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Published: Tuesday, 16 February 2021 07:38
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Written by Chris Tapper
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Pressing dental appointments may be one excuse that employees use to get half a day off, but patients in Ireland are using bogus dental treatment to get around Covid travel restrictions.
The Belfast Telegraph reported that dental clinics in Tenerife are being flooded with bookings from Irish people who then do not turn up for their appointments. It is suspected they are using dental treatment as a ploy to circumvent travel restrictions in order to book holidays.
The newspaper said that Clinica Dental in Tenerife Sur is seeing more than five bookings from Irish people every day.
Read more: Bogus Dental Tourism Flourishing
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Published: Monday, 15 February 2021 08:33
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The draft White Paper outlining Health and Social Care reforms would make the abolition of the General Dental Council much easier to carry out.
Read more: GDC Reforms Are ‘Too Slow’ - Could Be More Radical
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Published: Monday, 15 February 2021 08:29
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Recent analysis of ancient tooth specimens has revealed that Homo sapiens may have bred with Neanderthals in the Channel Islands.
Read more: Teeth Lead To Discovery In Channel Islands
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Published: Thursday, 11 February 2021 19:38
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Matt Hancock’s ministerial statement in the Commons on the future of health services, failed to give any detail on how the provision of dentistry will be directly affected by proposals in the Department of Health and Social Care’s draft Health and Care Bill.
Read more: Draft Health White Paper Announced – Dentistry Barely Mentioned
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Published: Wednesday, 10 February 2021 10:09
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The UK dental profession has finally received Parliamentary support after enduring days of ‘dentist bashing’ in the national media.
Read more: MP's Pay Tribute To Selfless Dentists
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Published: Wednesday, 10 February 2021 10:08
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MyDentist has been named as the large corporate which instructed its staff to prioritise dental examinations over patients needing urgent treatment.
Read more: Leaked Memo - Corporate Named By MP
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