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A dentist who told a female patient she would have to wear lsquo appropriate Islamic dress to receive treatment has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct Dr Omer Butt was found to have discriminated against the woman known as Mrs A and recei.. read more. Posted on : Wed 26th - Sep - 2007
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Charges for NHS dental check ups should be scrapped the Liberal Democrats have demanded The party meeting in Brighton for their autumn conference agreed the move as part of a package of measures designed to boost the availability of NHS dentists in England .. read more. Posted on : Tue 25th - Sep - 2007
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Kevin Lewis looks at who has been stealing the show as dentistry returns to the media spotlight War of words Nobody will have failed to notice that the media s summer lsquo silly season is over health is squarely back on the menu and dentistry has starte.. read more. Posted on : Tue 25th - Sep - 2007
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The General Dental Council has announced the appointment of 30 more dental professionals to its independent Fitness to Practise Panel Members of the panel are responsible for hearing cases where a registered dental professional may not be fit to work because .. read more. Posted on : Tue 25th - Sep - 2007
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John Chope considers the new advice to patients on how to complain to the General Dental Council That could be me The GDC has just published a new information resource in its pastel pallet range of A5 booklets This time it is a soothing eco blue But for so.. read more. Posted on : Tue 25th - Sep - 2007
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The General Dental Council has set the 2008 fee levels for dental professionals The first registration fee and annual retention fee ARF for dentists will be 438 ndash an increase of 18 or 4 3 per cent in line with inflation The annual retention fee for.. read more. Posted on : Tue 25th - Sep - 2007
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The GDC has stepped up its warnings for dental technicians yet to register with the Council as the deadline closes in Speaking at last week s Council meeting in Cardiff GDC president Hew Mathewson said lsquo It s that simple If you re a dental technician w.. read more. Posted on : Sun 23rd - Sep - 2007
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The British Dental Health Foundation has warned that young people must take care of their teeth if they are to avoid heart problems in later life The warning comes after an in depth UK health study published in the medical journal Heart found that young adu.. read more. Posted on : Sun 23rd - Sep - 2007
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The British Dental Trade Association organiser of Dental Showcase 2007 is once again linking up with Dentaid to launch its second instrument amnesty at the event At the Showcase in 2005 the BDTA and the international oral health charity ran the first ever .. read more. Posted on : Sun 23rd - Sep - 2007
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The eagerly anticipated shortlist for the inaugural Dentistry co uk website awards has been announced Congratulations to all the practices that entered Each entry has been carefully examined to produce this decisive shortlist and the final award winners will .. read more. Posted on : Wed 19th - Sep - 2007
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Northern Ireland Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced an injection of 4 4million into health service dentistry to address the problems of access reported in parts of the province In a statement to the Assembly the Minister said lsquo I strongly.. read more. Posted on : Tue 18th - Sep - 2007
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Dentistry co uk has teamed up with Equity Property Portfolios to provide you with a dedicated property investor service Equity offers specialist advice and access to some of the best UK and overseas investment properties available The partnership is designed .. read more. Posted on : Tue 18th - Sep - 2007
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Jim Mackie has stood down from his position as chairman of the Dental Laboratories Association DLA due to personal reasons and will be replaced by Gordon Watters A member of the DLA lsquo Four Chairs since 2005 Jim oversaw many of the DLA s pioneering pr.. read more. Posted on : Tue 18th - Sep - 2007
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The Amateur Boxing Association of England ABAE has chosen Opro as the official and exclusive mouthguard supplier to its 715 clubs The decision follows concerns raised by the ABAE that whilst many mouthguards sold in the UK show the CE mark there is no cer.. read more. Posted on : Tue 18th - Sep - 2007
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Kevin Lewis questions whether our academic system is geared to producing dentists with the ideal blend of intellectual and technical skills Fit for purpose On a recent visit to the southern hemisphere I was privy to a fascinating conversation between a group.. read more. Posted on : Wed 12th - Sep - 2007
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The chief dental officer for England Dr Barry Cockcroft has announced that professor Paul Wright has been appointed as his consultant adviser Professor Wright BDS PhD FDSRCS Eng FFGDP UK FHEA has been professor of Prosthetic Dentistry at Barts and The.. read more. Posted on : Wed 12th - Sep - 2007
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John Chope considers the difficulties of representing patients interests at the GDC Who speaks for patients The bulk of the GDC s work is directed towards providing patients with reassurance that the standard of their dental care is satisfactory The defin.. read more. Posted on : Wed 12th - Sep - 2007
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Major investment in NHS dental care in Lincolnshire is behind a drop in waiting figures according to health managers New figures show the waiting list to see an NHS dentist in the county has been cut by 55 000 in the past year The Primary Care Trust PCT sai.. read more. Posted on : Wed 12th - Sep - 2007
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Only three per cent of dental students want to work solely for the NHS when they graduate according to the results of a new survey The University of Dundee study also revealed that 18 per cent of final year students plan to work solely in the private sector T.. read more. Posted on : Sun 9th - Sep - 2007
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Members of the public will have the chance to express their views and find out how decisions are made by the General Dental Council at its September meeting in Cardiff The move towards a smaller fully appointed Council with an increased lay membership and t.. read more. Posted on : Sun 9th - Sep - 2007
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With the legal deadline for GDC registration fast approaching dental nurses and technicians are being urged to act now to ensure they are registered in time Nurses and technicians who delay could warns the GDC lsquo find themselves working illegally next .. read more. Posted on : Wed 5th - Sep - 2007
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The amount of radiation to which patients are exposed when they have medical X rays is continuing to fall according to the Health Protection Agency s latest five yearly review of the National Patient Dose Database For the first time the review includes analy.. read more. Posted on : Wed 5th - Sep - 2007
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The British Dental Association has expressed its disappointment that the Department of Health will not consider waiving financial clawback for dentists who have not reached their contract targets Last week the BDA requested an amnesty for dentists who had com.. read more. Posted on : Sun 2nd - Sep - 2007
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September is Colgate Oral Health Month with the overall theme for 2007 being lsquo Fighting together for better oral health Now in its sixth year the event has become a leading UK campaign for establishing and promoting improved oral health habits Colgate.. read more. Posted on : Sun 2nd - Sep - 2007
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Special Care Dentistry ndash from cradle to grave is the theme of this year s BDA Community Dental Services Group Annual Presidential and Scientific Meeting Taking place at Bath s famous Assembly Rooms from 31 October to 2 November the event will explore.. read more. Posted on : Sun 2nd - Sep - 2007
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The General Dental Council has responded to comments raised by the Resident Dentists Group regarding changes to the International Qualifying Exam IQE The three part test has been changed to a two part Overseas Registration Exam ORE while transitional arra.. read more. Posted on : Sun 2nd - Sep - 2007
