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Paul Mendlesohn, whose funeral took place last week, was a dentist and entrepreneur who founded the Whitecross chain, revolutionising high street dentistry. He will be remembered in dentistry for his vision and drive. Not only did he pioneer the concept of branded dental chains, he went on take over CODE, the Confederation of Dental Employers,…
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Caroline Holland introduces an innovative way of delivering paediatric dentistry to children in the UK, without having to attend the hospital. Pre-COVID-19, the Yorkshire and Humber region provided around 9,000 general anaesthetics annually to children requiring dental extractions. In an area with a population of 5.3 million, this is an extraordinarily high number. Many of…
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NHS England is signalling strongly for community water fluoridation. It believes this is the optimum intervention to improve the oral health of children. And also to tackle health inequalities among disadvantaged communities. The new impetus is also receiving full support from the Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) network. It is pressing for targeted water fluoridation in…
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Senior dentists are being phased out of Dental Protection as ‘whole team’ approach is phased in. Five senior dentists who between them have more than 90 years’ experience advising dental professionals have left Dental Protection in the last few months. Most of the departures from the UK’s largest indemnity organisation were sudden, prompting concern among…
