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Outgoing BDA President warns MPs of dangers of antimicrobial resistance

In her last public engagement before leaving office as BDA President, Dr Susie Sanderson gave a presentation at an event organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry and Oral Health and co-hosted by the APPGs on Pharmacy and Antibiotics. It gave members of Parliament and Peers a chance to question a panel of experts in antimicrobial resistance across the main fields of primary care.

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Northern Ireland: 2.73% pay uplift for GDPs approved

BDA Northern Ireland has written formally to accept the Department of Health’s GDP pay uplift offer for 2018/19. It will see the DDRB recommendation of 2% net of expenses being applied, equating to an actual uplift of 2.73% backdated to 1^st April 2018. According to Department of Health, this represents a total investment of £2.9 million in regional dental services.

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Differing views on obesity expressed at Conference

Leeds has shown the way in reducing childhood obesity by 6.4% over recent years. But a new nationally representative UK survey of children (aged 4-10 years old) has found no strong/direct link between drinking sugar sweetened beverages and greater energy consumption or higher BMI. Both claims were made at the recent European Congress on Obesity.

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Survey asks dentists about contract reform, the GDC and mental health

A year before the new NHS contract is rolled out, a survey is being launched by Practice Plan to ask dentists for their thoughts. The Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey asks about both NHS and private dentists’ knowledge about the contract to be introduced from April 2020, how well they feel it will work for different groups and how it may impact profitability, workload and goodwill. It is can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/confidencemonitor7

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Roz McMullan inaugurated as BDA President

The force behind British Dental Association’s presence in Northern Ireland, and former Chair of both NI and UK Councils, Roz McMullan has been installed as BDA President. She was consultant orthodontist from 1991 until her retirement in 2016. She said: “I am passionate about making a difference to the wellbeing of my chosen profession, and it’s my honour to continue doing that as President.”

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FDS says dentists could play greater role in detecting disease

Dentists could play a greater role in detecting health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Professor Michael Escudier, has said. He pointed out that while examining the patient’s mouth there was the opportunity to monitor the state of their general health. He spoke out as the FDS published its ‘Position Statement on oral health and general health’.

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