03/14/2010
Salaried Dentists Echo Disappointment Of GDPs At Pay Award - British Dental Association
Leaders of dentists working in salaried primary care, hospitals and academia have echoed the disappointment already expressed by colleagues in general practice at the pay award announced for 2010/11. Salaried primary care dentists in England will be given just a one per cent pay increase for next year...
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03/14/2010
Pilots Require Time And Evaluation, Says BDA
The British Dental Association (BDA) has reaffirmed its support for the piloting of the reforms in Professor Steele's review of dentistry, following today's announcement that at least 30 dental practices have been selected to trial new ways of improving services for patients...
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03/13/2010
Team Approach Provides Better Care For Children With Cleft Lip And Palate
Children with a cleft lip or cleft palate are more likely to receive recommended age-appropriate health care when that care is provided by an interdisciplinary team rather than an individual provider. In a study encompassing three states, Arkansas, Iowa and New York, 24% of participants were not receiving team care...
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03/12/2010
Award Fails To Recognise Challenges We Face Say Scottish Dentists
Dr Robert Kinloch, Chair of the Scottish Dental Practice Committee, has branded the announcement of a 0.9 per cent increase to item of service fees for independent contractor dentists in Scotland as a major disappointment that fails to recognise the significant challenges dentists are trying to overcome. The Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body recommended a 1...
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03/11/2010
NHS Dental Charges In Wales Frozen Again
Dental patient charges in Wales have been frozen for the fourth year running to help maintain wider access to NHS dentistry, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today [Thursday, 11 March]...
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03/11/2010
British Dental Association Disappointed At 2010-11 Funding Award
The British Dental Association (BDA) has expressed disappointment at today's announcement of the pay uplift for dentists for 2010/11. The Department of Health has announced that salaried dentists have been awarded a one per cent increase, while general dental practitioners have been awarded an increase that, after efficiency savings have been taken account of, is designed to produce a 0...
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03/11/2010
Dentists Ask For Review Of Decontamination In Practices In Scotland
The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) to request the development of a guideline on dental instrument decontamination...
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03/11/2010
Pay Freeze Will Undermine Confidence In NHS Dentistry, Says GDPC Chair
The confidence of general dental practitioners will be undermined by today's announcement of a 0.9 per cent uplift on contract values and a requirement to make efficiency savings in order to offset increases in expenses. That's the verdict of Dr John Milne, Chair of the British Dental Association's General Dental Practice Committee, on what is effectively a freeze on dentists' pay...
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03/11/2010
2010 Max Planck Research Award For NYU Dental Professor Dr. Timothy Bromage
New York University College of Dentistry's Dr. Timothy Bromage has been selected to receive the 2010 Max Planck Research Award. Dr. Bromage will collaborate with Dr...
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03/09/2010
Dr Avijit Banerjee Confirmed For 2010 British Dental Conference And Exhibition
The BDA is proud to announce that the respected clinical expert Dr Avijit Banerjee has been confirmed to join the prestigious panel of speakers appearing at the 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition, to be held on the 20 - 22 May 2010 at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC)...
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03/09/2010
British Dental Conference And Exhibition 2010
Tickets are now available for the BDA's British Dental Conference and Exhibition, which takes place at Liverpool's Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) from 20-22 May 2010. The conference features a wide selection of both clinical and motivational speakers who are guaranteed to inspire delegates with new ideas...
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03/09/2010
New Government Faces Major Challenges On Dentistry Says BDA Manifesto, UK
A flawed dental contract, an unacceptable and growing chasm in oral health inequalities, and inconsistent commissioning of dentistry by primary care trusts. That's the legacy the government elected this year will inherit, according to the British Dental Association's (BDA's) manifesto for the forthcoming General Election, Smiles all round, which is published today...
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03/08/2010
Successful Treatment Of Periodontal Disease Lowered Preterm Birth Incidences
Previous studies have explored the effect of periodontal treatment, irrespective of efficacy of treatment, in reducing infant prematurity. In a study titled "Risk of Preterm Birth Is Reduced with Successful Periodontal Treatment," lead researcher M. Jeffcott, and colleagues S. Parry and M. Sammel (all from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) and G. Macones (Washington University, St...
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03/08/2010
Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells
During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g...
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03/06/2010
Don't Let Stress Grind You Down
People who are stressed by daily problems or trouble at work seem to be more likely to grind their teeth at night. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Head & Face Medicine studied the causes of 'sleep bruxism', gnashing teeth during the night, finding that it was especially common in those who try to cope with stress by escaping from difficult situations...
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03/05/2010
Washington State Cracks Down On Prescription Fraud With New Paper And Ink
The Seattle Post Intelligencer/Everett Herald: "Patients who get written prescriptions will see changes this summer aimed at curbing fraud. Come July 1, prescriptions will be printed on tamper-resistant paper with Mission Impossible-like ink that changes color when rubbed with a finger...
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03/05/2010
American Dental Association President Testifies Before IOM Committee On Access To Oral Health Care
American Dental Association President Dr. Ronald Tankersley testified yesterday before an Institute of Medicine Committee on Oral Health Access to Services, outlining the ADA's efforts to address ways to improve access for underserved populations. Dr. Tankersley took the IOM to task for its decision to exclude private practice dentists from two panels it is convening at the behest of the U.S...
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03/05/2010
New Study Introduces The Prospect For Concurrent Antiangiogenic/Antitumorigenic Therapy
During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher M. Tong, The Ohio State University, will present a poster of a study titled "Epithelial-to-Endothelial Transition: An Epithelial Phenotypic Modulation Facilitating Oral-Squamous-Cell Carcinoma Progression...
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03/05/2010
Light-Induced Wound Healing: A Novel In Vitro Model
During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher C. Millan (U.S. Army Dental Corps, Martinez, Georgia) will present a poster of a study titled "A Novel In Vitro Model for Light-Induced Wound Healing...
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03/05/2010
ADA Committee On The New Dentist Hosts 24th New Dentist Conference - June 24-26 In San Diego
Surf's up in San Diego - and so are opportunities for continuing education for new dentists. Distinguished speakers are slated to discuss oral health issues as well as clinical and practice issues at the American Dental Association (ADA) 24th New Dentist Conference at the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa in San Diego, June 24-26...
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