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A dentist is getting ready to take on the English Channel in a bid to raise money for a dental charity. This month, Jim Lafferty will embark on a 12-hour solo swim from Dover to Calais. Braving water temperatures of around 18°C, he hopes to raise £5,000 for Dentaid, a charity that works to improve…
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Dental associations have banded together with other healthcare groups to voice concerns over the reorganisation of health protection. The British Dental Association (BDA) and Oral Health Foundation are just two of more than 70 organisations that back the statement. In a joint campaign to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Health and the…
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One in four households (25%) across the UK opted for at least one form of DIY dentistry during lockdown. This is according to a new poll carried out by the Association of Dental Groups into the full extent of do-it-yourself treatments. Within the 25% figure, the survey suggests: In 12.7% of households, someone has taken…
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Coming this week, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry. The first-of-its-kind event is coming on 4 and 5 of September. With a host of industry leaders and speakers, delegates can also get 12 hours of free enhanced CPD. The event will allow delegates to walk through…
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A group of dental associations have joined together and called on government action for mixed and private services. In a new report, key stakeholders assess the financial support measures currently available to practices. And following the findings, the British Dental Association (BDA) has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for an ‘urgent response’. Robust support…
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The chief dental officer for England has amended the fallow time requirements for dental practices. In a new letter to the profession, CDO Sara Hurley has set out the new fallow period times for AGPs. She emphasises that a post-AGP downtime is still required by Public Health England (PHE). This is for droplets to settle…
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A new report has predicted that halving childhood obesity by 2030 could save the NHS £37 billion. Published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the think tank is calling on the government to address the health risks faced by children. It argues that the UK needs to go ‘further and faster’ to tackle…
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Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support from gold sponsors, Carestream. The first-of-its-kind event is coming on 4 and 5 of September. With a host of industry leaders and speakers, delegates can also get 12 hours of free enhanced CPD. The event…
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Amit Patel talks to Dentistry Online about his path into dentistry, how he fell into periodontics and his mission to overcome his fear of heights. In this episode we welcome Amit Patel, a specialist in periodontics and director at Birmingham Dental Specialists. Alongside his dentistry journey, he also discusses the new Oral-B IO toothbrush and…
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The chief dental officer for Wales has updated the profession on changes to the settle time in dental practices. In a letter to all primary care dental teams, CDO Colette Bridgman has reviewed the standard operating procedures (SOP). The key change is amendments to the fallow time requirements: For AGPs in a room with the…
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As the UK continues to ease its lockdown measures, a spectrum of regulations and guidance has been put together for different industries. Now, the dental profession is asking why practices continue to have more stringent regulation requirements than facilities such as gyms. In a letter from the Independent Dental Association in Wales (IDAW), it is…
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Fewer patients are receiving treatment in NHS dental practices, according to newly-released statistics. Data shows dental teams carried out 38.4 million courses of NHS treatment in 2019-20. But this marks a 3.36% drop compared to the previous year. This is despite a jump in the number of dentists carrying out activity. Statistics show 24,684 dentists…
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Nine out of 10 people with eating disorders have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers found the COVID-19 crisis created additional challenges for individuals with eating disorders. Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, reports that 1.25 million people in the UK are living with an eating disorder. But until…
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One in five female NHS employees said they did not have access to the necessary PPE during the pandemic. This is according to a new report that looks into the impact of the coronavirus crisis on women working in the NHS. The data, carried out by the NHS Confederation and the Health and Care Women…
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Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support from gold sponsors, Regenerate. The first-of-its-kind event is coming on 4 and 5 of September. With a host of industry leaders and speakers, delegates can also get 12 hours of free enhanced CPD. The event…
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Poor oral hygiene could impact the accuracy of COVID-19 tests, a study has found. It found that patients with inadequate oral hygiene routines produced positive test results – despite their clinical recovery. Clinical recovery was determined as returning to normal body temperature and termination of supportive oxygen inhalation. As a result, researchers at a hospital…
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New infection control guidance has been issued for healthcare settings in the UK, including dental practices. In the latest information from the NHS and Public Health England (PHE), dentistry has been labelled a ‘medium-risk pathway’ in the face of COVID-19. Definitions of this area are any care facility where: Triaged/clinically assessed individuals are asymptomatic and…
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Coming this September, the Online Dentistry Show is putting on the very first virtual exhibition in UK dentistry with support from gold sponsors, CODE. The first-of-its-kind event is coming on 4 and 5 of September. With a host of industry leaders and speakers, delegates can also get 12 hours of free enhanced CPD. The event…
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In our latest episode, Onkar Mudhar reveals all about his year of dental foundation training and what lockdown has taught him. This week we welcome newly-graduated dentist Onkar Mudhar, who’s just finished his year in foundation training. We discuss the COVID-19 interruptions, what he got up to when dentistry was paused and his advice for…
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