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Volume 5 Issue 8, September 2018

This issue covers everything from xerostomia to the 70th anniversary of the NHS. There is also an article about Great Ormond Street Hospital, which has recently introduced a Mini Mouthcare Matters programme, and a story about a practice manager, Ingrid Perry, who went from dental phobic to receiving an MBE for services to dentistry!  

Our article on xerostomia - Do you have a drinking problem? -  attracts one hour of CPD. Don't forget to visit the CPD hub after reading it. 

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Volume 5 Issue 8

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  • Dental hygienist Joss Harding RDH CEB DipDH RADC 1992 from the Confident Dental and Implant Clinic in Stroud explains how her interest in supporting cancer patients began.

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  • Justine Sparkes was named as an Outstanding Student after passing the BDA Education Radiography exam. Following the presentation of her award at the British Dental Association Honours and Awards Celebration she described what the award meant and why online learning worked for her.

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  • Children, homeless people and dementia sufferers are all benefiting from the commitment and passion of dental hygienists and dental therapists who have won grants for their innovative schemes to improve oral health. The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) teamed up with the Wrigley Company Foundation to offer its members the opportunity to win grants of up to £1500 to improve oral health in their local area. Here is an overview of the winning three projects:

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  • As the NHS moves on from its 70th birthday, BSPD's Stanley Gelbier, Claire Stevens and Ben Underwood look forward

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  • Ingrid Perry on her journey from dental phobic to recipient of an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to children's oral health

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  • Panic ensued in many dental practices earlier in 2018 following the announcement that the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) would become mandatory after May 25th. According to the BDA’s James Goldman, the BDA’s Associate Director of Advisory Services, dental practice managers bore the brunt of the work to make dental practices compliant. BDJ Team spoke to James and to a number of other people to see how they weathered the process.

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