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GDPUK.com are pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the BDTA Showcase from Thursday October 17th to the 19th October 2013. GDPUK will be on stand L06a.
This is the first time that GDPUK have exhibited at a major dental conference. The show will provide a tremendous platform for the 6000 members of the forum to meetup and chat face to face instead of keyboard to keyboard!
None of ‘usual suspects’ wants to replace Nicholson
In an interview with Health Service Journal, Sir Malcolm Grant, NHS England chair, has revealed that all of NHS England’s current national directors have ruled themselves out of replacing Sir David Nicholson. He also said he will consider people ‘from outside the UK and with no health service experience as candidates to be the organisation’s chief executive.’
Read more: None of ‘usual suspects’ wants to replace Nicholson
GDPUK breaks records again
GDPUK is proud to announce that August was a record month for the dental community website. In August alone the site had 30,123 unique visitors who made a total of 125,072 visits, meaning that the site averaged over 4000 visits a day. Unique visitors and number of visits has grown rapidly in 2013 which is due to the continued popularity of the forum, the regular dental news and a focus on a range of dental-related blogs.
Not all DCPs have met CPD requirements
More than 35,000 (35,733) dental care professionals (DCPs) have declared that they have met the General Dental Council’s (GDC) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. However that left 1,947 who failed to declare the necessary 150 CPD hours (of which 50 hours must be verifiable).
Dentist struck off for offering to perform female circumcision
A dentist has been struck off by the General Dental Council (GDC) following a public hearing at which it was found proved that he conducted an inappropriate intimate examination on a woman and offered to perform female circumcision on two children. The allegations against Omar Sheikh Mohamed Addow were heard by the GDC’s Professional Conduct Committee.
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Read more: Dentist struck off for offering to perform female circumcision
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What is the GDC really doing to prevent future deaths?
November, around Armistice Day is an appropriate time to remember those that have died, so it is timely that the GDC has finally produced its report into deaths that have occurred during fitness to practise investigations GDC publishes report on causes of death during fitness to practise investigati...
Antarctic Expedition on the horizon
Polar skills training ✅ Expedition Training ✅ Crevasse Recognition and rescue training ✅ Navigation Training 39-day full east to west crossing of Greenland ✅ 2-week solo expedition, Hardangervidda, Norway ✅ Tyre-pulling, running, strength training, mindfulness, kit routines practised ✅ Funding...
NHS 111, snakes and ladders to get your emergency treated
n Almost every dental desert item in the news is illustrated with a personal story from someone unable to find NHS dental treatment for their emergency, and who was left in pain. The usual response from the minister of the day has been that patients with a dental emergency should use the NHS 11...
Scope of Practice guidance – Chaos at the GMC and GDC. What on earth is going on?
The safe delivery of medical and dental care to the UK population relies on effective teamworking with leaders delegating tasks to qualified and competent colleagues with a range of professional registrations. In both medicine and dentistry, a number of registrant groups can practice autonomously wi...
Has common sense has broken out at the GDC?
In all the excitement surrounding the General Election and the arrival of a new government the GDC has been busy. It has slipped out several items on its website including its 2023 Annual Report and Accounts. It has published new guidance papers and launched consultations as well as appr...
A toxic culture within the regulator - The NMC is in deep trouble. How does the GDC compare?
Anyone that has worked in a difficult environment where fear of raising concerns, bullying and where there is a blame culture will have enormous respect for the whistleblower that took on the Nursing and Midwifery Council for their failure to address these concerns.
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Does breastfeeding increase Early Childhood Caries?
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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How do antiresorptive drugs affect the success of dental implants?
Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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Does antibiotic prophylaxis reduce endocarditis risk after dental procedures?
The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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