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Published: Tuesday, 12 March 2013 08:19
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Scientists have developed a new method of replacing missing teeth with a bioengineered material generated from a person's own gum cells. Current implant-based methods of whole tooth replacement fail to reproduce a natural root structure and as a consequence of the friction from eating and other jaw movement, loss of jaw bone can occur around the implant.
Read more: Biological tooth replacement, a step closer say researchers
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Published: Friday, 08 March 2013 08:51
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Dental practice owners around the country could be doing themselves a service by preparing for the changes to PAYE in April 2013. Each time you pay your employees you will be required to submit an online report to HMRC about what you have paid and the deductions from your employees’ salaries.
Read more: Prepare for PAYE changes next April
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Published: Friday, 08 March 2013 08:51
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More dentists need to be checking their patients for mouth cancer, say experts. Cancer Research UK says oral cancer rates are going up and some dentists are missing an opportunity to spot those at risk. All dentists should be asking about risk factors like smoking or heavy drinking as well as early telltale signs in the mouth, says the charity.
Read more: Plea to dentists to check for mouth cancer
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Published: Friday, 08 March 2013 08:50
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Health Minister Earl Howe has announced rise in NHS charges in England from April 1, 2013. He said: “Dental charges represent an important contribution to the overall cost of dental services. The exact amount raised will be dependent upon the level and type of primary dental care services commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board and the proportion of charge-paying patients who attend dentists and the level of treatment they require."
Read more: NHS dental patient charges to rise
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Published: Thursday, 07 March 2013 13:30
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The annual benchmarking statistics just issued by NASDAL show that dental practices have been contending with a significant increase in costs. In the tax returns of dentists in the year ending March 2012, the total average costs of running a dental practice equated to 67.6% of practice income. As a result, profits are almost back to the levels in the 2004-2005 NASDAL survey.
Read more: Expenses up, profits down says NASDAL
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Published: Wednesday, 06 March 2013 09:29
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The Young Dentist Conference was held at the Royal College of Physicians in London on February 9, 2013. The expert panel of speakers included Ian Dunn Liverpool, Nick Lewis Eastman, Michael Lessani, BDA and John Tiernan, Dental Protection. The Young Dentist Conference 2013 was the eighth outing of this annual event organised by Dental Protection, the BDA and BDJ.
Read more: Over 240 young dentists attend conference
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Published: Monday, 04 March 2013 08:28
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The 10-year survey of children’s teeth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will take place in autumn 2013. Barry Cockcroft, the Chief Dental Officer for England, said, 'Support from dentists is vital to the study, and they hold the key to the success of this survey. It helps measure changes in oral health and provides information to policy-makers on how best to plan dental services in the future.’
Read more: Child Dental Health Survey to start in autumn
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Published: Tuesday, 26 February 2013 15:51
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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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