New University of Portsmouth Dental Academy CPD Programme
The Dental Academy have recently launched details of their new CPD programme, this year’s programme has a variety of new course topics and speakers and includes a range of clinical skills refresher days. These clinical skills refresher days are perfect for clinicians who wish to update their skills or are returning from a career break. The new programme features a range of … [Read more...]
Important Information Regarding NHS.net Mail Accounts
On behalf of Ian Bergin, Project Manager, Digital Transformation, Office of the Chief Dental Officer, England Dentists may be aware that there is a roll-out of NHSmail accounts to the dental profession. Each practice will have an email address against which individual practitioners can be registered. This is available for NHS and private dental practices across England, to … [Read more...]
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Here is the current NICE guideline: https://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/cg64 Here is the DPL guidance last updated in July: https://www.dentalprotection.org/uk/articles/antibiotic-prophylaxis Here is the Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis Overview: Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis overview … [Read more...]
SACN publishes ‘Feeding in the first year of life’ report
SACN’s report on infant feeding was published on the 17/07/18: The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) report on feeding in the first year of life .There is a specific chapter of interest on oral health – Chapter 8 from page 74. The newsletter report below is a review by Public Health England: Overall the recommendations are that babies exclusively … [Read more...]
