Hunt accepts recommendations of Williams Review

Hunt accepts recommendations of Williams Review

Jeremy Hunt has accepted the findings a review into the use of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare, which said that criminal proceedings should apply only in extreme cases of “very poor performance”. He said staff should be able to learn from their mistakes. It comes after concerns over the case of Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, who was struck off after the death of a six-year-old boy.

Read more: Hunt accepts recommendations of Williams Review

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Pressure builds over high NHS dental charges

Pressure builds over high NHS dental charges

The Mirror reports that ‘rising dentist fees’ are forcing patients with toothache to visit A&E and their GP doctor. They say thatDrop in NHS spending on dental care has had repercussions for patients and the resulting strain on docs and hospitals is costing tens of millions. Last week the LDC Conference likewise condemned the charges as a ‘tooth tax’.

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Queen`s birthday honours published

Queen`s birthday honours published

The Queen’s Birthday Honours have been published.  GDPUK congratulates four recipients of the MBE.

MBE

Dr David Crichton CRAIG Head of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Dental Patients. (Staplecross, East Sussex)

Ms Mili Ranjit DOSHI Dental Consultant, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. For services to NHS Dentistry. (London)

Mrs Ingrid PERRY Founder, Teeth Team, Yorkshire and Humber. For services to Education and Improvement of Dental Health in Young People. (Leven, East Riding of Yorkshire)

Lt Col David Alistair WILLEY, Royal Army Dental Corps, for Military Service

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LDCs demand better care for adults in care homes

LDCs demand better care for adults in care homes

Today dentists from across the UK have called on governments to fund dental services for residents in care homes which are often either poor or non-existent.

The annual gathering of dentists from Local Dental Committees (LDCs), held in Belfast (7-8 June), has said that commissioning dental services for vulnerable older people is rarely a priority and it is time that this shameful situation is reversed.

Read more: LDCs demand better care for adults in care homes

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Belfast welcomes LDC Conference

Belfast welcomes LDC Conference

The 67th Annual Conference of Local Dental Committees opens in Belfast today, the first time it has been held outside England. Chair, Joe Hendron, told GDPUK: “It promises to be a great Conference. I have tried make it more representative of the whole profession and I look forward to welcoming more female delegates and many younger faces.”

Read more: Belfast welcomes LDC Conference

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Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel

Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that this new approach can create materials with remarkable precision and order that look and behave like dental enamel.

Read more: Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel

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Joe Hendron calls for a better dental contract

Joe Hendron calls for a better dental contract

“Let’s us all do what it takes for a better dental contract,” were the words of Joe Hendron at the LDC conference dinner last night, when he told delegates why he handed back his prototype contract and his disillusionment with the contract reform process. The after-dinner speaker was Callum Youngson, head of Liverpool Dental School.

Read more: Joe Hendron calls for a better dental contract

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Jacobs Holding joins £300m race for Portman dental chain

Jacobs Holding joins £300m race for Portman dental chain

Portman was set up in 2009 by Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur jockey who stunned the horseracing world by winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup seven years ago. He owns a big stake in Portman, alongside Livingbridge, a buyout firm, which became a shareholder in 2014.

Read more: Jacobs Holding joins £300m race for Portman dental chain

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Health Committee urges Government to take action over childhood obesity

Health Committee urges Government to take action over childhood obesity

The House of Commons Health Select Committee has called on the Government to take ‘effective action’ on childhood obesity to narrow the widening gap between richest and poorest communities. Its chair, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP said: “We know what works & can no longer ignore the lifetime personal costs for these children.”

Read more: Health Committee urges Government to take action over childhood obesity

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