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Oasis Healthcare has confirmed its support to an 85m takeover offer from its largest shareholder Associated Dental Practices ADP Following rounds of talks Oasis the UK s biggest corporate dentistry group decided to recommend ADP s 91p a share bid for th.. read more. Posted on : Thu 28th - Jun - 2007
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The General Dental Council has appointed the members of a new board to help guide the development of education and training for dentists wanting to become specialists The Specialist Dental Education Board SDEB which is chaired by professor Kevin O Brien w.. read more. Posted on : Thu 28th - Jun - 2007
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More than 99 per cent of dentists in the first completed cycle have met the General Dental Council s continuing professional development CPD requirements By law dentists must complete 250 hours of CPD every five years 75 of which must be verifiable GDC c.. read more. Posted on : Tue 26th - Jun - 2007
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The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK has announced the election of Ian Wood as its new vice dean Ian has worked in general dental practice since he qualified in 1979 and is the owner of a five surgery practice in Manchester He was elected to the FGDP .. read more. Posted on : Tue 26th - Jun - 2007
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Illegally high levels of hydrogen peroxide have been found in many DIY tooth whitening kits following tests by the Trading Standards Institute TSI Levels of the bleaching agent were higher than the legal limit in 18 of the 20 products tested some of which .. read more. Posted on : Mon 25th - Jun - 2007
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This year sees the launch of our inaugural Website Awards Read on to see how your practice can have its online efforts officially rewarded by entering the Dentistry co uk Website Awards 2007 Producing and developing a quality practice website has never been m.. read more. Posted on : Sun 24th - Jun - 2007
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Simon Gambold has been elected as the next president of the British Dental Trade Association BDTA The announcement was made following the association s annual general meeting at its annual conference in Liverpool last week Almost 100 people from BDTA member .. read more. Posted on : Sun 24th - Jun - 2007
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Local health boards in Wales are believed to have underspent money intended to improve access to NHS dentistry by almost 22m The news comes as patients are struggling to register for NHS care in the country Areas of West and North Wales are experiencing a hu.. read more. Posted on : Sun 24th - Jun - 2007
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The Dental Defence Union DDU has responded to the government s proposals to reform the NHS complaints procedure by saying the new system must be fair to those who are complained about as well as complainants Responding to the Department of Health s proposal.. read more. Posted on : Sun 24th - Jun - 2007
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Associated Dental Practices ADP has made an 84 9m offer for Oasis Healthcare trumping a previous 76 9m bid for the company Britain s largest dental firm had initially been offered 76 9m from private equity company Duke Street Capital last week But now AD.. read more. Posted on : Wed 20th - Jun - 2007
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Following public consultation the GDC has agreed that all dental care professionals DCPs will be required to complete and record 150 hours of continuing professional development every five years a third of which should be verifiable This requirement is ex.. read more. Posted on : Tue 19th - Jun - 2007
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More than 13 000 new NHS dentist places are being made available over the next year to patients across East Yorkshire The news follows an investment of nearly 1m by Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust PCT into NHS dental services John Hinchliffe adviser in de.. read more. Posted on : Tue 19th - Jun - 2007
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Dr Brian Schottlander said he was honoured to open the recent World Symposium on Private Dental Technology Denturism at the Ricoh Centre in Coventry Dr Schottlander said it gave him particular pleasure that the practice of clinical dental technology is now l.. read more. Posted on : Tue 19th - Jun - 2007
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A dentist facing child porn charges has been suspended from practising by the General Dental Council Barrington Barry Keen of Rickmansworth appeared in Watford Magistrates Court where it was alleged he downloaded 16 000 child porn images When he appeared i.. read more. Posted on : Tue 19th - Jun - 2007
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Dentists have been encouraged to take action where they suspect one of their patients may be a victim of forced marriage New guidelines aimed at frontline practitioners offer advice on how to recognise warning signs and what to do if a patient discloses that t.. read more. Posted on : Sun 17th - Jun - 2007
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The General Dental Council GDC has agreed the composition of the 12 registrant members of a new look smaller fully appointed Council expected to be in place by 2008 The make up will consist of eight dentists and four dental care professionals In making t.. read more. Posted on : Sun 17th - Jun - 2007
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The British Dental Trade Association organiser of the Dental Showcase is encouraging all members of the dental team to reserve their tickets for the event in advance Registering in advance saves visitors the 10 on the day registration fee introduced to c.. read more. Posted on : Sun 17th - Jun - 2007
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The Dental Implant Clinic based in Bath has announced that it will be increasing the number of Live Skills Dental Implant courses it offers in 2008 to meet growing demand The practice s success has been built off the back of its unique approach and its con.. read more. Posted on : Sun 17th - Jun - 2007
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The renowned Dentistry golf challenge 2007 is under way with competitors having the chance to play at some of the top courses in the UK This year thanks to sponsors HSA Heraeus Kulzer and www dentistry co uk the competition will be held at the Marquess cou.. read more. Posted on : Tue 12th - Jun - 2007
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Sir Paul Beresford MP for Mole Valley successfully secured an adjournment debate on Wednesday 23 May 2007 in the House of Commons where he voiced his concerns to Health Minister Rosie Winterton in light of new guidance about infectivity of variant Creutzfeldt.. read more. Posted on : Tue 12th - Jun - 2007
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A number of organisations have confirmed that the dental corporate group Oasis Healthcare has been offered a takeover bid worth 82p a share from private equity group Duke Street Capital Oasis Healthcare the corporate that owns more than 130 dental practices .. read more. Posted on : Tue 12th - Jun - 2007
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Following on from recent comments by the Chief Dental Officer Dr Barry Cockcroft that root canal instruments should not be re used because of a possible risk to patients of vCJD The Dental Directory has reduced the price of its endodontic range by up to 25.. read more. Posted on : Sun 10th - Jun - 2007
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The value of a UDA varies significantly from dentist to dentist and although the BDA league table of average UDA values is presented with a caveat regarding its accuracy it still poses some interesting questions Why is the average UDA value in Sheffield West.. read more. Posted on : Wed 6th - Jun - 2007
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The Anglo Asian Odontological Group AOG recently voted in Dr Nadeem Zafar as their new President for 2007 2008 Dr Zafar said I look forward to building on the phenomenal work done by our outgoing President of 2 years Dr Rishi Mehrotra and taking the AOG.. read more. Posted on : Tue 5th - Jun - 2007
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Peter Clark writes to Kevin Lewis about practice expenses and how the contracts may not weigh up Dear Kevin Methinks you protest to much in focusing on the increased costs to GDP s of replacing endodontic files and reamers What worries me is not the mythica.. read more. Posted on : Mon 4th - Jun - 2007
