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Consultation Opens: BAN ON HIGH-CAFFEINE energy drinks sales to children

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Sustain’s Children’s Food Campaign welcomes the government’s plans to ban the sales of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s as a logical step for drinks that already carry warning labels saying ‘not suitable for children’.  Image credit: Canva The government has opened a 12-week public consultation on plans to ban sales of high-caffeine energy drinks to […]

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Dental Mavericks – Hope you have remembered the Coffee Cafe this month.

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Ever thought about broadening your horizon and making use of your excellent skills? Drop in and listen to Sam, who will take you through the work of the Dental Mavericks. It could be that life-changing experience that you are looking for. Follow the link to attend https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J0a7y3_lQqauNu8zU8hG3w

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The GDC has Reported an Increase in the Number of Registered Dental Care Professionals (DCPs).

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The Society is pleased to acknowledge the rise in the number of dental nurses on the register in 2025, but again questions what has happened between July 2025 and August 2025, acknowledging natural attrition. It is pleasing to see a recorded increase of 3,293 dental nurses on the register as of August 2025 in comparison

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The Society Pays Tribute to Kevin Lewis – A Man with A Remarkable Career.

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The Society wishes to pay tribute to Kevin Lewis on hearing about his passing. He has been acknowledged as a friend, a colleague, a legend and a champion of dentistry by many of the profession. He was always one to cut to the chase, to challenge authentically and from a place of extensive knowledge and

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NHS dentistry contracT: quality and payment reforms – consultation document

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On the 3rd of July, the Policy paper was released – Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England. Today, after several meetings, the start of the dental plan has begun. With much talk of the need for change, the dental plan started to unfold. Today (8th July, 2025), the NHS dentistry contract:

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