NASDAL is reminding its dentist clients that the 7 January deadline is nigh. If you are a parent in the high income bracket and you do not opt out, you will have to pay back some or all of the benefit via a new High Income Tax Benefit Charge (HITBC). Chancellor George Osborne announced...
People want to see tighter restrictions around the cosmetic surgery industry in a bid to protect patients from some of the more aggressive sales techniques. That’s according to an interim report published by the NHS Medical Director, Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into cosmetic interventions. The report contains results from the Call to Evidence launched...
Dr Colette Bridgman, a consultant in Dental Public Health in Manchester, has been honoured with an MBE in the New Years’ Honours List. The only dentist to appear in this year’s list, she received the honour in recognition of her services to dentistry and oral health. She recently launched a ‘Baby Teeth DO Matter’ in...
The stunning Vinopolis in central London played host to the 2012 awards that attracted entries from across the UK. DH&Ts merged on England’s capital to an awards ceremony specifically created to celebrate the achievements and hard work of hygienists and therapists. The role of dental hygienists and therapists continues to grow and the launch...
Dentistry LIVE 2013 promises to be the biggest dental team event ever and has much more to offer this year. There’s a new team track added and also CPD Essentials appearing this year, meaning all attendees will get their 5 core subjects covered for the year! As well as this, there will be a...
This annual risk management competition – the twelfth such event organised by Dental Protection and Schülke – has a total prize fund of £4,500 and accepts entries from projects which recognise the importance of patient safety. Undergraduate prize 1st prize Junaid Nayyar and Mervyn Huston – Panoramic Radiography: Could a Checklist Help the Audit...
A new survey reveals 94% of patients were able to get an appointment with a NHS dentist in the last two years. That’s according to dental statistics released from the GP Patient Survey. In the most recent period (July to September 2012), 1.4 million adults were asked about access to NHS dentistry in the...