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I&I – introducing the indemnity provider comparison website
We speak to Craig Walsh about his new dental indemnity comparison site I&I, and how it will help those in…
Dentistry
Reassess your training needs
Sophie Gray looks at dental training and explains why your CPD may take a new direction as a result of…
Dentistry
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Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… One third of…
Dentistry
ARF will remain unchanged for 2021
The annual retention fee (ARF) for 2021 will not change, the General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed. At a meeting…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Suffering with an…
Dentistry
Thousands back calls for next GDC chair to be dental professional
Thousands within dentistry are calling on the General Dental Council (GDC) to make its next chair a dental professional. In…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… CDO Sara Hurley…
Dentistry
‘Our profession should regulate itself’ – petition calls for dental professional to chair GDC
Dental professionals are making calls for the next chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) to be a clinician. In…
Dentistry
‘Severe lack of support’ – why dental nurses are leaving the profession
We hear from three dental nurses about how their role has been shaped and changed by the pandemic – and…
Dental Nursing
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for GDC…
Dentistry
Calls for GDC to stop overseas dentists registering as hygienists
Dental organisations are calling for the GDC to suspend a registration route for overseas dentists. In a joint statement, the…
Oral health
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… GDC registrants do…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentists handed pay…
Dentistry
Regulators, COVID-19 and ARF payments – why I’ve left dentistry
Kate Hoddinott discusses the reasons behind her decision to leave dentistry and why the last few months were the final…
Dentistry
Calls for GDC leniency as 33% of dentists say regulatory fears affect mental wellbeing
One in three dentists report fears over regulatory investigations are affecting their mental wellbeing, sparking calls for leniency. Dental Protection…
Dentistry
Relocating to Trinidad as a dentist – the challenges and the rewards
Shenilee Hazell talks about her decision to relocate to her place of birth, Trinidad, and the challenges she faced…
Dentistry
Staying professional on social media as a dental graduate
Iqra Chawdhary discusses the ins and outs of social media, and how newly-qualified dentists can keep it professional. Since the…
Young Dentist
Direct access: your views
Melanie Pomphrett summarises the results from her dissertation that sought to find out the views of dental hygienists and therapists…
Oral health
Is the GDC’s Scope of Practice keeping pace with dentistry?
John Makin welcomes a review of the GDC’s Scope of Practice and explains why this is so important now. DDU…
Oral health