. Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the PSA, said, 'I find it astonishing that the BDA should choose to ignore the conclusions of our report and to misrepresent its content in this way. I urge people to read the report for themselves and not to rely on partial interpretations of it.'
Read more: PSA responds angrily to BDA statement
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Published: Wednesday, 13 February 2013 12:57
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Written by Stephen Van Russelt
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The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social
Care (PSA formerly known as the CHRE) issued a lengthy (249
page) report on February 11, 2013 on concerns raised by the
General Dental Council’s (GDC) former chair, Alison Lockyer.
The report has raised an intense debate, not only on GDPUK,
but also including the British Dental Association and Dental
Protection. This article aims to highlight some of the
points made in the report and subsequent reaction.
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Read more: Lockyer report stirs up fierce controversy
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