Research awardees
The luncheon, held at The Hallam Conference Centre, London, was attended by leaders in dentistry from all over the country.
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MP proposes a reduction
Indeed, dentistry in the area has already been subject to attention recently, after a lack of free dental care spurred the creation of campaign group Toothless in Suffolk.
Hard won soft skills
During education, emphasis is often placed on the more formally challenging skills, on technical ability and knowledge. However, soft skills are invaluable across all careers and to dental professionals this applies more than most.
Dentist sentenced for fraud
Sheena Lalani, 46, of Kennington Road, London, defrauded the NHS of over £74,000.
ASH at 50
The modelling was by Professor Sir Richard Peto, world renowned epidemiologist and statistician, who worked with Sir Richard Doll on the health risks of smoking.
Mandatory covid vaccine
Ian Gordon, dental director at Riverdale Healthcare, has spoken to iNews regarding the mandate.
New guidelines
With high levels of covid and other seasonal infections, and now the emergence of the Omicron variant, dentist leaders stress they will also do nothing to avert the potentially catastrophic impact of Scottish government plans to pull away pandemic support from NHS practices.
New covid guidelines
The new model places patients on two pathways, given the likelihood of them suffering from respiratory illness.
Mental health fundraiser
What may be the first ever hip-hop concert in a dental surgery took place on Friday November 19, when Exeter-based Samantics performed live at Torrington Dental Practice (TDP) in support of Mind, the mental health charity.
GDC plans for improvement
The results indicate that overall perceptions of the GDC were more negative (58 per cent) than positive (21 per cent) in 2020, and that views amongst the dental team have worsened from when the same questions were posed in 2018. Conversely, views of the GDC improved slightly amongst dental students and other stakeholders.
Government rejects proposal
The clause stressed the move would not prevent any use of titles such as ‘veterinary nurse’, ‘dental nurse’ or ‘nursery nurse’.
NHS dentistry update
They write, “Every corner of our health system depends on antibiotics but the increasingly alarming issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - and its most serious form, antibiotic resistance - is a silent pandemic that is growing in the shadows.
'Toothless' campaign
Recently, Mark Jones, funder and spokesperson for the new group, appeared on BBC Radio Oxford, sharing stories of people going to extreme lengths to relieve their dental pain, all because they can't find an NHS dentist.
Expenditure on dental services
Expenditure on dental services is estimated to have been £7.02bn in 2020, down 31 per cent from £10.05bn in 2019. A significant 15 per cent increase in 2021 to £8.08m is forecast as the market looks set for a ‘U’ shaped recovery.
Not just a job
Rebecca Silver is a multi-award-winning dental nurse who was worked in both NHS and private dentistry, as well as with numerous dental specialists. She has also gained post-registration qualifications in oral health education and conscious sedation.
