Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition No.2, 2017

DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · United Kingdom Edition Published in London www.dental-tribune.co.uk WOMEN IN DENTISTRY An interview with society mem- bers Janki Solanki, Radhika Ladwa and Roxanne Mehdizadeh, King’s College Dental Institute. WHAT WOULD DR MO LAR DO? First part of a new series exploring and discussing several ways to tackle everyday challenges in dentistry. Vol. 11, No. 2 IMPLANT TRIBUNE Read the latest news and clinical developments from the ﬁ eld of implantology in our specialty sec- tion included in this issue. ” Page 8 ” Page 11 ” Page 13 UK ranks low in dentist per capita New Eurostat ﬁ gures add to concerns over shortages after Brexit By DTI LUXEMBOURG: Despite some growth in the overall dental work- force within the last ﬁ ve years, the UK still has one of the lowest ra- tios of dentists per capita in Eu- rope, only ahead of four other countries, latest ﬁ gures released by Eurostat in Luxembourg indi- cate. Fewer dentists per 100,000 inhabitants were only found in the Netherlands, Slovakia, Malta and Poland, according to the EU statistical ofﬁ ce. The ratio of dentists per capita in the UK falls signiﬁ cantly short compared with Germany, Sweden and Portugal, which have almost 60 per cent more dentists per 100,000 people. Leading the list of the 28 EU member states with over 126 dentists per 100,000 in 2014 was Greece, followed by Bul- garia and Lithuania, which also saw the highest increase of all countries surveyed, with 21 more dentists compared with the num- ber in 2009. With almost 35,000 active dentists, the UK currently has the fourth-largest dental workforce The ratio of dentists per capita in the UK falls signiﬁ cantly short compared with Germany, Sweden and Portugal. in the EU after Italy, France and Germany. The ﬁ gures have been made available at a time when there is in- creased concern of shortages in UK dental care owing to the large num- ber of EU professionals feared to leave the UK after the Brexit. In a statement released in February, Dr Steve Williams, the Clinical Services Director of mydentist, one of Brit- ain’s largest dental chains, warned that the withdrawal of EU dental professionals from the UK would be devastating and could add to an al- ready understaffed workforce, par- ticularly in rural areas. Currently, almost one-ﬁ fth of dentists regis- tered with the General Dental Council are from the EU. “Dentistry is one of the areas of NHS care that is most heavily dependent on EU-trained profes- sionals. It will be vital to ensure that Brexit does not undermine our ability to provide NHS dental care by inadvertently disrupting the supply of dentists in the UK,” Williams said. Similar concerns have been expressed by other medical bod- ies, like the British Medical Associ- ation, which recently conducted a survey among EEA-trained den- tists and found that four in ten are contemplating moving to another country after the UK split from Europe. By invoking Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the UK government has said it will of- ﬁ cially start Brexit negotiations with the EU later this month. Prime Minister Theresa May an- nounced earlier this year that the UK would not remain in the sin- gle market, which provides free- dom of movement, regardless of the trade deal negotiated with Brussels. AD Bupa acquisition of Oasis announced complete By DTI LONDON, UK: The acquisition of the Oasis Healthcare Group has been completed, the Bupa health care group has said. The news comes after the European Com- mission referred the multimillion- pound transaction to the Competi- tion and Markets Authority (CMA) in February. Bupa took over one of Britain’s largest networks of dental practices last November for a total of £835 million from private equity investor Bridgepoint. the second-largest dental provider in the UK. It will continue to oper- ate as a separate entity once the ac- quisition has ﬁ nally been cleared by the CMA, according to Bupa. “Bupa is a fantastic permanent home for the Oasis business; both organisations care deeply about patients and people, and both are focused on delivering high-qual- ity clinical care. We look forward to the continued success of Oasis under Bupa ownership,” Oasis CEO Justin Ash commented. With 380 practices and over 1,800 dentists, Oasis is currently “There’s strong customer de- mand for high-quality, value-for- money dental services that are convenient and easy-to-use,” Bupa UK Managing Director David Hynam added. “Bupa and Oasis have a shared commitment to putting patients ﬁ rst, and we look forward to welcoming the Oasis team into the Bupa family.” Prior to the acquisition, Bupa operated 40 clinics in Britain. Worldwide, the company employs over 84,000 people in its health care operations. Established in 1996, Oasis cur- rently serves over two million patients.

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