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Supermodel Jodie Kidd is heading up a host of celebrities who have all donated a personal ‘smile’ to her Celebrity Smile auction on eBay. Bidding took place last month and raised more than £8,000. The final lots are being auctioned at the Dentaid Christmas Masquerade ball next Friday (10 December). They include signed framed pictures…
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‘Facebook is for teenagers’ – this is a phrase I hear often, and the perception is certainly that… 16-year-olds sitting talking to their mates in weird txt spk tht we cnnt undrstnd WU2, LOL! (that stands for What you up to, laugh out loud! – I only know that because my daughter is 15) But…
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Do you remember last winter, how bitterly cold it was for week after week? Did you find you needed the central heating on for longer than usual, despite wearing extra layers? Did you say to yourself ‘We must have the heating on now as it is so cold, and we’ll worry about the bills later?’…
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A radical plan to go further and faster in tackling today’s causes of premature death and illness and reduce health inequalities, with a public health service to make it happen, was unveiled today by health secretary, Andrew Lansley. Public Health England will be created as a service that gives more power to local people over…
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Dr Yvonne A.B. Buunk-Werkhoven, dental hygienist and psychologist, has been elected in the executive committee of the Public Health Section (PHS) of the FDI World Dental Federation. Yvonne Buunk-Werkhoven is member of the board of the Dutch Dental Hygienists Association with special focus on education and science. She was nominated by Dr Jos van den…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has begun a review of its Standards Guidance and Scope of Practice. It’s five years since the GDC published its Standards Guidance and replaced its previous guidance document, Maintaining Standards. The move to ethical principles was a significant change in direction at the time, but in the last five years…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has begun a review of its Standards Guidance and Scope of Practice. It’s five years since the GDC published its Standards Guidance and replaced its previous guidance document, Maintaining Standards. The move to ethical principles was a significant change in direction at the time, but in the last five years…
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Twelve per cent of dental practices fail to meet ‘a satisfactory standard of decontamination’, a new government survey reveals. The Dental National Decontamination Survey of almost 500 practices in England, overseen by the Department of Health (DH), found some practices falling short on cross-infection measures. In total, 75 PCTs participated in the survey that involved…
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Dr Yvonne A.B. Buunk-Werkhoven, dental hygienist and psychologist, has been elected in the executive committee of the Public Health Section (PHS) of the FDI World Dental Federation. Yvonne Buunk-Werkhoven is member of the board of the Dutch Dental Hygienists Association with special focus on education and science. She was nominated by Dr Jos van den…
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A radical plan to go further and faster in tackling today’s causes of premature death and illness and reduce health inequalities, with a public health service to make it happen, was unveiled today by health secretary, Andrew Lansley. Public Health England will be created as a service that gives more power to local people over…
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Cranberries and wine offer new leads in the effort to fight tooth decay, according to new work by dental researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. Dr Hyun Koo, a dentist turned food scientist and microbiologist, is exploring the destructive power of Streptococcus mutans and investigating various foods and natural substances…
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Dentists are being urged to join a British Dental Association (BDA) campaign calling on the Government to address concerns about the registration of dental practices with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The BDA is asking practitioners to demonstrate the strength of feeling on this issue by contacting their MPs. The BDA is sending all members a…
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The Young Dentist Conference is expected to be a sell-out event on Saturday 5 February 2011 – for the sixth year running. The event is organised by Dental Protection in conjunction with the BDA and BDJ and, in response to the heavy demand for tickets in previous years, organisers have chosen a new London venue…
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A dentist has forked out £410 to buy the world’s biggest custard cream biscuit. The massive custard cream measures 59 cm (1ft 11.23in) long, 39 cm (1ft 3.35in) wide, 6.5cm (2.56 in) high and weighing 15.73 kg (34 lb 10.88 oz), and was crafted by chef Paul Thacker and amateur biscuit master Simon Morgan (both…
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You could achieve a winning smile with £5,000 worth of dental treatments, courtesy of Covent Garden Dental Spa. To celebrate its second anniversary, Covent Garden Dental Spa is giving away this beaming prize to one lucky winner. The first 100 patients who book online during this month also receive less than half price on consultations…
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Cranberries and wine offer new leads in the effort to fight tooth decay, according to new work by dental researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. Dr Hyun Koo, a dentist turned food scientist and microbiologist, is exploring the destructive power of Streptococcus mutans and investigating various foods and natural substances…
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A new study suggests pregnant women’s oral health can have a significant impact on the baby’s health. Pregnant women can experience gingivitis and mild to severe gingival enlargement as well as pregnancy tumours. Although bleeding and inflammation of the gums has been noted in all trimesters of pregnancy, it typically disappears three to six months…
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