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Published: Tuesday, 08 September 2020 08:47

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The British Dental Association has called on the Chancellor to set out his response to a new report underlining the need for coherent support for dental services, particularly for mixed and private services. In an open letter to Rishi Sunak the BDA has called on the department to set aside the ‘boilerplate responses’ and develop a coherent, funded plan to maintain the viability of the sector.

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Published: Monday, 07 September 2020 08:23

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NASDAL has contributed to a working group, which reported to the CDO on the validity of the claim “there will be a dearth of dental practices on the high street in 18 months’ time”. Alan Suggett, Media Officer of NASDAL said it was clear that most dental practices are fundamentally sound businesses, but to see a good number in potential difficulty purely because of capital loan repayments, ‘is a real concern’.

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Published: Friday, 04 September 2020 09:40

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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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Published: Thursday, 03 September 2020 09:43

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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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Published: Wednesday, 02 September 2020 09:58

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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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Published: Thursday, 27 August 2020 07:44

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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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Published: Wednesday, 26 August 2020 10:21

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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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Read more: NHS England: clarification fact sheet on dental contract