Showing posts with label dental news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dental news. Show all posts

20 December 2010

Preventive Dentistry Competetion 2010

The January 2011 issue of Preventive Dentistry announces the finalists in the Preventive Practice of the Year 2010 competition and invite you, the reader, to vote for the winner.

 Tracey Lennemann suggests how – and why – hygienists should spread their wings this new year and Professor David Conway talks about the social inequalities that impact on mouth cancer.

There are two hours worth of CPD articles – Gabriele Haitzinger talks tactics in the battle against biofilm in a Johnson & Johnson-sponsored article, and hygienist Bobby Keeling looks at motivating patients with new attitude in a CPD article sponsored by Philips. Here is what the dentists in Marylebone, have to say. Robin says that the CPD is good for the CV & also, for continuing education.

There's our second in a series of handy cut-out-and-keep How to... guides with a list of
HTM 01-05's hygiene must-dos, plus, a round-up of oral health news.

BSDHT president Sally Simpson joins regular columnists Pam Swain and Jan Baxendale and there's a look at how infection control must be a team effort.

A dermatologist runs through the occupational hazards of eczema while design expert Cathy Johnson looks to motivate those patients with a new image.

Helmut Nissen tackles those high maintenance areas and hygienist Sue Madhani investigates how teeth are as unique as fingerprints.

Graham Cope and Carole Bartley offer tips to help smokers quit and dental hygienist in London, Tanuja makes her point on acupuncture becoming the norm in dentistry.

Preventive Dentistry profile's Perfect 32's oral health educator Katie Wilkin and there's a round of upcoming conferences and seminars.

14 October 2010

Solar Tooth Brush does not need Toothpaste!

A revolutionary new toothbrush has been designed by reserachers, that cleans teeth by creating a solar-powered chemical reaction in the mouth, doing away with the need for toothpaste.

Dr. Kunio Komiyama, a dentistry professor emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, designed the first model of the unconventional toothbrush 15 years ago. Today, Komiyama and his colleague Dr. Gerry Uswak are seeking recruits to test their newest model, the Soladey-J3X. The toothbrush, which is manufactured by the Shiken company of Japan, will soon be tested by 120 teenagers to see how it compares to a normal toothbrush.

The Soladey-J3X has a solar panel at its base that transmits electrons to the top of the toothbrush through a lead wire. The electrons react with acid in the mouth, creating a chemical reaction that breaks down plaque and kills bacteria. The toothbrush requires no toothpaste, and can operate with about the same amount of light as needed by a solar-powered calculator.

The researchers have already tested the toothbrush in cultures of bacteria that cause periodontal disease, and demonstrated that the brush causes “complete destruction of bacterial cells,” Komiyama said.

Last month, the researchers presented their research at the FDI Annual World Dental Conference in Dubai, where their poster won first prize out of 170 entries.

I wonder when will it come to UK? Will the dentists in London have more plaque to deal with?

7 October 2010

Perfect 32 wins 2 National Awards!

Dental 32 wins prestigious awards. It has been honoured with not one BUT two prestigious National Training Awards in recognition of its outstanding contribution and commitment to training, learning and development in the workplace.

Perfect 32 was presented with a Regional National Training Award and a UK National Training Award at the Yorkshire and The Humber Regional Ceremony, held at Leeds Town Hall.

Perfect 32 was recognised in the Yorkshire and Humber Training Award-Small Employer category and the UK National Training Award-Small Employer category for furthering professional development across many areas of expertise, including management, customer service and clinical excellence.

Good news for Perfect 32, with a name like that, it has to be perfect!

Congratulations to Dr. Gary  Rowland's team for winning these 2 awards!

2010 National Training Awards are sponsored by City & Guilds.

As they say on their website,

Perfect 32 is a different kind of dental experience.  We offer the very best in dental care, state of the art treatment, cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry.

The whole team of Perfect 32, deserves a pat on their back!

5 October 2010

NHS Dental Super Surgery Opens in Burnley!


The Quest Dental Care - part of NHS East Lanca-shire, opened its door yesterday. The Quest Dental Care centre contains 12 dental suites equipped with ultra modern facilities and technology to provide a full range of NHS dentistry.

 With a capacity of  treating approx-imately 10,000 patient places within the next 12 months, this practice brings cheers to NHS patients and tears to private dental practices.


And already the practice said it had had hundreds of inquiries.


The practice will also provide training opport-unities to dentists and ther-apists, in partnership with the East Lancashire Dental Education Centre in Accrington.

The NHS East Lanca-shire primary care trust said that the “unique development” next to the bus station was part of its commitment to ensuring that the 382,000 people of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale are able to access high quality dental care.

In a statement Pauline Hargreaves, Ian Redfearn and Nicholas Taylor, the partners of Quest Dental Care, said: “We are deli-ghted to be moving in to this state-of-the art facility provided by the PCT.

“This is an exciting and innovative project and we have a fantastic team in place who will provide a first class NHS dental service to the local population, as well as training for all members of the dental team.”
Sharon Young, head of primary care contracting for NHS East Lancashire, said the trust was proud of delivering the new multi-million pound centre in a time of financial difficulty.

She said: “NHS East Lancashire is committed to improving access to NHS dental treatment for its residents.
“This new practice will provide high quality NHS treatment right from the town’s centre. We are del-ighted to be helping people to access NHS dental ser-vices close to home.”

To contact the practice visit www.questhealthcare.co.uk

Will a similar Dental Super Surgery in London brings cheers from Londoner's or groans from dentists in London?

30 September 2010

Will Justin Bieber's Video, U Smile Inspire Kids to visit Dentists?

Justin's New Video: U Smile is set to rock the teen age heart. See the video below

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It is estimated that due to the "Justin Effect" on impressionable young teenage girls, his "pearly whites" will inspire lots of girls in London and states to go in for tooth whitening in London.

It is reported that thousands of girls are mighty impressed with his pearly whites and tooth whitening firms are waiting to rake in the moolah!

I am sure all the London Dentists must be loving it!

29 September 2010

Dentitst in Birmingham de-frauded NHS of £230,000!

A Birmingham Dentitst has de-frauded the NHS of £230,000/- Wolverhampton Crown Court, sitting in Brierley Hill, heard that this dentist in London used the forged degree certificate to register with the General Dental Council and obtain employment in the NHS between February 2000 and February 2009, earning a total of around £230,000.

She worked in the Oral and Maxillofacial departments at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Essex, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust and the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead, Sussex.
The court heard her role involved examining patients, carrying out minor surgical procedures and dealing with trauma alongside senior consultants.

She was charged after an investigation by the NHS Counter Fraud Service and today pleaded guilty to one count of using a false instrument, five counts of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, and one count of fraud by false representation.
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The question is why wasn't this picked up earlier, anyone who comes from overseas have their degree checked and further certificates are needed. GDC should also take responsility for their failure to provide the necessary licenses for this dentist to practise and treat patient's.

UK Dentists want to be called "Doctor"

According to the British Dental Association, a survey among all its memeber dentists, showed that the dentists want to continue the use of prefic of "Dr". 

Four-fifths of dentists, even W1 London Dentists, think it is appropriate to continue to use the courtesy title of 'Dr' according to a poll carried out by the British Dental Association (BDA). The survey was carried out as part of a discussion hosted on the communities section of the BDA website between late July and early September. The debate attracted very high levels of interest, being viewed more than 2,800 times.

The discussion, which was open from late July to early September, saw contributions from dental members of BDA across the UK. The results of the poll will be used to emphasise the profession's concerns in the BDA's formal response to the General Dental Council's consultation on the issue.

Dr Susie Sanderson, Chair of the BDA's Executive Board, said:

"This issue has generated unprecedented levels of interest from contributors to the BDA's online communities. Participants, dentists, have sent a very strong signal about their wish to continue using the title Dr. We have listened to them and will convey the strength of that feeling to the GDC in our response to its consultation on this issue.

"It is clear from the contributions to this forum that, as long as it is made clear that the individual in question is a dentist, patients do not seem to be confused by the use of the title. The practice of referring to dentists in this way is long-established overseas and is also now firmly embedded in the UK."

I even asked Dentist in Marylebone about it and even they want to continue to use the title of "Doctor".

What do you think, are you comfortable calling your dentist doctor?

25 September 2010

Dentist Shame!


In the news are dentists, who have tried to either be a voyeur or solicit sex whlist practicing.

I just cannot believe that any dentist will do that, after all that hard work which goes into being a dentist, all those years of study, sweat & toil, you do something so stupid and destroy lives of patients and ggive a bad name to your profession and lose all social credibilty and your job!

What motivates them to do this, is beyond me! I wish these chaps will stop making the rest of the dentists look bad!

GDC is taking steps to prevent such characters from practising again and rightly so.

A dentist tried to seduce a married patient after her husband suffered brain damage in a severe asthma attack, a misconduct hearing was told yesterday

Heather Norton, for the GDC, said: ‘The matters relate to a breach of trust and the advantage we say that Mr Shah sought to take from her in her difficult life circumstances.

Another dentist was playing Jmaes Bond and trying to see women change clothes!

Come on men, get a life! You can go to a night club or dancing bar to get your cheap thrills, leave the patients alone!