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A dental nurse has been struck off for falsifying CPD certificates after being notified that she had not completed the required hours. The Professional Conduct Committee concluded that the dental nurse’s behaviour was ‘so egregious’ that it was ‘fundamentally incompatible with being a dental professional’. The committee heard that, on 20 September 2021, the dental…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… NHS dental recovery plan – what does it say? Details of the long-awaited NHS dentistry recovery plan have been released – here’s all you need to know. The report was released on Wednesday, with NHS England detailing…
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As we mark International Dentists’ Day on 9 February, we speak to clinicians across the world about why they love and celebrate dentistry. Dr Chinwe Akuonu – UK As a dentist, I enjoy putting smiles on my patients faces: be that through replacing missing teeth, getting a patient out of pain, or enhancing a smile…
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Prime minister Rishi Sunak visited a practice following the announcement of the new dental recovery plan – but it is unable to take on new adult NHS patients, it has been revealed. The Prime Minister met staff and patients at Gentle Dental in Newquay. He said that ‘it hasn’t been easy enough for people to…
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Wes Streeting has said Labour would reform dentistry’s NHS contract within days if the party was elected. The shadow secretary of state for health and social care spoke out following the release of the government’s NHS dental recovery plan. Discussing recent reports of queues to access NHS dentistry, he told BBC Breakfast this morning: ‘It’s just…
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Details of the long-awaited NHS dental recovery plan have been released – here’s all you need to know so far. The report was released today (7 February), with NHS England detailing new measures to tackle the current NHS dental crisis including: NHS dentists will be given a ‘new patient’ payment of between £15 to £50…
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We asked Laura Edgar, managing director of Aura Infection Control, for the most important piece of advice she would provide dental practices right now. ‘Train and observe,’ said Laura. ‘Because of the skills changes, because of the pace of change in governance, compliance, legislation and guidance, we need to observe what is actually happening in…
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Police in Bristol were recorded breaking up queues of people who were attempting to access NHS dental care in the city. The British Dental Association has warned that current government policies will not ease the crisis in NHS dentistry, following unprecedented scenes in Bristol as police attempted to turn away hundreds of people seeking NHS…
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The state pension age will have to increase to 71 for middle-aged workers if the UK is to maintain the number of workers per retiree. This is according to research by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) that looks into the impact of increasing life expectancy and falling birthrates on the state pension. Its report suggested the…
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‘Surgeons can behave very badly when nobody is watching’ – these are the words of Professor Carrie Newlands as she led a talk on sexual misconduct in surgical environments. Professor Newlands, a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, spoke at the University of Edinburgh, leading a lecture titled: ‘Sexual misconduct in surgery – breaking the silence.’ She…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Disposable vape ban ‘may not go far enough’, says dentist Disposable vapes will be banned as part of the drive to protect children’s health, the government confirmed this week. Recent figures show use among younger children is increasing,…
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Children living in the most deprived areas are twice more likely to experience tooth decay, new research shows. New data on the oral health of year six schoolchildren shows those living in the most deprived areas of the country were more than twice as likely to have experience of tooth decay (23%) as those living…
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A pilot survey aimed at retired and planning-to-retire UK dentists has been launched – and your input is needed. If you are a dentist who has retired in the last 10 years, or are thinking of retirement in the next five years, then the research team would like to hear from you. Lead researcher David…
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The GDC’s proposal to default to remote hearings ‘could potentially compromise fairness’, according to an indemnity provider. The MMDUS has warned that the plans could ‘severely limit’ many registrants’ ability to engage in the process. In November, the GDC invited views on the proposals. These mean all practice committee and registration appeal committee hearings will…
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Bowel cancer death rates among the under 50s in the UK are predicted to rise by one third, with obesity, physical inactivity and poor diets being key factors. Published in Annals of Oncology, the study predicts that bowel cancer mortality is set to rise by 39% in women and by 26% in men. These figures…
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Disposable vapes will be banned as part of the drive to protect children’s health, the government has confirmed. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today (29 January) revealed that disposable vapes will be banned and announced new powers to restrict packaging and how e-cigarettes are displayed in stores. The measure comes as part of the government’s response…
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Holding all GDC hearings remotely would disadvantage certain dental professionals undergoing a fitness to practise investigation, says the Dental Defence Union (DDU). The DDU made the comments in its response to GDC proposals that all practice committee and registration appeal committee hearings will be held remotely by default. Under the plans, dental professionals would have to…
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In this video, we hear from Dr Colin Campbell about why he chooses Orascoptic and why it’s crucial to invest in loupes. Who are we? At Orascoptic we are proud to be a part of helping you achieve better patient outcomes. And we know that choosing a brand of loupes is about more than…
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The number of adults using vapes has increased by more than 4.5% in two years, new research has found. The study was led by University College London and funded by Cancer Research UK. Published in Public Health, it looked at survey responses from almost 70,000 adults in England, Wales and Scotland between January 2021 and…
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