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Organisational duty of candour in Scotland
Simon Kidd, dentolegal adviser at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), explains the duty of candour and what to do when…
Dentistry Scotland
GDC was unable to disclose number of suicides
After being unable to reveal data on the number of people who have died by suicide while under fitness to…
Dentistry
Indemnity – more than just malpractice
Laura Blundell explains why indemnity needs to cover more than just malpractice. GDC investigations come in many forms.…
Dentistry
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 29 October 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘She had sold her dead…
Dentistry
Smile Direct Club – an exclusive interview with its chief clinical director
fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk sent Smile Direct Club some questions on the necessity of in-person dental appointments and the safety of its treatment.…
Orthodontics
GDC increases ARF payments – reaction from the profession
Last week, the GDC released the new ARF levels for dentists and dental care professionals in 2023. The GDC’s announcement…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 22 October 2022
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC increases ARF level for…
Dentistry
GDC increases ARF level for 2023
The General Dental Council (GDC) has released its new Annual Retention Fee (ARF) level for 2023 and confirmed its new…
Dentistry
Overseas graduates received harsher fitness to practise sanctions
Dentists who graduated overseas were more likely to receive harsher sanctions if they did not have legal support, GDC figures…
Dentistry
ARF issue removes dentists from GDC register for months, the DDU warns
‘Hugely disappointing in the current climate’: The DDU has urged dental professionals to take preventative steps when paying the ARF,…
Dentistry
Strategic goals of GDC must consider mental wellbeing of registrants
Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to consider dental teams’ wellbeing in its three-year plan. Dental…
Dentistry
John Makin on GDC case delays and the need for action
John Makin, head of the DDU, discusses the PSA report on GDC case delays and the need for government action.…
Dentistry
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Almost 6,000 DCPs yet to make CPD statement
There’s just under two weeks to go until the deadline for dental care professionals to make a compliant CPD statement.…
Dentistry
Kevin Lewis – whatever happened to NHS dentistry?
As dentists leave NHS dentistry and switch to private, Kevin Lewis asks if the government will try other tactics to…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 13 August 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… NHS dentistry…
Dentistry
GDC publishes ethnicity data for the first time
A disproportionately high number of GDC concerns were raised against Asian or Asian British dentists in 2021, the GDC report…
Dentistry
GDC delays have a human cost, the DDU shows
After a review into the GDC’s fitness to practise processes, the DDU has urged the GDC to improve its delays.…
Dentistry
GDC consultation: plans over the next three years
In his first dental media appearance, we speak to Lord Toby Harris about the latest GDC consultation focusing on its…
Dentistry
DDU voices concerns following delays to GDC reform
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is both ‘disappointed’ and ‘frustrated’ after plans to reform healthcare regulators, including the GDC, are…
Dentistry