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Implants and injectables set to show growth

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), a market intelligence group in Canada, dental procedures such as implants and ‘facial injectable’ are set to show growth over the next five years in North America. The aesthetic and dental areas have consistently shown greater than average growth, according to MRG. Dental implants will show a growth of nine per cent and facial injectables 12 per cent, both driven by consumer demand for anti-ageing treatments.

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NHS dental charges to rise in England

Regulations have been laid to increase NHS dental charges in England from 1 April 2011. The charge for a band one course of treatment will increase by 50p from Ã‚Â£16.50 to Ã‚Â£17. For a band 2 course of treatment it will increase by Ã‚Â£1.40 from Ã‚Â£45.60 to Ã‚Â£47. The charge for a band 3 course of treatment will increase by Ã‚Â£6 from Ã‚Â£198 to Ã‚Â£204. These fees are deducted from NHS payments to dentists, so the rise is a further increase of taxation of patients who pay for their NHS dental treatment.

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Deferring dental treatment unwise, warns BDA

Concerns about the economic climate are leading patients in England to cancel dental appointments and defer treatments they need, according to research by the British Dental Association (BDA). The unfortunate knock-on effect of these decisions is an increase in the number of patients presenting at surgeries requiring emergency treatment said BDA chair Susie Sanderson.

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Shropshire dentist struck off

A Shropshire dentist who broke wind around patients has been struck off the Dentists Register for misconduct. The ban takes immediate effect. Matthew Walton, 35, found it ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“funnyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ to break wind next to colleagues when they were trying to eat their lunch. The hearing was also told he also went behind the chair to make V-signs, as well as offending patients by demanding to see their cash before starting treatment.

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Call for dentists to be ‘fined’ in Wales

Dentists in Wales who refer patients to more than one orthodontic waiting list to try and get them seen sooner should be fined. So says Jonathan Morgan AM chair of the National Assembly’s Cross-Party Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee. Its report calls for fines to be introduced for practitioners who persistently make duplicate or inappropriate referrals, to avoid clogging up the system.

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The things patients want!

According to the Chicago Dental Society the strangest request any of their members had received was: ‘Can you give my dog braces?’ It surveyed more than 300 members to find out the strangest dental requests they'd ever received from patients. The survey was conducted for the Chicago Dental Society's 146th annual Midwinter Meeting, this February 24-26.