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The percentage of eight- to 15-year-old children smoking in England has dropped to 4%. That’s according to the latest Health Survey for England, which shows a continued downward trend across all age groups. The percentage of children who have ever smoked has dropped from a high of 19% in 1997, the survey shows. ‘We welcome the survey results that…
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The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is calling on the government to stop giving out raisins as snacks. The government-funded School Fruit and Vegetable Service (SFVS) gives out dried raisins as a snack each half term. BSPD believes these snacks and other dried fruits should only be kept to meal times due to their…
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The GDC has announced its strategy for the next three years in Right time. Right place. Right-touch. The dental regulator consulted on its plans earlier this year, receiving only 79 responses. Following this the General Dental Council (GDC) has developed Right time. Right place. Right-touch and set its fees for the next three years. ‘The programme of work within Right time. Right place.…
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Small, swift and clever – the Planmeca Compact I3. Planmeca Compact I3 The dental unit switches from left to right in 10 seconds. Personalised settings are also saved and retrieved with the touch of a card – work comfortably in any position. A great choice, especially for large chains. For more information about the Planmeca Compact…
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Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Time to end ‘bidding wars’ for NHS orthodontics The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for an end to competitive tendering for NHS orthodontics. Commissioning orthodontic services across the West Midlands was abandoned recently after six months of tendering for…
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Ash Parmar provides guidance on how to incorporate digital dental photography into your clinical practice. Photography is an essential part of modern dentistry. Just like taking radiographs to assist us in making diagnoses, dental photography can be an important diagnostic and treatment aid. Dental photography is used for: Recording the baseline situation when seeing a new…
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Health Education and Improvement Wales is launching its Mouth Cancer Quality Improvement Tool to help dental teams identify oral cancer. Mouth cancer affects around 8,000 patients every year in the UK and is the 11th most common cancer worldwide. Indeed, HEIW hopes this new tool will help dental teams identify and diagnose cancers early. ‘While…
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Switzerland has topped the polls as the best place to live and work for dentists, according to Totally Money. The poll ranks countries and various job types based on salary, hours worked, paid leave, cost of living and happiness. Germany followed in second place, while Cyprus rounded off the top three countries. ‘When it comes…
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Cancer risk is the number one incentive given for quitting smoking and heavy drinking, new research shows. Half (50%) of smokers would quit cigarettes if they knew the increased risk of mouth cancer that it causes. While 40% of heavy drinkers would drop their alcohol consumption if they knew the increased risks. ‘Despite quitting both smoking and booze…
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Keeping team members up to date and informed is easier thanks to Dentally’s new instant messaging system. Dentally has unveiled plans for new instant messaging capability. It will allow users to chat easily with members of their team. This is all part of Dentally’s commitment to reduce administrative burden. Simple, secure and reliable instant messaging is…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for an end to competitive tendering for NHS orthodontics. Commissioning orthodontic services across the West Midlands was abandoned recently after six months of tendering for the services. This has left practices across the West Midlands uncertain about the future of NHS orthodontics in the area. ‘This fiasco shows why it’s…
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https://www.facebook.com/HenryScheinUK/videos/408555473421942/?v=408555473421942 Doug Watt discusses his journey incorporating a digital dentistry workflow and the practice’s experience with it. When Dr Watt first moved to his practice, there was already investment in the digital dentistry workflow. There was a CEREC machine, in-house milling and the practice’s next investment was with a CBCT scanner. Digital dentistry workflow Speaking with laboratories, Dr Watt realised the…
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As Planmeca’s Digital Dentistry World Tour 2019 touched down in London, Seb Evans went along to find out why digital dentistry is so important and what the future has in store. Digital dentistry is an ever-evolving term that can mean anything from owning a digital camera to CAD/CAM milling in a dental practice, depending on…
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A new ban for Lincolnshire hospitals will stop staff, patients and visitors from smoking on hospital grounds in 2020. From 6 January 2020, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) will no longer provide designated smoking areas. This will affect sites at Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Louth. ‘Many of the people who use our services are particularly vulnerable…
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Slow Dentistry is a new movement looking to change the way people view their oral health. Launched last weekend, the Slow Dentistry network is calling on dentists to slow down the way they practise. It hopes this will improve standards of care and ensure safety, well-being, comfort and understanding. ‘Time becomes a huge factor of practising excellence,’ Dr…
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Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Labour promises free dental check ups if elected Labour is promising to scrap charges and offer free dental check ups if it wins the next general election. All band one treatment costs will be dropped under the plans,…
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Using sugar-free chewing gum could reduce dental caries and improve our oral health, Wrigley says. Its latest study claims chewing gum is better for our oral health than education and supervised tooth brushing alone. The study compared levels of dental caries in adults and children. It compared those who use sugar-free chewing gum and those…
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Around 1.45 million adults across England cannot get an NHS dental appointment, new analysis from the BBC shows. A further 2 million adults assume they cannot get an NHS dental appointment where they live. And 0.73 million adults cannot access dental care because it is too expensive. ‘Underfunding, failed contracts and recruitment problems are creating a perfect…
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As the festive period approaches, Ros Keeton, chairman of the BDA Benevolent Fund, shares how the charity helps in times of hardship. For those who do not yet know, can you tell us who the BDA Benevolent Fund helps? We support all dental students, dentists and their families when they face financial hardship; supporting those…
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