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The British Dental Health Foundation has joined more than 60 organisations backing recommendations for a tax on sugary drinks. The report, compiled by Sustain entitled ‘A Children’s Future Fund – How food duties could provide the money to protect children’s health and the world they grow up in’, makes three main recommendations for Budget 2013…
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When the Philips Sonicare AirFloss was introduced, dental hygienist David Bridges recommended the product to his patient Darren*, a 46 year old male who had been suffering from a consistent, generalised, low grade, interdental chronic marginal gingivitis. The problem was thought to be entirely associated with Darren’s admitted non-use of an interdental cleaning regime despite…
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For the second year running, the Harley Street Centre for Endodontics is running the Young Dentist Endodontic Award 2013. Applicants are invited to submit a case report of their best endodontic treatment so far. This national award is open to any young dentist who graduated in the last three years, whether they are in their…
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A study claims that people who drink more than four cups of caffeinated coffee a day cut down on the risk of oral cancer. Habitual coffee drinkers had about half the risk of dying from cancers of the mouth and pharynx than others who never drank coffee or only had it occasionally, the researchers found.…
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Bridge2Aid run a competition for dental professionals to win a place on their Dental Volunteer Programme (DVP). Judged on the Saturday of the Dentistry Show – and with more than 20 entries – the lucky winner was Lyndsay McGrath. She said: 'I am still in shock, I never in a million years expected to win.…
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Post-menopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked. That’s according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University at Buffalo. The study involved 1,106 women who participated in the…
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The 2013 Private Dentistry Awards will take place on Friday 1 November at the five-star Hilton on Park Lane, London. These prestigious awards recognise and reward the very best in private dentistry. Now in their 13th year, the awards celebrate all that is good in the profession. The 2013 awards will see the introduction of three…
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Following the success of the 2012 Practice Managers Conference, BoD are excited to announce that by popular demand, the Conference is back; but not back with just one conference in one location; this year sees them return to two locations with two spectacular venues. On Friday 14 June, BoD will be inspiring practice managers in…
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The Government is reducing costs by decreasing or eliminating the Child Benefit allowance for ‘high earning’ parents. High earning translates to households where at least one person earns in excess of £50,000. On the whole this process has caused a lot of confusion. The changes in Child Benefit entitlements, the introduction of self-assessment forms and…
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The Dental Directory stocks over 27,000 different products ranging from sundries to surgery equipment. Whatever you are after, The Dental Directory is on hand to help. With a team of knowledgeable and committed staff available to solve queries about any product, The Dental Directory guarantee the highest customer satisfaction on every order. Wayne Wade, dental…
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Patient Plan Direct hopes to raise money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people with sight loss. For each and every new patient that joins a practice’s dental plan administered by Patient Plan Direct between 1 February and 30 June…
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Two academics from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) have been awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners UK. The two academics are: Ian Mills, dental National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Fellow (NIHR ACF) at PUPSMD, and partner at Torrington Dental Practice; and David Moles, Professor…
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Hollywood star and former patient of one of the UK’s leading orthodontists, Tom Holland, officially welcomed Walpole to its new Thames Ditton home on 27 February at a reception for more than 40 dental professionals. Tom, star of disaster movie, The Impossible, and the stage show, Billy Elliot, was treated by Dr Sharon Orton-Gibbs. He…
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The allegations against Philippe Brunelle were heard by the GDC’s Professional Conduct Committee, and were in connection with his treatment of two patients at London practices between 2008 and 2011. He also faced allegations of failing to have indemnity or insurance in place during a number of periods between 2005 and 2012. In relation to…
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eGDC is the website that allows dental professionals to manage their registration online. Registrants can use eGDC to pay their annual retention fee, change their contact details and submit their continuing professional development (CPD) returns. The GDC is aware of at least one website that has offered to log registrants’ CPD hours for them on…
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Dentists are in the firing line in the latest round of Army redundancies – but defence chiefs have insisted a 92-year-old specialist corps will survive. A total of 37 staff in the Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) will be among 5,300 personnel to be made redundant, as the number of regulars is slashed from 102,000…
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UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS would like to draw to all dental practitioners’ attention the issue of prescription form theft and the importance of having a robust system in place to minimise the risk of controlled drugs being attained illegally by patients. MDDUS dental adviser Rachael Bell believes the threat of fraud can be reduced…
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Applicants must have a strong commitment to patient protection and the promotion of confidence in the regulation of dental professionals to ensure the GDC continues to regulate effectively. There will be an equal number of dental professional and lay members and the GDC is required to have at least one member who lives or works…
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Almost 100 dental practices are now being inspected every week, with a controversial regime in full swing. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected a total of 3,469 surgeries in the first eight-and-a-half months of the 2012-13 financial year, MPs were told. The watchdog said it was unable to confirm that all dentists were given prior…
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