The BDA says it is dismayed to learn that around 40 per cent of local councils have dropped their free stop-smoking services when incidences of mouth cancers are soaring. The chair of the BDA’s Health and Science Committee, Russ Ladwa, said: “Investing in stop-smoking services ought to be a mandatory rather than an optional service given the high prevalence of oral cancers and their poor mortality rates.”

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It's safe for pregnant women to undergo dental treatment with local anesthetics, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). “Our study identified no evidence to show that dental treatment with local anesthetics [LA] is harmful during pregnancy, and yet so many pregnant women avoid going to the dentist,” said study author Aharon Hagai. “We aimed to determine if there was a significant risk associated with dental treatment with anesthesia and pregnancy outcomes. We did not find any such risk.”

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The rebranding of the dental corporate Integrated Dental Holdings as {my}dentist has now been officially announced, although the change has been widely broadcast for some months. Already 204 practices throughout the UK have undergone a major upgrade as part of the new branding. Another 500 practices are set to be upgraded and branded this year. The new {my}dentist website is accessible at www.mydentist.co.uk

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The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded to the damning report by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) by denying that the problem lies with them. Chief Executive Evlynne Gilvarry, said: “The GDC has been campaigning for legislative change to improve the effectiveness of regulation of dental professionals for a number of years. We hope that ministers will take the time to consider the PSA’s warnings and act accordingly”.

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The Area Team covering Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull, Birmingham, Hereford, Worcestershire, Coventry and Warwickshire has now withdrawn a letter it issued to General Dental Practitioners following concerted pressure from the BDA and Local Dental Committees (LDCs).

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