The case of beautician, Hayley Wilding, which was reported on GDPUK, is to be reopened. On 20 December 2013 she was found guilty of unlawfully practising dentistry, by tooth whitening, at Lancaster Magistrates’ Court. However, she now claims that she had been unaware of the General Dental Council (GDC) prosecution and not received any letters from the court.
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An Extraordinary General Meeting [EGM] of the British Dental Association [BDA] was announced to be on Friday 21st February 2014, to be held at the BDA building at 64 Wimpole Street, London W1 at 12.30pm
This was announced in the British Dental Journal, which was available online from Friday January 24th, and the information also became available publicly on the BDA website
Dentist MP, Sir Paul Beresford, has raised the need for gender-neutral HPV vaccination, which he said would lead to ‘a dramatic reduction’ in a number of cancers, including oral cancer. In reply minister, Jane Ellison, stressed the Government’s commitment to improving cancer outcomes and the importance of rapid diagnosis in improving survival rates for oral cancer.
The Scottish newspaper, The Herald, has reported that without more patients to practise on, dental students in Glasgow are at risk of falling behind on the number of hours practise they are required to undertake for their degree. This has not, however, been confirmed by the University of Glasgow.
NASDAL member, John Grant, a dental specialist lawyer and partner in Goodman Grant described the latest goodwill figures as a “feeding frenzy,” which could not be ascribed to one single factor, but he agreed that young dentists were helping fuel prices. “They recognize that associate rates of pay are unsustainable and they believe that the best way forward is to own their own practice.”
ITV Daybreak used GDPUK members for a survey into their follow up to the "Big Lie" letter in the Daily Telegraph. Given a short deadline, more than 340 NHS dentists completed the online questions. Those respondents are all members of the GDPUK forum. The survey is expected to find its way into the national media over the next few days.
The campaign, orchestrated by Haworth dentist Dr Tony Kilcoyne BDS, highlights the effects of the present NHS dental contract, imposed on dentists in 2006. Patients are disadvantaged by a poor system and the dental profession is trying to ensure the public knows it is the contract for dental services produced, implemented and championed by the Department of Health.
Dental practitioners should only consider the use of antibiotics when the drainage of an acute dental infection cannot be achieved, says the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). The FGDP(UK) is keen to highlight the ineffectiveness of antimicrobials on oral abscesses and the need for practitioners to ensure that they act responsibly to help slow the global development of antibiotic resistance.
The prize of £1,500 was awarded to Church Court Dental Practice of Dumfries, Scotland. The practice principal and his team made the trip down to London to collect their award at this year’s Premier Symposium held at The Shaw Theatre, Pullman St Pancras, London on Saturday 23 November. Dental Protection and schülke have sponsored the new award
The ninth annual Young Dentist Conference will take place at the Royal College of Physicians, London on Saturday 8 February 2014. The event which is jointly organised by Dental Protection, the BDA and BDJ, is specifically directed to the needs of dentists in the early years of their career. To book your place, please contact 020 7399 2914 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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