OK, well the ‘no problem’ bit isn’t entirely accurate but nevertheless, after 31 of the longest days ever, the 11-strong team at Dental Design successfully completed the nation’s first ever Dryathlon – and raised a chunk of change doing it. The campaign is a new fundraising initiative that challenges social drinkers to give up...
In a survey conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation, almost three in ten of us (29%) would prefer a beach holiday over any other, unaware of the potential oral health problems that may lie ahead. Risks of dental erosion and tooth decay are increased during the holiday season as eating habits and patterns...
That’s according to a new study that also reveals drinking coffee may slightly lower the risk. The finding comes from US researchers who studied the drink consumption of 263,925 men and women aged 50 to 71. Researchers measured amount of drinks such as fizzy drinks, tea, fruit punch and coffee each participant consumed from...
Woody Allen’s latest film, Blue Jasmine, has provoked a backlash from New York dentists, who claim the film sheds a bad light on dentists. Mark S. Wolff, chairman of the New York University College of Dentistry, believes dentists have constantly been portrayed ruthlessly in cinema. He said: ‘Onscreen, we [dentists] range from killers to...
Advertisements outlining the formal application process will appear in the national and dental trade press in February 2013 to attract applications from dentists, dental care professionals (DCPs) and lay people. Fitness to Practise panel members play a vital role in the GDC’s work to protect patients and raise standards in dentistry. The GDC has...
Periodontal disease is believed by some to be the fundamental dental disease in the UK. Dr Philip Greene, current president of the British Society of Periodontology (BSP), believes this, for two reasons. Primarily because of the important role the gums play in protecting the alveolar bone, but also because of the emerging evidence of...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been slated by the House of Commons Health Committee. Committee Chair Stephen Dorrell MP said: ‘The CQC’s primary focus should be to ensure that the public has confidence that its inspections provide an assurance of acceptable standards in care and patient safety. We do not believe that the...