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Bamboo brush awarded Oral Health Foundation's seal of approval

The Oral Health Foundation has given its seal of approval to the Bambooth series of toothbrushes, (not illustrated) which help aid good oral health and provide an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic brushes. The toothbrush handles are made from muso bamboo, the world’s fastest-growing renewable resource, which is also completely biodegradable. The brush also has a thinner neck for better handling in the mouth.

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Sugar tax on sweets and chocolate could help save the NHS £66 billion

In a recent report, which makes no mention of oral health, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on ministers to go further than the Government’s own obesity crackdown measures by extending its sugar tax, which is already applied to fizzy drinks, to unhealthy foods. They recommend that a non-essential levy of 8% is applied to unhealthy foods.

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COVID-19: Update: CDO England issues further advice on infection control

The Chief Dental Officer (England) Sara Hurley, has sent updated guidance to dentists on continued safe operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. It concentrates on cross infection control measures, based on requirements of Public Health England. It can be found at:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/C0690-dental-update-letter-from-sara-hurley-28-aug-2020.pdf

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All undergraduate offers to study dentistry will be honoured

The Government has agreed that all students who achieved the required grades will be offered a place at their first-choice university. All offers to students will be honoured this coming year wherever possible, or if maximum capacity is reached, a deferred place will be offered. The Government has also lifted the cap on dentistry training places. But the Medical and Dental Schools Councils have warned that students will be in a uniquely difficult situation.

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NHS England: clarification fact sheet on dental contract

The clarification, issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement, covers Abatement reconciliation, Patient care activity, Other contracts, eg orthodontic, domiciliary and UDCs, Staffing assurance. It answers many of the questions raised by GDPs, although the language is a little technical in places. A link is also provided through the BDA website.

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Revised guidance issued for all healthcare settings across all four countries of UK

The revised document, COVID-19:Guidance for the remobilisation of services within health and care settings, has been issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health Wales (PHW), Public Health Agency (PHA) Northern Ireland, Health Protection Scotland (HPS)/National Services Scotland, Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England as official guidance.

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