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This job has meant a real mindset change for me. It’s a daily learning curve, and every day is different. I recently moved to live in London during the week [her family home is in Hitchin in Hertfordshire] so I can be nearer the office [on the South Bank]. It’s a half hour walk along…
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Dental leaders have called for the government to work much more closely with the profession as the build-up to the release of a major review of NHS dentistry in England gathers momentum. The rallying cry was made at a Westminster Health Forum keynote seminar entitled The Future of Dentistry, and comes as the profession eagerly…
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I’m here to tell you about the latest issue of Preventive Dentistry, coming out in apporximately one week’s time. It’s a packed issue: we’re welcoming a new board member, we’ve got new articles from our regular contributors, there’s two hours of verifiable CPD available, and our news section is packed to the rafters. Anyway, let’s…
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The Irish president’s daughter was one of 83 new Trinity College scholars unveiled at a major ceremony in the university. Emma McAleese, 26, daughter of Irish President Mary McAleese, is in her second year of a five-year dental science degree. The title recognises high marks in a special exam, with the successful students given a…
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A US dental school is opening the doors of the first-ever 3D virtual dental education facility. The University of Maryland Dental School has introduced the virtual school which is based on the 3D modelling software, ‘second life’. Students will be able to ‘experience’ aspects of dentistry, ranging from lessons in dental hygiene practices to infection…
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The search is on for dental educators with the talent to motivate and encourage tomorrow’s dental professionals. Students and vocational dental practitioners (VDPs) have until 31 August 2009 to nominate the teachers or trainers for the Dental Defence Union’s (DDU) annaul Educational Awards. Rupert Hoppenbrouwers, head of the DDU, said: ‘The DDU believes that dental…
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A dental practice is launching tooth-polishing parties to coincide with the start of National Smile Month this weekend. Beacon DentalCare in Malvern, Worcestershire, has launched tooth-polishing parties in response to requests from patients, mainly for bridal and hen parties. Recent research by the practice found that nearly 50% of wedding parties surveyed wanted to improve…
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New research by the Department of Health reveals children of Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani descent are less likely to have visited a dentist than any other ethnic group in the UK. This is despite the fact that figures released last month revealed that 75% of under 16s in England have visited a dentist in the…
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An Essex dentist was sentenced to four months imprisonment earlier this month at Chelmsford Crown Court, charged with defrauding the NHS of £10,000 through false accounting. This was following an investigation by NHS Counter Fraud (NHS CF). Geoffrey O’Sullivan has repaid £23,651.32 to the NHS and now faces a disciplinary hearing by the General Dental…
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A protest in Parliament Square by 100,000 people calling for an end to the war in Sri Lanka could have put paid to the official launch of National Smile Month. But oral health experts and dental figures made their way through the police barriers and campaigning crowds outside Parliament to hear deputy chief dental officer…
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A final-year dental student committed suicide in India by jumping from the fourth floor of her college after she was upset by a lecturer, it’s alleged. The 22-year-old student – Anjana Sanjith – was upset after her department head criticised her over her projects, friends claimed. She suffered fatal injuries after jumping from the fourth…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the announcement of the award of a tender for 38 new dentists in Northern Ireland but warns it’s only ‘part of the solution to the problems of NHS access’. The BDA suggests what’s also needed is full support for the more than 800 dentists already working in Northern…
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Female healthcare professionals represent the highest proportion of women members on a dating website for married people looking for affairs. That’s according to www.illicitencounters.com that reveals that out of 314,000 members, a total of 4% cite their profession as ‘Healthcare & Medical’, which is almost 13,000 members. Although there is a fine balance between the…
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A dental technician, hoping to sell his home in Devon in an online raffle, has delayed the draw until July. Stephen Sickelmore, 49, and his wife, Caroline, are raffling their seaside home in the hope of raising the £490,000 it was originally on the market for. Tickets cost £25 each, and the winner will also…
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A US mother has been arrested on a charge of child neglect after authorities say she did not seek dental care for her child who showed advanced tooth decay. Police say Tamika White, 19, from Palmetto, South Carolina, did not obtain dental care for her daughter who suffers from a severe condition of infant tooth…
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