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Published: Wednesday, 27 November 2024 09:37
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Written by Peter Ingle
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It has not been a great few weeks for supporters of water fluoridation. First there was widespread reporting on studies suggesting that its benefits had been previously overstated. Then shortly before the USA election, Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr. said that: “Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease.”
Read more: Sell Pharma - Buy Dental - RFK Effect
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Published: Monday, 25 November 2024 10:52
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The Canmore Trust was set up by John Gibson and his wife Isobel following the devastating loss of Cameron, their son, to suicide in 2019. GDPUK readers may be familiar with the Gibsons, Isobel having been a medical GP and John currently Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine in the University of Aberdeen and Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine to the UK Army.
Read more: GDC Addresses Suicide Prevention Conference
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Published: Thursday, 21 November 2024 10:11
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA), an international dental honours organisation, has conferred awards upon two senior members of the College of General Dentistry CGD). Founded in 1936, The CGD was the first independent college for primary care dentistry in the UK. A professional body and registered charity, it serves the public interest in oral health and is the UK‘s only medical college run by and for dental professionals.
Read more: College of Dentistry Members Win Prestigious International Awards
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Published: Wednesday, 20 November 2024 10:02
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Written by Stephen Van Russelt
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NHS England has published dental workforce data which confirms the worst suspicions of many in the profession. Around one fifth - 21% - of NHS dentist vacancies were unfilled in March 2024. The impact of this new revelation means a loss to the NHS of nearly half a million days (495,774).
Read more: NHS: 21% Dentist Posts Unfilled
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Published: Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:55
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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This stark warning was issued by the British Dental Association (BDA) following the publication of a survey which reveals that almost a third - 29% - of community dentists in England are contemplating retirement over the next five years,
Read more: Community Dental Service Faces 'Crisis of Sustainability'
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Published: Tuesday, 19 November 2024 10:15
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Following a recent Fitness To Practise case the British Orthodontic Society (BOS) has issued a Statement which sets out to clarify its position on the issue of claims that may be made about orthodontic treatment.
Read more: Orthodontic Society Strongly Disputes Spurious Claims
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Published: Monday, 18 November 2024 09:35
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Michael Watson, retired dentist and ‘veteran‘ of the profession, has died following a short illness. He was 82. During a long and distinguished career Mr Watson made a contribution that extended far beyond his surgery door. He cared passionately about dentistry, and possessed a visceral understanding of the challenges it has seemingly always faced.
Read more: Obituary: Dental Giant Michael Watson
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Published: Wednesday, 13 November 2024 10:13
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The long running struggle between the dental regulator and a controversial orthodontic philosophy, has reached its conclusion. The man behind the TikTok phenomenon of “mewing” and second generation proponent of ‘orthotropics,‘ Michael Mew, is to be erased from the dentists register.
Read more: The Pope, the TikTok orthodontist, and the GDC
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Published: Tuesday, 12 November 2024 10:40
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Notwithstanding an appeal, five dental practices across Cheshire and Merseyside with NHS contracts have now had their contracts terminated with ‘immediate effect‘.
Read more: NHS Terminates Five more Merseyside Contracts
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