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Published: Wednesday, 04 April 2018 18:27
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Her Majesty`s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has written recently to a number of associates indicating that they are reviewing their individual employment status. The BDA is seeking details from those of its members who have received these letters and advising them to to contact their accountant before responding.
Read more: HMRC questions associates’ employment status - NASDAL comment
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Published: Wednesday, 04 April 2018 07:36
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The British Dental Association has joined over 50 leading health bodies, academics and charities to call on football leaders to call time on agreements with junk food manufacturers. 1 in 4 football clubs in the Premier League currently have partnerships with junk food giants.
Read more: BDA calls on football clubs to cut junk food links
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Published: Tuesday, 03 April 2018 07:35
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GDPUK.com has been stunned to learn that the General Dental Council and the General Medical Council have been involved in secret talks to merge the two statutory bodies.
A reliable government insider has told GDPUK that civil servants from the NHS and Whitehall have been mediating in the talks to establish a 'super council' which will carry out all regulatory functions with regard to doctors and dentists in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland). The proposal being discussed is that the GMC and GDC will be scrapped and the current functions administered by the organisations will be taken over by the Universal Medical and Dental Council.
Read more: GDC Reform - more radical than we thought
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Published: Tuesday, 03 April 2018 07:34
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Following the publication of the ‘Water fluoridation: health monitoring in England 2018' report by Public Health England (PHE), the Oral Health Foundation, is calling on local authorities to use it as a springboard to introduce water fluoridation schemes and help address the children's oral health crisis being experienced in England.
Read more: Fluoridation report paves way to eliminating children’s dental health crisis
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Published: Tuesday, 03 April 2018 07:33
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK has made its guidance on the practice of dentistry for patients with dementia available free of charge online. Dementia-Friendly Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines covers the epidemiology of dementia and a wide range of implications for dental professionals.
Read more: FGDP dementia guidance goes online
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Published: Wednesday, 28 March 2018 07:48
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A tooth-mounted food sensor could wirelessly transmit radio frequency data about the foods you’re eating, reporting on sugar, salt, and alcohol in real-time. The creators, led by biomedical engineer Fiorenzo Omenetto of Tufts University, hope that the device will someday help consumers and researchers make “conclusive links between dietary intake and health.”
Read more: Tooth-mounted sensor can detect food content
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Published: Tuesday, 27 March 2018 07:43
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The vast majority of fruit juices will be banned from advertising aimed at children in a bid to cut down on juvenile obesity and tooth decay, the Government has proposed. Ads for all but the healthiest high-fibre breakfast cereals and most yoghurts should also be banned from ad breaks on children’s television, Public Health England has said.
Read more: Advertising ban for fruit juices proposed
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Published: Monday, 26 March 2018 07:38
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Speaking about the recent pay deal announced between the NHS and its staff, BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: "We welcome recognition that taking NHS pay restraint to the nth degree is not compatible with a sustainable workforce or patient access. Colleagues are now looking for a sign that government is willing to apply that logic to all parts of the health service.”
Read more: BDA reacts to NHS staff pay deal
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Published: Friday, 23 March 2018 15:13
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Jockey Paddy Brennan suffered a severe injury at Chepstow, when his horse, the eight year old Brynmawr smashed the teeth right out of his mouth. Amateur jockey, Sam Waley-Cohen, who runs the Portman dental practices came to the rescue and arranged a dentist at his Cheltenham branch to see the injured jockey, with an impressive result.
Read more: Dentist comes to aid of injured jockey
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