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BDA encourages dentists to support No Smoking Day campaign
The British Dental Association (BDA) is encouraging dentists to play a role in the UK’s No Smoking Day campaign this spring, run by the British Dental Health Foundation and the British Heart Foundation.
Date: 25/01/2012
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Tooth decay in five year olds included in public health outcomes framework
The rate of tooth decay in five-year-old children has been included in a newly-published list of indicators that will be used to hold national and local government, the NHS and Public Health England to account.
Date: 25/01/2012
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NHS Choices moderation must be fair argues BDA
The British Dental Association (BDA) has appealed to NHS Choices to consider the way that comments about dental practices posted on its site are moderated.
Date: 23/01/2012
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BDA submission to Office of Fair Trading dentistry inquiry
The British Dental Association has urged the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to consider a number of issues that it feels could be impacting on the functioning of the dental market in the United Kingdom. The BDA’s submission to the OFT inquiry into the UK dentistry market, makes recommendations in a number of areas.
Date: 20/01/2012
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GDPC Chair forecasts challenging 2012
This year will be every bit as challenging for general dental practitioners in England as 2011 was, the Chair of the General Dental Practice Committee, Dr John Milne, has predicted.
Date: 19/01/2012
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BDA seeks views on pensions offer and industrial action
The British Dental Association (BDA) has launched a survey of members’ views on the acceptability of the Government’s proposed changes to NHS pensions. It is also, for the first time ever, seeking members’ views on the appropriateness of dentists taking industrial action if such a course of action is considered necessary.
Date: 16/01/2012
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BDA calls for action to resolve Foundation Training issues
The British Dental Association is seeking action from both the Department of Health and COPDEND following the recent, well-publicised problems with the new application process and availability of places for Dental Foundation Training.
Date: 13/01/2012
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Make a New Year resolution to keep up to date with the BDA Library
The British Dental Association Library has a range of new materials that can help you keep up-to-date with both the clinical and business aspects of your practice.
Date: 11/01/2012
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Oral healthcare of older patients remains a challenge says BDA
The quality and availability of oral healthcare for older adults remains an issue, and insufficient priority is being given to making improvements, the British Dental Association has warned in a new report.
Date: 10/01/2012
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Devon man fined for illegal tooth whitening
A Devon-based, ‘cosmetologist’ has been successfully prosecuted for offering tooth whitening treatment, the General Dental Council (GDC) has announced this week (5 January).
Date: 06/01/2012
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BDA Chair Dr Susie Sanderson awarded OBE
The Chair of the British Dental Association (BDA) Executive Board, Dr Susie Sanderson, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The award, given as part of the 2012 New Year Honours, was conferred for services to dentistry.
Date: 04/01/2012
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Government final offer on NHS pensions
Following intensive discussions between the Department of Health and the unions over the past few weeks, a final ‘heads of agreement’ was determined on 19 December which represents the Government’s final position on the main elements of the revised scheme.
Date: 22/12/2011
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GDPC Chair discusses pilots for new contract in England on Radio 4
You & Yours, broadcast on 19 December on Radio 4, included a feature on the new dental contract pilots. The item included a studio discussion with the chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee, Dr John Milne, and Professor Jimmy Steele, the lead author of a review of the current dental contract.
Date: 19/12/2011
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BDA urges members to check and update personal details
British Dental Association (BDA) members are being asked to check the personal details the BDA holds for them are up to date.
Date: 19/12/2011
