Posted in Posts
During Oral Health Month, Colgate is re-launching its Bright Smiles, Bright Futures campaign in the UK. This campaign is already running in other countries around the world. Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures programme targets improving the oral health of children globally through education and prevention and, since 1991, has helped educate 700 million children across 80…
Posted in Posts
Invisalign treatment is rapidly growing in popularity across the UK. The clear aligner offered by Invisalign means patients can have orthodontic treatment, without any wire braces on their teeth. Results with Invisalign treatment have been rapidly improving too and many professionals struggle to tell the difference between traditional braces and Invisalign results. Just before the…
Posted in Posts
Launched in 2012, the award is now in its third year and open for young dentists who can demonstrate their skill in carrying out an endodontic procedure: www.roottreatmentuk.com/html/young-dentist. Sponsors of the award are QED, Dentsply and DP Medical, who between them have committed £3,000 worth of prizes. The closing date for entries has been extended…
Posted in Posts
The cost of compliance to the average sole practitioner practice has increased by 845% in the last decade.
Posted in Posts
One of the first lessons as a young graduate I was given was to be told in no uncertain terms that the General Dental Council (GDC) was here to protect the patients, and nothing else. I remember wondering what exactly it was they were protecting them from, but did not dare ask the question lest…
Posted in Posts
New research from the Welsh Government showed that 54.7% of the population (1.7 million patients) received dental treatment from the NHS in the 24 months to the 31 March 2014. Over a third of children weren’t treated by the NHS, with 64.6% of under-18s having had dental treatment in the same time period. A Welsh…
Posted in Posts
Media interest in the annual statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on NHS dentistry in 2013/14 has focused on access to NHS dentistry. This is understandable as this is where public and political interest is focused. But there is more to the report than this aspect. It covers data on the…
Posted in Posts
The British Dental Association has welcomed confirmation from COPDEND that every eligible UK graduate has secured a dental foundation training place.
Posted in Posts
A news story concerning our sister profession, the doctors, caught my eye at the end of last week. When we visit our GP (general practitioner) surgery or go to A&E in the future, we could well be seen by a 'physician associate', an import from the USA, which boasts 80,000 of them. They will carry…
Posted in Posts
In 2012 there were around 35 people without a dental foundation training (DFT) place, rising to 38 last year. The BDA has said the announcement is 'great news for young dentists and the future of oral health' but called on the Department of Health (DH) to ensure that sufficient places are provided so that the…
Posted in Posts
Earl Howe announced that ‘clear and consistent’ guidelines were being drawn up for dentists, in the wake of warnings that bone loss is a ‘time bomb’ set to cause growing misery. A working group, led by chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft, would also examine how to provide better information for patients considering implants. The dentistry minister…
Posted in Posts
New research from the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL) highlights the rise in the overall cost of compliance. The research found the advent of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and HTM01-05 had increased dentists’ costs by a factor of seven. Nick Ledingham, chairman of NASDAL and a partner in specialist dental…
Posted in Posts
As I’m sure you’re aware, the GDC is currently consulting on a 64% increase (£945) of its annual retention fee (ARF) for dentists, and a 6.7% increase for dental care professionals (£128). As a registrant council member (I am a dentist based in Leeds) I want to take this opportunity to put some of the…
Posted in Posts
The dental regulator recently spent £27,715 on an advertising campaign encouraging complaints from private dental patients, including a full page colour advert in the Daily Telegraph, that has drawn criticism from the profession. The chair of the British Dental Association’s (BDA's) Principal Executive Committee, Mick Armstrong, said: ‘How fitting that in the week Facebook announces…
Posted in Posts
New figures from Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that just over 29.9 million adult and child patients in England saw an NHS dentist in the 24 months to June 2014. This is 1.8 million (6.3%) more than in the 24 months to March 2006, when this reporting series began, and equates to…
Posted in Posts
Covering every stage of an endodontic treatment from cavity access to retreatment, this comprehensive event will cover all you ever wanted to know about root canal treatment from a clinical, procedural and product perspective – from one of the world’s best clinicians, Dr Cliff Ruddle. Each one-day course will include a lecture from Dr Ruddle,…
Posted in Posts
The most common cause for the heart to stop (cardiac arrest) is a heart attack, though it is worth noting that a heart attack does not always cause a cardiac arrest. The majority of people who suffer a heart attack stay conscious and survive. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) however, can happen at any time and…
Posted in Posts
The UK Dentistry pairs championship 2014 is an exclusive event for pairs of dental professionals on Friday 17 October. Supported by Denplan (£100 discount for Denplan members) the golf competition is available to all in the dental profession and will be played over one of England’s most beautiful, exclusive and historic golf courses – Brocket…
Posted in Posts
Over 250 dental professionals attended across two evening events to see for themselves how the Colgate Proclinical electric toothbrush range could benefit them, their practice and their patients. The Royal College of Physicians, London, and Manchester United Football Club, Manchester, were fitting venues for local dental professionals to share their experiences and insights with their…
Stay updated with relevant information about this webinar
