Illegal Whitening Kit Sales Uncovered

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT RECONSIDERS PAY AWARD The British Dental Association (BDA) view of the DDRB’s recommendations had DIARY has persuaded the Scottish Government led it to calculate the increase should be to reconsider the way it is implement- 0.5% on the item of service fees. SEPTEMBER ing this year’s Doctors’ and Dentists’ The SDPC made representations to the Review Body (DDRB) pay award. An Scottish Government that the expenses Aesthetic dentistry for the GDP (Belfast) amended Statement of Dental Remuner- element had already taken into account Date: 17 September 2010 ation is expected to be issued on 1 Octo- by the DDRB in reaching its recommen- Venue: Ramada, Belfast Email: [email protected] ber and payments will be backdated to dation to increase the individual items www.fgdp.org.uk 1 April 2010. on the fee scale and that the Scottish The BDA’s Scottish Dental Practice Com- Government’s approach was there- Fall 2010 American Academy of mittee (SDPC) has successfully argued fore ﬂ awed. The Scottish Government Cosmetic Dentistry International that the DDRB had taken the expenses looked again at the issue and are now Meeting/British Academy of Cosmetic element of the pay award into account able to agree that the uplift for inde- Dentistry Annual Conference and that the 0.9% pay increase should pendent general dental practitioners Date: 23-25 September 2010 apply to the whole item of service rather (GDPs) should be 0.9% applied to the Venue: Hilton London Metropole Hotel than just the expense element of the pay- whole item of service (and not just the Email: [email protected] ment. The Scottish Government’s initial expenses element). www.aacdlondon.com

Training essentials - Preparing for the Care Quality Commission registration process Date: 30 September 2010 ILLEGAL WHITENING KIT SALES UNCOVERED Venue: BDA, London Research by consumer watchdog ‘These products are illegal, but inef- Emails: [email protected] Which? has uncovered widespread fective policing means they are still www.bda.org/events selling of illegal and potentially harm- widely available,’ said Peter Vicary- OCTOBER ful tooth whitening products online. Smith, Chief Executive of Which?. In a survey conducted in Febru- Amazon, eBay and Google have European Association for Osseointegration ary this year, Which? discovered that agreed to remove damaging products 19th Annual Scientifi c Meeting almost three in ten people buying from their websites after reviewing Date: 6-9 October 2010 tooth whitening products online were evidence from Which?. Venue: SECC, Glasgow dissatisfi ed with them, with one in ten ‘We have shared our fi ndings with www.eao.org ending up with white spots on their Trading Standards and will continue BDPMA Autumn Seminars gums or lips - indicating chemical to urge online retailers to boycott such Management Development burns - and a similar number report- harmful products being sold in their Date: 8, 13 October 2010 ing brown stains on their teeth. marketplaces,’ added Vicary-Smith. Venue: Manchester, Newcastle Email: [email protected] www.bdpma.org.uk SEPTEMBER IS ORAL HEALTH MONTH Dental Protection: Discovering the Over 90% of UK dental practices are reg- older patients, including improving peri- ‘H’ factor (human nature) istered to take part in Colgate Oral Health odontal health and preventing root caries. (techniques to manage diffi cult patients) Month this September. Each practice will The programme is available to all dental Date: 13 October 2010 Venue: City Hotel, Derry receive a practice pack from Colgate, in professionals and provides four hours of Date: 14 October 2010 partnership with the British Dental Asso- verifi able CPD. To participate, visit www. Venue: Belfast Waterfront, Belfast ciation (BDA), containing educational colgateohm.co.uk from 1 September 2010 Email: [email protected] materials, patient product samples and to download the programme. www.dentalprotection.org/newsnevents/ motivational stickers to help raise aware- events/hfactor ness of improved oral health. New for 2010 and in response to requests BDA Community Dental Services Group from practices who want to promote their - Annual Presidential and Scientifi c oral health month activities, the prac- Meeting 2010 Date: 14 October 2010 tice pack now contains a PR kit. The kit Venue: Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire includes a template press release to let Email: [email protected] the local media know what the practice is www.bda.org/events doing during Oral Health Month. The 2010 Colgate CPD programme focuses on prevention advice and interventions for