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It said that instead it has had the effect of ‘distinguishing be- tween the method of payment applicable to the treatment when it comes to deciding how local anaesthetic and high-content fluoride products (the ‘items’) should be delivered to a patient during their course of treatment’. The patient group directive was primarily designed for use in NHS settings and the Depart- ment of Health now advises that they are not valid for treatment that is provided privately. Apart from being confusing to the clinical team involved, the situation seems somewhat ‘illog- ical’, said Dental Protection. A spokesman for Dental Pro- tection said: ‘‘It also flies in the face of DH’s long-held view that there should be no negative com- parison drawn between NHS treatment and private treatment.’’ Dental Protection’s spokes- man added: ‘‘At best it is totally confusing and may even act as a barrier to patients receiving treatment that they both need and want.’’ Until the situation has been resolved by a further amend- ment to the legislation Den- tal Protection is advising any dental hygienist or therapist wishing to supply these ‘items’ to a patient whilst working in a private practices or seeing an NHS patient privately, to continue to use a patient- specific directive (written prescription). DT New guidelines for dental implants N ew guidelines for the provision of dental im- plants and the care of dental implant patients have been drawn up by the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr Michael Norton (pictured) who runs the Norton Implants surgery in Harley Street in Lon- don, was asked by the Academy to form a task force to review their 2008 guidelines. The new guidelines have been published in the Inter- national Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants. Dr Norton, who runs the Norton Implants surgery in Har- ley Street in London, said: “The need to represent all the special- ties as well as the general den- tal practitioner was foremost in my mind. To this end I set out to establish a task force with representation from the three main mono-specialties as well as the general dental arena.” While the document is based largely on the recommenda- tions established by the special- ist boards based in the United States, Dr Norton did his utmost to ensure that UK and European guidelines were equally well represented. The document includes recommendations made by European Union, The Royal College of Surgeons (Edin- burgh), The Faculty of Gen- eral Dental Practitioners and The European Association of Dental Implantology. DT Dentist comes fifth in beauty pageant A young dentist has come fifth in the Miss Profes- sional beauty pageant. Jennifer Bate (pictured), who is sponsored by dental products company, Schottlander, has also just been awarded her Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons (MJDF) certification. The24-year-old,whoworksat University Hospital in Cov- entry, has already won the ti- tle Miss Charity after raising funds for the Variety Club and Bridge2Aid. Now that she is a qualified dentist she hopes to stay in the Warwickshire area to practise. Ms Bate said: “I am passion- ate about what I do. It is so rewar- ding to do this work, to be able to free people from pain, and give them a wonderful smile.” DT August 2-8, 20102 News United Kingdom Edition