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Published: Saturday, 31 December 2016 11:18
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Three people in dentistry received MBEs in 2017 New Years Honours: Prof Liz Kay Foundation Dean, Peninsula Dental School and Sarah Murray Hygienist Therapist and Senior Lecturer, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. Peter Heasman, Professor of Periodontology at Newcastle Dental School has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year’s Honours list for services to research ethics.
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Published: Tuesday, 27 December 2016 21:17
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It has been reported in the recent press that a number of dentists may be being pursued by HMRC as well as celebrities, financiers and those from the world of sport including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven Goran Erikkson, for up to 20 times their original investment in a film industry tax avoidance scheme.
Read more: Total Eclipse: film partnership might ruin dentists
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Published: Friday, 23 December 2016 20:32
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A Judicial Review brought by Dental Protection has found that the General Dental Council (GDC) was wrong to deny a dental practitioner the right of review after receiving an unpublished warning. Raj Rattan, Dental Director of Dental Protection said: “Our success in challenging the way in which the GDC interprets its own rules will be beneficial not just to our members, but to the wider profession.”
Read more: Dental Protection wins Judicial Review against GDC
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Published: Thursday, 22 December 2016 07:46
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Investigators at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, report they have new evidence that a bacterium known to cause chronic inflammatory periodontal infections also triggers the inflammatory autoimmune response characteristic of chronic, joint-destroying rheumatoid arthritis. The new findings have important implications for prevention and treatment of this condition, say the researchers.
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Published: Wednesday, 21 December 2016 07:41
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The BMA has issued guidance to inform GPs of their obligations to patients either requesting emergency dental treatment or asking for an NHS prescription for drugs recommended by private or NHS dentists. GPs and practice teams should make themselves aware of in hours and out-of-hours dental services available locally to manage urgent and emergency dental conditions, it says.
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Published: Tuesday, 20 December 2016 07:36
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After a year of inspections, CQC has found that most dental practices are safe. Their judgements following inspections showed that the vast majority spread across CQC’s four regions in England are meeting the five key questions and providing safe, effective, caring, and responsive care and are well-led.
Read more: CQC’s new approach to dental regulation shows positive findings
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Published: Monday, 19 December 2016 07:41
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NHS England has agreed that the two month rule will be not applicable across all contracts for financial year 2016/2017 only. Following pressure from the BDA they have recognised that this is necessary because of ‘delays in attaching existing dental performers to dental contracts.’ The performance of Capita has also been raised in the House of Commons.
Read more: NHS England relents over two month rule
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Published: Friday, 16 December 2016 22:53
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Tony Kilcoyne has been elected as a UK-wide member of the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee. Others elected were East Midlands and Central - Alison Lockyer, Greater London - Russ Ladwa, South East - Victor Chan and Scotland - Derek Harper.
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Published: Thursday, 15 December 2016 07:41
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by highlighting the critical role of dentists in detecting mouth cancers. The FGDP(UK) says general dental practitioners are uniquely placed to check for signs of oral cancer during the routine examination, and to make referrals where they suspect a patient may have cancer or a pre-cancerous lesion.
Read more: FGDP(UK) says dentists are best-placed to detect mouth cancer
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