Funding secured

A research project run by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) with the Family Nurse Partnership Programme has secured funding of £70,000 over three years from The...

Councils respond to ASH report on stop smoking services

Responding to Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) report on budget cuts to stop smoking services, Izzi Seccombe, a local government association community wellbeing spokesperson, said:

Spot the fake

The BDIA is pleased to announce Buckingham based foundation dentist, Chloe Richardson, as the winner of its popular ‘Spot the Fake’ competition featured on the BDIA stand at Dental Showcase 2015. 

“Tax sugary drinks to protect children’s teeth”

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) is backing calls for sugary drinks to be taxed. The proposal, which came to national attention with a high profile campaign by the chef Jamie Oliver and the...

Four issues which will define dentistry in 2016

With the new year well and truly underway, what lies ahead for dentistry in the coming year? In a year which promises to shake up the future of the nation’s oral health for years to come leading oral...

“Long waiting lists unacceptable”

Long waiting lists for children and young people needing orthodontic treatment are unacceptable and may reflect underfunding of services, said Guy Deeming, chairman at the British Orthodontic...

Live webinar

On February 11, at 8pm, The Dental Channel will be hosting a live webinar presented by the General Dental Council on the proposed Enhanced CPD scheme to be introduced next year (2017).

Pilot study

A Pilot study at King’s College London has shown that specialist training guidse for dentists can aid communications about oral cancer with patients.

Paving the way

Blackpool Council’s decision to introduce fluoridated milk could pave a road for councils nationwide to follow in order to improve children’s oral health.

Parliamentary concerns about the GDC

Denplan has noted the concerns raised in both Houses of Parliament about the performance of the General Dental Council.

Reform of regulation: timetable needed

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called for a clear timetable for action, as government renewed its commitment to reform health and social care regulation.

Rethink on sugar welcome

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry welcomes a governmental rethink on the merits of introducing a sugar tax, as published in the Times. 

UKAS accreditation

Denplan’s Excel programme, an advanced quality assurance programme, developed for dentists to help support clinical governance, professional regulation and excellence in patient care and communication...

GDC hearing – counterfeit dental devices

The GDC has published details of a Fitness To Practice (FTP) hearing concerning the deliberate use of counterfeit dental devices to be held on January 18, 2016.

Milk plans recommended for approval

Over 8,000 children in Blackpool are set to benefit from the introduction of fluoridated milk into their breakfast routine.  

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