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Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2016 07:34
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Health minister, Alistair Burt MP, gave a keynote address to the BDA Conference in Manchester saying that progress to improve the oral health of children would only come in partnership with the profession. He described the number of children going to hospital for dental extractions is a ‘national scandal’. Responding in a press release, GDPC chair, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen, said Mr Burt had identified all the right problems, ‘but was short on both detail and ambition when it comes to the solutions’.
Read more: Minister wants to work with profession to end ‘scandal’of child extractions
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Published: Monday, 30 May 2016 13:43
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Stuart Johnston, from South Wales has been inaugurated as the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) 130th President in a ceremony on the opening day of the Manchester Conference. Accepting the Presidency, Stuart said that stress in dental surgeries was at record levels and BDA members would be at the forefront of needed change. He declared: “I am determined to be their best possible advocate, and for every dentist across the UK.”
Read more: Stuart Johnston inaugurated as new BDA President
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Published: Friday, 27 May 2016 09:54
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The British Dental Association’s Mick Armstrong has called on the profession to stand together, and show government the consequences of decades of indifference to oral health. In his keynote address to the British Dental Conference and Exhibition the BDA Chair outlined the Association’s plan to address the root causes of the big issues facing the profession, including declining morale and continued regulatory failure.
Read more: Ministers must do more than just talk about prevention says Mick Armstrong
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Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 10:02
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The new label will make it easier for consumers to make better informed food choices.
Read more: FDA updates labelling on added sugars
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Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 10:01
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has said it will hold the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to its new pledge to “develop a more flexible approach to registration”. BDA Chair Mick Armstrong said: "We are winning the argument for a streamlined approach to registration. We look forward to working with the regulator to ensure we see an efficient, targeted registration process that reflects the everyday choices dentists are having to make.”
Read more: CQC must stick to flexible registration pledge, says BDA
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Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:22
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Lord Colwyn, speaking in the House of Lords following the Queen’s speech, said he was ‘disappointed’ that parliamentary time had still not been found to introduce a Bill which would simplify and modernise the regulatory framework for dentists and more than a million of their fellow healthcare workers in Britain. He called on the Minister set out a clear timetable for action.
Read more: Colwyn ‘disappointed’ at absence of GDC legislation
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Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 13:21
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More than a third of children are starting school in Southampton with rotting teeth, it has been revealed. The figures are also on the rise and confirm Southampton has the worst oral health rates in the South East. Eighteen months ago plans to add fluoride to the city’s water supply were scrapped after public outcry over the move.
Read more: Southampton children paying for anti-fluoride decision
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Published: Monday, 23 May 2016 09:54
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has greeted news of provisional agreement on the junior contract between the British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, following talks at the conciliation service Acas. Hospital dentists employed on the same terms of service as junior doctors have participated at every stage of the recent industrial action, alongside their medical colleagues.
Read more: BDA greets breakthrough in junior contract talks
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Published: Friday, 20 May 2016 09:41
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A stakeholders meeting organised by British Society for Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) at London’s Foundling Museum has given a kick-start to collaborative working with others committed to improving oral health in children. Robin Mills, President of BSPD, said in his welcome that when the Foundling Hospital was established in the 18th century, children were getting a raw deal. This was still true today, he said, highlighting the high number of children who never see a dentist as well as the surprising move towards funding adult-only NHS services in some areas.
Read more: BSPD gives kick-start to better oral health for children
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