Christmas chocolates & sugar
As Christmas is a time for sweets and treats, Expressdentist.com were intrigued to find out which chocolate boxes could be the worst for your teeth based on sugar content.
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Decrease in cervical screening
Cervical Screening Programme, England 2020-21, which was published recently by NHS Digital, presents information on individuals aged 25-64 who were invited for regular screening.
Praise and toothbrushing
“Our work is the first to show that fluctuations in parent praise relate to fluctuations in child persistence,” said Allyson Mackey, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Omicron threat
New evidence from Healthwatch England highlights the ongoing crisis facing dental services, including the high numbers of children missing out on care.
GDC and GMC statement
The statement reads, “We know that registrants will be making difficult decisions around care provision in very challenging circumstances; that context is understood and will be considered by regulators.
Dental practitioners celebrate
Kirsty West and Susie Lloyd share a retrospective look at the changes in the dental sector over the last 20 years and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
LEV study
The study, carried out by researchers at Newcastle University, concurs that the local exhaust ventilation (LEV) solution helps to prevent the transmission of airborne viruses like Covid-19.
BADN committee members
At the annual general meeting (AGM), held at the Naval & Military Club, London and via Zoom, both the current chairman, Jane Dalgarno, and treasurer, Joan Hatchard, stood down from their respective posts, having both completed two terms in those offices.
Illegal underage lip fillers
There are no qualifications required to purchase or administer filler.
Five dental complications
However, putting off a visit to your dentist could be doing more harm than good.
NHS dentistry update
She wrote, “Yesterday evening the prime minister and chief medical officer updated the nation on the Omicron variant. Dental practices should continue to see patients in line with our infection prevention control guidelines, with the standard operating procedure helping you implement them in practice.
New Zealand to ban cigarettes
The new legislation means that anyone born after 2008 will never be able to buy tobacco products in their lifetime, as the legal smoking age will increase every year.
The One Show talks dentistry
Host Lauren Laverne began, “One area severely affected by the pandemic is dentistry. In some parts of the UK, it’s almost impossible to get an appointment with an NHS dentist.”
Research awardees
The luncheon, held at The Hallam Conference Centre, London, was attended by leaders in dentistry from all over the country.
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.
