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A private dental chain has announced its launch of clinics in India. The venture marks the first foray outside Europe for Swiss Smile Dental Clinic, which has a branch in Brook Street, London. The company also has clinics in the ski resort of St Moritz and Zürich in Switzerland, where it was founded by sisters,…
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One of dental charity Dentaid’s major drives is to bring to the attention of the western dental world the shocking and barbaric practice of infant oral mutilation (IOM). In much of eastern Africa – Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – the digging out of an infant’s healthy…
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The UK’s first ever NHS mobile dentistry service has been launched to ease problems with access to dentists. The service will cover hard-to-reach areas and is in direct response to the public’s difficulty in accessing NHS dental care. DentalXpress launched the nationwide mobile dentistry service last month, using a fleet of multi-clinic multi-room portable dental…
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The price of travelling abroad for cheap dental treatment can work out to be more costly than visiting the dentist here. That’s according to new research that reveals the cost of so-called ‘dental tourism’ holidays which are proving popular in a recession-hit Britain. An increasing number of dental patients are flying to other parts of…
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Dentists will be able to fine patients who fail to turn up to appointments under new Tory plans. The Conservative Party also unveiled its promise to ensure a dental check up for every five year old throughout the country. The pledges are part of a planned overhaul of NHS dental service generally and are part…
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Almost 80,000 people in Scotland are on waiting lists to register with an NHS dentist, it’s claimed. New figures have revealed that across Scotland the total number of people waiting for registration has gone down since last year by fewer than 3,000 to 79,375 people. Overall, across Scotland, boards revealed that 79,375 people were on…
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Registration is now open for this year’s British Dental Association’s annual conference and exhibition taking place in Liverpool 20-22 May 2010. It’s being staged at the city’s Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) and the BDA suggests it’s a ‘vital diary date for all dental professionals who are looking for inspiration for their practices’. The conference…
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A cosmetic dental surgery is seeking volunteers to undergo the hi-tech treatments featured in TV shows like 10 Years Younger. Lubiju in Leith is regarded as one of Scotland’s leading dental implant practices and provides training for dentists from around the country. Now it is seeking volunteers to take part in a post-graduate training programme…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) is outraged that the Department of Health is refusing to seek NICE guidance on the HTM 01-05 decontamination guidelines for dental surgeries, despite their request. Susie Sanderson, chair of the BDA executive board, has now written to chief dental officer (CDO) Barry Cockcroft seeking an explanation for his decision to…
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Dental professionals planning to move practices should ensure there is no disruption to patient care before they move on, according to the latest DDU Journal*. Head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), Rupert Hoppenbrouwers, explains: ‘Understandably, the months and weeks before a dental professional leaves a practice can be a busy, stressful and exciting time…
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Public health experts in the US are calling on dentists to carry out tests for HIV. Approximately one in 10 Americans visit a dentist but not a physician each year, according to the Centres for Disease Control. About a quarter of HIV positive people do not know their status. One New York dentist is already carrying…
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Hew Mathewson, outgoing president of the General Dental Council (GDC) and its first chair has been honoured in the New Year honours list for services to healthcare. A member of the GDC since 1996, he has also chaired the professional conduct committee and served on the health, education, postgraduate and ethics committees. Hew continues to…
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The chief dental officer for England, Barry Cockcroft has been awarded a CBE in the New Year honours. He previously held the posts of acting chief dental officer and deputy chief dental officer, having joined the Department of Health in November 2002. He was made CDO in June 2006, just after the ‘new’ contract was…
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The noughties are fast drawing to a close and we are approaching the second decade of the ‘new’ millennium. To mark this occasion, Colgate Total has undertaken a spot of ‘crystal ball gazing’ to predict the ways in which we care for our teeth are likely to have changed by 2020. Working in association with…
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Around the country, practice principals and practice managers face a dilemma. Should they give their staff a bonus this year? Ever since Scrooge looked into the future and changed his ways, something extra at Christmas has become the norm. For Bob Cratchit, it was a prize turkey (not the little one either). For posties it…
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When I had my teeth whitened in New York, I was given the option of watching an overhead television, or wearing a headset which piped music of my choice. I lie on a comfortable padded chair – which reclined – and I was covered with a floral cotton comforter. Amiable staff appeared at regular intervals…
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Scientists have identified the way a simple amino acid makes human teeth strong and resilient. Proline is repeated in the centre of proteins found in tooth enamel. When the repeats are long, such as in humans, they contract groups of molecules that help enamel crystals grow. When the repeats are short, such as in frogs,…
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