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A piece of floss once used by Paris Hilton smudged with pink lipstick and found in the trash outside her Hollywood home has sold for 1 000 on an online auction The sellers of the floss HollywoodStarTrash com made headlines worldwide and created an online .. read more. Posted on : Mon 30th - Jul - 2007
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A further 2 500 patients will be able to access NHS dental treatment in Plymouth over the next year the local primary care trust PCT has revealed The news comes as part of local efforts to improve dental services for people in the city Since April 2006 Ply.. read more. Posted on : Mon 30th - Jul - 2007
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A dentist who implanted temporary fake boar tusks into his assistant s mouth as a joke has won his case against an insurance firm which had refused to pay out after he was sued over the incident Dr Woo of Auburn Washington had put in the false tusks while t.. read more. Posted on : Mon 30th - Jul - 2007
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Dental industry leaders have demanded guarantees that NHS funding will not be squeezed when Primary Care Trusts are given greater control over spending From April 2009 ring fencing will end and PCTs will be expected to fund local dental services from their ge.. read more. Posted on : Thu 26th - Jul - 2007
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Dr Edwin Scher has been appointed a full visiting professor at Temple University Philadelphia USA in the department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology Dr Scher a prominent figure in the field of implants in the UK is a specialist in oral surgery and .. read more. Posted on : Thu 26th - Jul - 2007
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Researchers have concluded that early two stage orthodontic therapy for prominent front teeth in children does not appear to have any advantages over a single phase treatment in early adolescence Having prominent front teeth is a potentially harmful problem I.. read more. Posted on : Tue 24th - Jul - 2007
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A dental practice in Scotland has announced it will stop treating approximately 200 children on the NHS The Bridgend Dental Care Centre in Thurso has written to 650 parents and guardians offering them places as private patients A spokeswoman for the local hea.. read more. Posted on : Tue 24th - Jul - 2007
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A dentist whose work left a patient complaining of crooked teeth and a damaged jaw has been cleared of serious professional misconduct following a disciplinary hearing Pirooz Diba 45 was accused by patient Danut Stefanescu of botching the installation of a n.. read more. Posted on : Tue 24th - Jul - 2007
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Ann Keen has been confirmed as the health department s ministerial team member responsible for dentistry replacing Rosie Winterton Ms Keen the MP for Brentford and Isleworth joined the health department last month as parliamentary under secretary of state f.. read more. Posted on : Sun 22nd - Jul - 2007
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Public opinion will be sought about NHS dental services in Cumbria following the launch of a new campaign The county s three health forums have joined forces with others across the country to launch lsquo Dentistry Watch and the campaign is keen to ask peop.. read more. Posted on : Sun 22nd - Jul - 2007
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Patients in north Yorkshire who have had their orthodontic treatment delayed for months are finally being seen The cash strapped North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust PCT imposed restrictions on orthodontic treatment and oral surgery in March insistin.. read more. Posted on : Sun 22nd - Jul - 2007
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A dentist who groped a teenage dental nurse has been struck off the register following a General Dental Council GDC hearing Dr Martin Kono Abe 36 grabbed the young woman s breasts as she sat at a computer at a surgery in Blackburn He was convicted of sexu.. read more. Posted on : Wed 18th - Jul - 2007
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Wrigley has revamped its UK oral health education programme for 2007 bringing it in line with the scheme in the rest of the world After nine years under the name lsquo Wrigley Oral Healthcare in Action OHA the initiative is changing its name to lsquo Wr.. read more. Posted on : Wed 18th - Jul - 2007
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Dental care professionals DCPs have a new opportunity to gain continuing professional development through an innovative assessment unveiled by the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK The Key Skills in Primary Dental Care assessment for DCPs enables all D.. read more. Posted on : Sun 15th - Jul - 2007
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The trial of a former dentist who was accused of plotting to make bombs intended to endanger life has ended after the jury failed to return a verdict Dentist David Jackson 62 along with ex BNP local election candidate Robert Cottage 49 denied conspiring to.. read more. Posted on : Thu 12th - Jul - 2007
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Health chiefs in Bolton will pump almost 1m into dental services to ease the growing crisis in the area Just two of Bolton s 32 practices are currently accepting new NHS patients with one of those only accepting children The Bolton Primary Care Trust plans t.. read more. Posted on : Thu 12th - Jul - 2007
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Fake toothpaste contaminated with a potentially dangerous toxic chemical has been sold in the UK the British medicines regulator has said Diethylene Glycol has been added to fake tubes of Sensodyne which have both Arabic and English writing on them The manuf.. read more. Posted on : Wed 11th - Jul - 2007
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Regular columnist Kevin Lewis ponders how in these diverse times defining the term lsquo dentistry is becoming more and more difficult strong strong Identity crisis strong strong History has a reassuring tendency to repeat itself and much of what cau.. read more. Posted on : Mon 9th - Jul - 2007
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Sharon Holmes of the Dental Arts Studios in London has won the BDPMA 3M ESPE Practice Manager Award 2007 The announcement was made at the Association s Annual Conference and Gala Awards at Walton Hall in Warwickshire last month The prestigious award now in .. read more. Posted on : Mon 9th - Jul - 2007
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The woman responsible for introducing the most far reaching dental reforms in 50 years has left her job insisting that the new NHS contract lsquo is working Rosie Winterton ended her four year period as Health Minister adamant that the controversial change.. read more. Posted on : Sun 8th - Jul - 2007
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Rosie Winterton 48 was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health in June 2003 As minister for dentistry she oversaw a recruitment drive to bring overseas dentists to the UK ndash many from Poland ndash to fill gaps in the British workfo.. read more. Posted on : Sun 8th - Jul - 2007
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The news that Rosie Winterton will be replaced as minister for dentistry was met with mixed reactions in political circles Andrew Murrison Conservative party spokesman on dentistry said lsquo I think she s one of the more pleasant of the current line up an.. read more. Posted on : Sun 8th - Jul - 2007
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John Chope explains the importance of making sure your DCPs are registered before it s too late strong Are your DCPs registered yet strong We are coming up to the halfway point of the two year transitional registration period for the new DCP groups This i.. read more. Posted on : Sun 8th - Jul - 2007
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Private equity firm Duke Street Capital has stepped up its battle for control of Oasis Healthcare by raising its offer to over 88m topping a rival 85m bid from Associated Dental Practices ADP As previously reported Oasis Britain s biggest dental group .. read more. Posted on : Thu 5th - Jul - 2007
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Drinking lots of sugary tea can be almost as bad for your teeth as sipping fizzy drinks the British Dental Health Foundation has warned Older people who might suffer from recurring decay are particularly at risk said the dental charity reacting to a report .. read more. Posted on : Thu 5th - Jul - 2007
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China has vowed to increase its controls on dental care products following alarm over the country s exported toothpaste being contaminated with a potentially lethal chemical Countries in North and South America as well as Asia have recently halted imports of.. read more. Posted on : Thu 5th - Jul - 2007
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strong In about eight weeks Charles Southey will be near to the summit of the world s largest free standing mountain trekking in temperatures as low as 22 C ndash is he mad strong Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania reaches 5 895 metres or 19 340 .. read more. Posted on : Thu 5th - Jul - 2007
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Access to NHS dentistry in Norfolk is set to improve after the local primary care trust was given increased government funds to help its struggling service Norfolk Primary Care Trust will receive an extra 1 1m to put towards dental services Thousands of patie.. read more. Posted on : Mon 2nd - Jul - 2007
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Michael McGimpsey the Minister for Health in Northern Ireland is aiming to introduce tailor made dental contracts in the Province Mr McGimpsey speaking during an Assembly debate confirmed that the contract which was controversially introduced in England .. read more. Posted on : Mon 2nd - Jul - 2007
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New guidance from the GDC on how its members staff and others acting on its behalf should manage their other interests when undertaking their Council roles has just come into effect It is the first time in the UK dental world that a document on managing inter.. read more. Posted on : Sun 1st - Jul - 2007
