An MP has hailed the potential to finally target the lucrative high-street industry – with beauticians at risk of prosecution and heavy fines. And Sir Paul Beresford – a key player in the British Dental Bleaching Society – has unveiled a package of measures to ensure the crackdown is a success. The move follows a...
Health ministers have been asked to confirm that a bid to add fluoride to tap water in Hampshire is over – because of a legal botch-up. Council chiefs believe crucial contractual agreements were not signed before the abolition of the former South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA), last year. If they were not signed,...
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) welcomes the Review’s recommendations to achieve this central aim. Fiona Erasmus, the FGDP(UK) director, says: ‘The Review highlights the need to support NHS practitioners in developing the skills and confidence to ensure best practice in quality control, quality improvement and quality planning.The Faculty has long advocated in support...
On the 24 July, the team at the High Street Dental Practice, including prinicipal dentist Jaspal Sandhu, dedicated an entire afternoon to examining Belarusian children affected by the Chernobyl disaster. The visit was organised by The Friends of Chernoybl, an ecumenical group working to help disadvantaged children suffering from the aftermath of the nuclear...
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has issued advice to dentists on the treatment of sleep problems, in response to a number of recent queries from members on the topic. The DDU said dentists may be approached more frequently for advice from patients who snore following the screening of the BBC programme ‘Goodnight Britain’, which...
Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has boosted its dental research portfolio with the appointment of three new members to its research team. Dr Vehid Salih brings, from University College London, his wide experience in studying biomaterials for tissue regeneration and engineering. He has successfully supervised numerous dental MSc/MClinDent, DDent and PhD...
Every day, one lucky parcel will have a golden ticket inside – and this will entitle that customer to a free Opalescence kit 10% CP regular flavour. All they have to do is claim their prize within 28 days. The prize will be chosen at random – the 50th order of the day will be...