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White teeths?
28 September, 2007
‘Illegal’ teeth whitening warning. BBC News, Sept.26, 2007.
It is legal for people to use a teeth whitening kit at home.Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, according to consumer magazine Which? The General Dental Council (GDC) said it was illegal for non-dentists to carry out the procedure. The dental regulatory body has launched investigations into six London clinics offering the service and visited by Which? magazine. Habia, the body which helps salons understand legislation, said some may have been confused by regulations. ‘Bleaching agent’ James Goonik, of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, said the use of a substance by three of the clinics – chlorine dioxide – was particularly worrying. [ Read more ]
It is legal for people to use a teeth whitening kit at home.Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, according to consumer magazine Which? The General Dental Council (GDC) said it was illegal for non-dentists to carry out the procedure. The dental regulatory body has launched investigations into six London clinics offering the service and visited by Which? magazine. Habia, the body which helps salons understand legislation, said some may have been confused by regulations. ‘Bleaching agent’ James Goonik, of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, said the use of a substance by three of the clinics – chlorine dioxide – was particularly worrying. [ Read more ]