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Dental amalgam to be phased down, European Parliament agrees
Dental amalgam’s use in dentistry will be gradually phased down, the European Parliament has agreed. The move comes after the United…
Dentistry
BDA seeking profession’s thoughts on regulation
The BDA is seeking the profession’s thoughts on what it wants from regulation to guide the BDA’s engagement with Health Ministers…
Dentistry
Online antibiotic prescriptions ‘indefensible’
Online antibiotic prescriptions are indefensible without seeing dental patients first, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The statement was made after…
Dentistry
Alison Lockyer elected head of BDA’s EEDT Working Group
Alison Lockyer has been elected chair of the BDA’s Education, Ethics and the Dental Team (EEDT) Working Group. The election was…
Dentistry
Is the Daily Telegraph letter really supporting the profession?
We should be supporting the work NHS dentists do, not making wild suggestions like those published recently in the Daily Telegraph, Michael…
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NHS dentistry ‘catastrophically failing the public’
NHS dentistry is ‘catastrophically failing the public’, a letter published in The Telegraph has claimed. The letter, co-written by five specialists…
Dentistry
A ‘seismic shift’ in the way the GDC regulates dentistry
Michael Watson reports on how the new case examiners introduced at the GDC could affect the way it regulates dentistry.…
Dentistry
CQC says dental services offering high quality care
Dental services in England have been found to offer high quality care according to the CQC’s State of Care report. The…
Dentistry
Landmark antimicrobial resistance declaration signed
A landmark declaration to rid the world of antimicrobial resistance superbugs has been signed by 193 countries. The declaration has…
Dentistry
BDA seeking feedback from members on its future direction
The British Dental Association (BDA) is asking members for feedback on their personal priorities and support requirements. It claims this…
Dentistry
NICE oral health guidelines for care homes backed
NICE has published new guidance titled ‘Oral health for adults in care homes’, to improve oral health in care homes.…
Oral health
BDA responds to Brexit vote
The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded after Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). The EU affects dentistry…
Dentistry
GDC to stop publishing full address of registrants on its website
The General Dental Council (GDC) will stop listing full addresses of dentists and dental care professionals on its public register. Instead, the…
Dentistry
GDC spent over half a million on whistleblowing enquiry
The GDC spent over half a million on legal costs and staffing changes during the whistleblowing enquiry. Information, released under…
Dentistry
Number of children needing hospital tooth extractions jumps by 10%
More than 14,000 children aged five and under have been admitted to hospital for tooth extractions in 2014/15. This comes…
Dentistry
Child tooth decay crisis discussed by MPs and Ministers
MPs and Ministers discussed Britain’s child tooth decay crisis and ways to tackle the epidemic. The debate on 3 February…
Dentistry
Is it time for Bill Moyes to step down from the GDC?
Seb Evans says, with everything that’s happened at the GDC, enough is enough, Bill Moyes should step down. I must admit…
Dentistry
Sugar tax backed by the Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has become the first parliament to back moves for a 20% sugar tax on sugary drinks. Although…
Dentistry
BDA warns not to leave oral health off health agenda
The BDA has reminded the Government that oral health should be at the heart of any health planning. This has come…
Dentistry