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Published: Monday, 23 March 2020 12:53
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Accountants UNW’s Dental Business Unit has issued advice on the financial aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as they affect general dental practitioners. They are publicised on GDPUK news by kind permission of Alan Suggett. He says he is hoping to update it regularly as news develops. The advice includes details on the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Read more: COVID-19: 23rd March Update II, Accountants UNW issues advice to GDPs
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Published: Monday, 23 March 2020 12:52
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The BDA has issued urgent advice to dentists, sent by email to members on March 22. They say there should be a reduction in the amount of routine dental activity, particularly in respect of vulnerable groups and that staff and patient exposure to potential infection should be reduced by avoiding all aerosol generating procedures wherever possible. The BDA will continue to make the case forcefully that support should be offered to protect dentists’ NHS income and that this protection extends to associates.
Read more: COVID-19: 23rd March Update I, BDA issues urgent advice to dentists
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Published: Sunday, 22 March 2020 13:01
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The BDA has responded to the new guidelines which probably spell the end of most routine care in England, lamenting the absence of any current safety net to support services through this crisis. The FGDP(UK) has published a consolidation of the advice given out by the four UK Chief Dental Officers.
Read more: COVID-19 Weekend update II: BDA calls for action by NHS England and Faculty consolidates advice
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Published: Sunday, 22 March 2020 13:01
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The first article on how COVID-19 affected dental practice in Wuhan China has been published. Across the USA, individual states have been ordering dental practices to reduce contact with patients where possible. The Irish Dental Association has said that widespread closure of dental practices across the country is now inevitable.
Read more: COVID-19 Weekend update I: Developments in China, USA and Republic of Ireland
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Published: Friday, 20 March 2020 12:26
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The Chief and Deputy Chief Dental Officers for England have issued their latest update, with the expectation that the profession will ‘exercise clinical judgement’ in applying this guidance. It outlines changes that will apply to practices. Separately the BDA has reported that dentists could be ‘redeployed to support NHS’ and that dentists and their staff are ‘key workers’ when it comes to children attending school.
Read more: COVID-19 20th March Update: CDO (Eng) advice published at last and updates from BDA
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Published: Thursday, 19 March 2020 13:55
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Update today includes a financial offer to Scottish dentists in return for not performing aerosol generating procedures. Anger intensifies over lack of guidance from CDO (England). Both the GDC and CQC have given some clarification about how they will be working during the emergency. The LDC Conference this year has been postponed from June to November 26/27 in Brighton.
Read more: COVID-19 19th March: CDO(Eng) replies & Scottish dentists offered financial support package
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 21:32
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The BDA wrote yesterday to Sara Hurley Chief Dental Officer for England, saying their members are desperate, asking what they should do in the absence of official advice over COVID-19. Separately CDO Wales, Colette Bridgman, wrote to dentists in Wales and the GDC chief executive issued an update.
Read more: BDA calls on CDO (England) to act over COVID-19
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 08:02
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Recent statistics show that the demand for adult orthodontics is continuing to rise, but concerns have risen about “direct-to-consumer” teeth straightening, which lures in customers with the promise of low prices and fast results but can often result in permanent damage. The Oral Health Foundation and British Orthodontic Society have created Safe Brace – a trusted space where patients can get independent and impartial advice about making the right choice for them.
Read more: Orthodontic advice line, ‘Safe Brace’ launched
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Published: Tuesday, 17 March 2020 07:35
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Jason Wong described being presented with a MBE by Prince Charles for Dentistry and Oral Health it as an ‘amazing morning’ for him and his family at Buckingham Palace. He added on Instagram: “Massive thanks to my Dental family too”.
Read more: Jason Wong MBE goes to Palace for award
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