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Link found between Alzheimer's disease and poor dental health

People with poor oral hygiene could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's compared with those who have healthy mouths, according to recent research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The presence of porphyromonas gingivalis in the brains of patients who had dementia when they were alive. The bacterium is usually associated with chronic periodontal disease.

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GDP gains research funding award

A general dental practitioner from South Yorkshire has been awarded more than £164,000 to investigate whether dental filling materials that contain plastics act as environmental pollutants. Dr Steven Mulligan, an associate dentist at practices in Rotherham and Sheffield and Honorary Clinical fellow at Sheffield University, will lead a two-year research project that is expected to commence in January 2014.

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UK graduates to be given preference for Foundation Training

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Applications for Dental Foundation Training (DFT) in 2014 opened on August 23. Hidden in the new ‘Person Specification’ it says that it is ‘desirable’ that the candidate requires DFT ‘as the only route to access the NHS Dental Performers List’. UK graduates should therefore have preference over those from the rest of the EEA in the coming round.

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Dentists’ income fell in 2011/12

Statistics released on 22nd August 2013 by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (http://tinyurl.com/k4kkxzm) show that self-employed primary care dentists in England and Wales in 2011/12 had gross earnings decreasing more than total expenses resulting in a drop in taxable income. The figures cover NHS and private income for those working in the NHS, but do not include those working only in the private sector, nor corporates.

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GDPUK exhibiting at Dental Showcase

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!

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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.’

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