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MHRA warns over substandard dental equipment
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a statement cautioning people from using cheap dental care alternatives to those authorised for use in the dental sector in the UK.
The MHRA has joined forces with the British Dental Industry Association to highlight the risks of buying non-compliant and counterfeit dental devices, to ward patients away from the potential dangers they can pose.
Official data shows the MHRA has seized over 1,900 counterfeit and non-compliant dental devices including dental hand pieces and dental surgery equipment in 2015. It warned that cheap devices sold via the internet can shatter whilst in use, causing considerable damage to the teeth and gums.
Alastair Jeffery, MHRA’s head of enforcement, said: “Dental patients expect quality care, including the standard of the instruments and devices used by dental professionals.
“It is vital dentists and dental staff purchase equipment from bona fide suppliers and avoid non-compliant or counterfeit devices.
“If they fail when being used, and damage your patient, seemingly cheap devices may end up costing you more in the long run.”
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