Dr Jacques Monnot

It is with sadness that we give notice of the recent death of Dr Jacques Monnot, former President of the French Dental Association (CNSD) chair of the European Regional Organisation (1986-1992) and President of the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) (1999-2001).

UDAs must be binned, say BDA

The BDA has responded to the latest findings of the Which? Clean Up Dental Costs campaign, and reports of significant waiting times for NHS treatment. The BDA has consistently called for action on the comprehensively flawed UDA system at the heart of NHS dentistry.

Mick Armstrong, Chair of the British Dental Association (BDA), said: 'The government remains committed to a byzantine system that has failed both dentists and their patients. These targets might suit a Whitehall spreadsheet but do not reflect the reality of millions of people receiving and seeking NHS treatment.

'Money being clawed back from dentistry is not being reinvested in dentistry. We want to see prevention at the heart of dentistry. We want real and agreed clarity for both patients and practitioners on what the NHS will cover, and at what cost. None of that will be possible until the UDA is consigned to the dustbin of history.'

eJournals for BDA members

British Dental Association (BDA) members can now access a suite of thirteen major dental journals through ScienceDirect. These include American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Journal of Endodontics, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Clinics of North America and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, all published by Elsevier. Members can simply contact the BDA Library to request registration details and are then able to access remotely the latest issues and several years' back issues of all of these journals. Go to www.bda.org/ejournals for more information or contact the BDA Library on library@bda.org or 020 7563 4545