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Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2013 10:26
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The Oklahoma Department of Health is sending letters to patients of Dr Scott Harrington, urging them to have their blood tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Investigators said they found numerous health and safety violations at his practice, including nonsterilized and rusty instruments. The unsanitary practices of the dentist may have exposed thousands of patients to HIVand hepatitis forcing him to close his practices while health officials investigate and test about 7,000 people who had visited him since 2007.
Read more: Oklahoma dentist branded a health risk
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Published: Monday, 01 April 2013 08:40
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Speaking for the British Dental Association, Dr Judith Husband, Chair Education, Ethics and the Dental Team Committee, has condemned the decision by the GDC to allow direct access to DCPs. She said: “This is a misguided decision that fails to consider best practice in essential continuity of care, patient choice and cost-effectiveness, and weakens team-working in dentistry which is demonstrated to be in patients’ best interests”.
Read more: Direct access decision misguided, says BDA
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Published: Sunday, 31 March 2013 19:59
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Bridgepoint has purchased Oasis Dental Care for £185m, it was widely reported today, in a deal to be completed this week. Other investments owned by this company include Fat Face and Pret a Manger. The vendor, Duke Street Capital, unusually, is retaining a small percentage to remain as a minority investor.The price of £185m values Oasis on a multiple of less than 9 times EBITDA. Duke Street had taken Oasis off the Stock Market for £77m in 2007, at a multiple of 12, but Bridgepoint are paying much less than the £250m tag publicised last summer.
Read more: Oasis Dental Care sold for £185m
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Published: Thursday, 28 March 2013 16:12
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Meeting for the last time in its current council chamber, the General Dental Council (GDC) voted to allow some Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) to treat patients without prescription and without the patient having to see a dentist first. Direct access will be extended to:• dental hygienists and dental therapists for their full scope of practice
• dental nurses undertaking public health initiatives
• orthodontic therapists carrying out IOTN screening
However direct access will not be extended to dental technicians or widened for clinical dental technicians.
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Published: Wednesday, 27 March 2013 16:13
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The Shirley Glasstone Hughes (SGH) Trust Fund, chaired by Professor Elizabeth Kay, has launched its annual competition for primary care dental practitioners to win up to £200K of funding for research. The Fund is this year seeking applications for research projects that investigate the environmental impact of plastics in restorative dental materials.
Read more: Research fund launches call for dental plastics research bids
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Published: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 17:35
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Shadow Health Minister and Labour MP for Copeland, Jamie Reed, has told GDPUK that, as part of Labour’s Healthcare policy review, he will be visiting dental practices to speak to patients and dentists about all aspects of the current system. He also asked anyone with an interest to put their concerns in writing.
Read more: MP Jamie Reed promises to listen
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Published: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:21
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Bridge2Aid reports that it has been a busy week in the B2A offices - both UK and Tanzania, Their work diaries were full as well as World Oral Health Day (WOHD) on Wednesday 20th March. They also report on activity in Mwanza and fund-raising activity in the UK.
Read more: Bridge2Aid reports on a busy month
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Published: Monday, 25 March 2013 09:03
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Alan Suggett reported the latest NASDAL goodwill survey showed the dental practice sales market is still strong with no sign of the impending changes to NHS contractual arrangements having any impact on values. He said that in the build-up to the introduction of the 2006 contract, dental practice sales slowed down dramatically . By contrast, the latest figures show that the market is still active and NHS and mixed practices in most areas are still sought after.
Read more: Bigger practices with NHS contracts still command higher values
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Published: Saturday, 23 March 2013 09:40
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Dentist and GDPUK member, Ike Fazal, is appealing to all his dental colleagues, wherever you are, to donate in kind, any redundant dental items, which may be surplus to your needs, items of equipment, hand instruments, or all kinds of consumables. ‘HIP~Z’: Health Improvement Project, ZANZIBAR, is a British charity, which is now in a joint venture agreement with the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar.
http://www.hipz.org.ukDonation page : http://www.hipz.org.uk/donateHIPZ
Read more: HIP~Z : An appeal for health, Zanzibar
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