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Published: Monday, 17 July 2017 07:40
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Dr Sarah Wollaston MP has been re-elected to chair the House of Commons Health Select Committee, having been first elected in June 2014. Before her election she asked a question about NHS funding. Shadow health minister Jon Ashworth asked two questions on dentistry and in the upper house Lord Wigley raised the issue of the increasing cost of medical indemnity, albeit for doctors.
Read more: Parliamentary report 14 July
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Published: Thursday, 13 July 2017 07:38
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The GP magazine Pulse reports that GPs in England are being balloted on whether they would be willing to take industrial action by collectively closing their patient lists. In a letter to GPs, acting GPC chair Dr Richard Vautrey urged GPs to take part in the ballot which will close Thursday 10 August.
Read more: BMA ballots members on closing patient lists
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Published: Wednesday, 12 July 2017 07:41
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to news from the Dental Schools Council (DSC) that suggests that dental academic staffing levels appear to be recovering after a long period of decline. The BDA has welcomed the news, but called on the DSC to address the underlying factors driving the continuing national shortage of dental academics.
Read more: UK recovering from shortage of dental academics
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Published: Tuesday, 11 July 2017 07:38
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that child tooth decay has fallen once again among children in poorer communities across Wales - and urged Whitehall to follow the Welsh Assembly Government’s example. BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: “Wales is reaping the benefits of a dedicated strategy to drive down childhood decay. In England children have been offered little more than a few soundbites.”
Read more: Wales winning fight against tooth decay says BDA
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Published: Monday, 10 July 2017 07:51
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A call for the terminology of dental appointments to be made more sensitive to the needs of children has been made by Jenny Harris, a member of the BSPD executive and the Society’s lead on child protection issues. She wants dentists to drop the acronym DNA, which stands for Did Not Attend, and change to WNB for Was Not Brought.
Read more: Don’t write DNA use WNB
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Published: Monday, 10 July 2017 07:49
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This week the Health Department took oral questions in the House of Commons, with Paula Sherriff asking about reducing childrens’ extractions and an intervention from dentist, Sir Paul Beresford. Questions were also asked about the costs of the recent cyber attack and sugar content of food and drink.
Read more: Parliamentary report 7 July
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Published: Thursday, 06 July 2017 07:30
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In a study published in the journal Environment & Behaviour, a team of researchers at the Universities of Plymouth, Exeter and Birmingham worked with Torrington Dental Practice in Devon to find out whether Virtual Reality experiences could improve the patient's experience during routine dental procedures, such as fillings and tooth extractions.
Read more: Visiting virtual beach improves patient dental experiences
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Published: Wednesday, 05 July 2017 07:46
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Grooves have been found on 130,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth that appear to indicate the use of toothpicks, and impacted or rotated teeth got extra attention. Research in the Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology by David Frayer and Davorka Radovcic of four Neanderthal teeth showed signs of grooves consistent with the use of toothpicks, along with occlusal wear.
Read more: Neanderthals had primitive dental care
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Published: Tuesday, 04 July 2017 07:39
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The BMA has said tougher action was needed on sweets and chocolate to scare children off sugar and help to fight tooth decay and obesity. The BMA also wants free toothbrushes for children under five, and for schools to teach children about brushing their teeth to help cut the “shocking” number who need surgery.
Read more: Medics call for warnings on sweets and chocolate
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