Complaints have poured in from NHS patients in Shetland after NHS Shetland warned that it may have to consider charging patients for missed appointments.
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As the dental profession basks in ‘90% of NHS practices are closed to new patients’ headline coverage broken by BBC News and conjugated throughout the media recently, the Shawn Charlwood, Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee has issued an apocalyptic warning: “NHS dentistry is at a tipping point. If we’re not there already, we’re reaching the point of no return”.
Read more: "Have We Reached The Point Of No Return?" Charlwood Throws Down the Gauntlet
The General Dental Council has published its registration and fitness to practise report for 2021.
For the second time in 15 months, the General Dental Council is under the threat of action in the High Court if it doesn’t comply with a Freedom of Information Request.
The nature of indemnifiers work could be expected to temper their willingness to criticise the GDC. Despite this, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), has had a letter published in The Guardian going public with some of the damage being done as a result of the regulators continued failings.
Read more: Indemnifier Calls Out GDC For Human Cost Of Its Failures
War in the Ukraine. The biggest rise in Bank Rate for 27 years. Festering conditions at ports and airports with the rail network grinding to a halt as unions strike for cost of living pay rises. Over six million people waiting for hospital treatment…
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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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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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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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