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HPV vaccine will be offered to boys in England
The HPV vaccine will now be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England, the Government has announced. Until…
Dentistry
HPV vaccine to be extended to boys, JCVI recommends
UK Government advisers have recommended extending funding for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to boys. The HPV vaccine is currently offered to…
Oral health
Matt Hancock announced as new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Matt Hancock will become the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after Jeremy Hunt left the position. The British Dental…
Dentistry
HPV vaccine to be extended to boys
The HPV vaccine will be extended to all teenage boys and girls, to help protect them against deadly cancers. Since…
Dentistry
Amalgam fillings don’t need replacing, DDU warns
New mercury restrictions don’t mean amalgam fillings need replacing, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) has warned. EU regulations that came…
Dentistry
BDA challenges Jeremy Hunt to invest in prevention
The British Dental Association (BDA) has challenged Jeremy Hunt to put prevention at the heart of any NHS spending pledges.…
Dentistry
Dental associations jointly call for HPV vaccination
Dental associations have jointly written to the Government calling for the HPV vaccine to be extended to girls and boys. The British…
Dentistry
Pressure builds on Government over sugar
Stronger action is required if the nation is to tackle the childhood obesity and tooth decay crisis, Michael Watson says.…
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BDA tells GDC to reduce its annual retention fee
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called the GDC’s new consultation on fee setting unacceptable. In its consultation Clear and certain:…
Dentistry
Tooth decay rates amongst children seeing a steady decline
Tooth decay levels in five-year-old children are seeing a steady decline, Public Health England (PHE) claims. The latest figures from the Child…
Oral health
Energy drinks creating an oral health crisis
Energy drinks are helping to create a crisis in children’s tooth decay, according to the British Dental Association (BDA). The…
Oral health
Increasing numbers calling 999 for dental problems
The number of people in Bradford calling 999 and 111 for dental problems has been increasing over the last three years.…
Dentistry
NHS staff due to receive 6.5% pay rise
NHS staff will receive a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years, the Government has said.…
Dentistry
Data Protection Act could end up costing practices £2,000 every year
Dentists, opticians and pharmacies have joined forces to highlight the costs of the ‘botched’ Data Protection Act. Speaking to the Government, the…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) sceptical about combining healthcare regulation into one super regulator
FGDP(UK) says it is sceptical about Government proposals to join all UK health regulators into one ‘super regulator’. The Faculty…
Dentistry
‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry
We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…
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Amalgam phase down needs investment
The reduction in dental amalgam should be supported by investment in schemes to help prevent tooth decay, the BDA says.…
Dentistry
Are ethical dentists underclaiming on the NHS?
The ambiguous wording of the NHS contract could leave many dentists underclaiming to err on the side of caution, Neel Kothari…
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Jimmy Steele’s legacy in dentistry
Michael Watson discusses the impact Jimmy Steele had on dentistry, after the news of his premature passing broke last week. Last week we…
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