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A dentist working in Dumfries, Scotland, has been suspended on the grounds that his English skills did not reach the ‘required standard’. Onofrio Brancato, who qualified in Bologna, Italy, in 1985, was practising at the DADDS dental surgery. NHS Dumfries and Galloway has suspended him following a set of restrictions imposed by the General Dental Council…
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A Brighton man who was issued a warning for abusive language has blamed his lack of teeth for mispronunciation. Tony Sewell received the notice about intimidating behaviour from Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing department last month. It stated he was aggressive and used a number of four letter expletives to local authority staff in a housing…
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A fossilised elephant’s tooth found in the Amazon jungle proved the presence of the species in South America 45,000 years ago. Brazilian paleontologist, Mario Cozzuol, said: ‘Only elephants and capybaras (large rodents) have teeth with this kind of laminate structure, but those of capybaras are no longer than five centimeters (two inches),’ while the fossil measured…
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Anapka, the donkey rescued after she was sent on a cruel parascending ride in Russia, has had her oversized teeth ground back. But dentist Julia Ostanina warned Anapka will need at least three more operations before she is able to eat properly, and vets fear she could slowly starve to death unless her teeth are reduced…
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An urgent enquiry is required after it is revealed that the Scottish Government has been paying out for the dental treatment of thousands of patients that do not exist. Reports suggest that 150,000 people on the dental register are either duplicated or deceased. An investigation is under way into the new system of continuous registration for…
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Pregnant pop singer, Lily Allen is suffering an infected wisdom tooth. She has announced that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Cooper, but her good mood didn’t last long and she told fans that she is ‘grumpy’ due to her tooth pain. On her Twitter.com blog she wrote: ‘I have an infection on…
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A new test for oral cancer that uses a brush to collect cells from a patient’s mouth and produces results in less than 20 minutes, is to be developed. The research team – including scientists at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – has been awarded $2 million from the…
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From 1 April 2011, all primary dental care services that provide regulated activities, whether NHS or private, must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Registration is a legal licence to operate. If you are an individual, partnership or organisation that provides dental services, you must show that you meet essential standards of quality…
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Students at Portsmouth Dental Academy will be offering free treatment to local residents. The new academy will open in September for final year dental and dental hygiene students, who will be supervised by qualified staff. Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents are invited to register with the academy, especially those who are not currently under the…
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The mystery buyer of Winston Churchill’s gold-plated false teeth has been revealed. George Ridgeon, a 66-year-old ex-firefighter from Churchdown, Gloucestershire, is a collector of Churchill memorabilia. Five years ago he bought the microphone Churchill used to broadcast the end of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945. ‘When I saw that the teeth were coming up,…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has persuaded the Scottish Government to reconsider the way it is implementing this year’s Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) pay award. The BDA’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) has successfully argued that the DDRB had taken the expenses element of the pay award into account and that the 0.9%…
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Denplan is celebrating after winning the ‘People Development’ category at the Arts & Business South East Awards 2010. The Arts & Business Awards celebrate the best in creative collaborations between the corporate sector and the arts across the south east region. The award was given based on Denplan’s ability to use theatre techniques to improve communication…
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Plans to scrap free school milk have been overturned by the coalition Government, after health minister Anne Milton suggested plans for such a move were in place. In a letter to the Scottish government, Mrs Milton had said the milk scheme was too expensive – costing almost £50m this year – and the coalition was considering…
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Dental care professionals (DCPs) who missed the 31 July annual retention fee (ARF) deadline still have a chance to register with the General Dental Council (GDC). Being registered with the GDC is a legal requirement for DCPs in the UK. All dental nurses, orthodontic therapists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental technicians and clinical dental technicians must…
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A dentist based in Dalton, Rotherham, faces being struck off after an inspection uncovered poor infection control practise and the reuse of single-use equipment, including syringes, files and impression trays. Mohammed Siddiqui was immediately suspended from the NHS Rotherham dental performers list after former staff raised issues about his infection control standards in 2009, prompting NHS…
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The Australian Government is hosting an employment expo in London during September to help employers find skilled workers from the UK, a Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) spokesman said today. ‘Are you skilled in engineering, medical services, or trades? If so, Australia needs you,’ the spokesman said. ‘There is still a critical need for skilled…
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