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Around one in six (16.2%) of all UK adults do not drink alcohol, new statistics reveal. According to Public Health England (PHE), the number of sober adults across the country is up from the 15.5% in 2014. The data is sourced from the latest Health Survey for England. It highlights the number of adults across…
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Jin Vaghela and Kish Patel, founders of Smile Clinic Group, open up about their steps into dentistry and how their early visions match up with their reality. How did you both get into dentistry? Jin Vaghela: My parents are both pharmacists – I come from a family with a medical background. At school I loved…
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Patients opting for Botox are getting younger due to the increased use of video-calling platforms like Zoom. This is according to experts and doctors in a report by ABC News. Aesthetic experts say they are experiencing a spike in treatment enquiries from young people, including Botox. An uptick in treatments has particularly been seen among…
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Patients on the Isle of Wight are living in ‘constant pain’ due to a lack of dental services. And almost one in four say they have been advised to seek NHS dental care away from the island. According to the latest Healthwatch report, these access issues have been prevalent even before the COVID-19 pandemic. For…
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Professionals from all corners of dentistry have paid tribute to Dame Margaret Seward following news of her death. Dame Margaret was the first ever female resident dental house surgeon at the London Hospital. She then went on to edit the British Dental Journal between the years of 1979 to 1992. She also edited the International…
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More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a new report says it has failed to deliver on the policies it promised to help achieve this goal. According to a group of leading bodies, doctors and charities, they say that smoking is likely to…
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NHS dentists have been handed a 3% uplift to their pay in a move that has been praised by the profession. Yesterday it was announced that the government accepted the recommendations of independent NHS pay bodies. As a result NHS staff were awarded a 3% pay rise, including dentists, nurses, paramedics and salaried GPs. Current…
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Around 85% of people believe good oral care has an impact on overall health. This is according to new research carried out by GSK. But in the UK this figure drops to 80%. The study also reveals that the specific benefits were not well known by participants. Only 29% of UK consumers are unaware that…
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A dentist will battle against a recent high court decision on vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care. It was ruled that Mr Raj Rattan – a Dental Protection member and its dental director – is liable to patient Mrs Hughes for the treatment carried out by an associate at his former practice. He sold…
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A dentist was awarded a $170,000 payout – almost £125,000 – after a disgruntled patient left a one-star Google review. The damages were awarded to Dr Allison Dean from Kew Periodontics and Dental Implants, Australia, who carried out action against a former customer. The court judgement said the patient posted four different defamatory claims on…
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A woman has been arrested for breaking into a dental practice and pulling out several teeth from an unknowing patient. She allegedly broke into the dental practice where she used to work and stole cash. A news release said around $22,800 dollars were stolen when officers arrived at the site, where they found the door…
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Fiona Perry – the founder of Flying Smiles – talks to Dentistry about her new way of working and why many patients prefer her more personal approach. How did Flying Smiles come about? I’ve been a hygienist for over 30 years and I was working in a rural practice in Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland, and…
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Grant McAree talks to Dentistry about selling his second practice to a corporate and how practices can raise their marketing game. In this week’s episode, we hear from Grant McAree, a dental business entrepreneur. He speaks about why marketing ‘ain’t rocket science’ and how it’s fuelled his own success. Also known as the Dental Business…
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‘Not yet business as usual’ – this is the key message that has been put out to the dental profession by chief dental officer Sara Hurley ahead of next week’s easing of restrictions. But the CDO has confirmed a number of changes to England’s standard operating procedure (SOP). This falls ahead of 19 July where…
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Calls are being made to tax salt and sugar and for the NHS to prescribe vegetables. The National Food Strategy report suggests higher taxes could aid the provision of free school meals and help improve diets among those most disadvantaged. But it also suggests that GPs could prescribe fruit and vegetables in a bid to…
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Baron Harris of Haringey has been confirmed as the new chair for the General Dental Council (GDC). He will replace the outgoing chair, Dr Bill Moyles, on 1 October who will take a step back at the end of September. Council member Catherine Brady will also leave office at the same time. With Angie Heilmann…
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First-time buyer demand for private dental practices in London has increased in 2021. This is according to new data from Christie & Co. In 2020, it saw a significant jump in demand for NHS and mixed dental practices from associate first-time buyers. The business property adviser estimates this was down to a greater need for…
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Monday 19 July – the date we will wave goodbye to the restrictions that have guided our lives for more than 16 months. Dubbed ‘freedom day’, many wait in anticipation after it was pushed back from the end of June. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that as it stands, the government will scrap most restrictions.…
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The chief dental officer (CDO) for Scotland has updated the profession on the future of infection and prevention control in dental practices. In a letter to practices, CDO Tom Ferris revealed that work is underway to examine how policy can change according to new developments, such as vaccinations. As it stands, all dental patients currently…
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