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Looking forward to a brighter future within dentistry
Michael Watson puts the century’s difficult teenage years behind him and looks with optimism for the future and the hopeful…
Dentistry
British Orthodontic Society welcomes GDC’s stance on teledentistry
The British Orthodontic Society has cautiously welcomed the GDC’s statement earlier this week on ‘direct-to-consumer orthodontics’. In its statement, the…
Orthodontics
Direct to consumer orthodontics still needs face to face interaction, GDC says
Direct to consumer orthodontics should still include face to face interaction before treatment begins, the GDC says. A recent growth…
Orthodontics
Patients or consumers for cosmetic facial treatments?
John Makin says dental professionals need to be cautious when marketing cosmetic facial treatments. Two new documents appeared in my…
Aesthetic dentistry
The stress of patient complaints
Lynne Clark looks at the latest statistics about the stress of patient complaints. She asks Farzeela Merali-Rupani for her advice…
Dentistry
Changes at the GDC leading to ‘better protection of the public’
Changes over the last three years at the General Dental Council (GDC) has lead to better protection of the public.…
Dentistry
Jump in illegal tooth whitening cases over the last year
Illegal tooth whitening reports jumped 26% last year, according to figures from the General Dental Council (GDC). The GDC states…
Aesthetic dentistry
Dentists referring other dentists to the GDC
Dentists should accept each other’s differences and not report registrants to the GDC for misunderstandings, Alun Rees argues. I started…
Dentistry
Is teledentistry taking advantage of the dental profession?
Neel Kothari questions whether teledentistry is taking advantage of the dental profession in the UK. Recently there has been a…
Blog
GDC launches changes in fitness to practise process
The General Dental Council (GDC) is launching a nine-month pilot changing its fitness to practise ‘Rule 4’ process. Rule 4…
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… General public tells…
Dentistry
General public tells GDC to shift its focus to prevention
The GDC should shift its focus more towards prevention than action, the general public believes. That’s according to the 2018/19 Patient and…
Dentistry
Has the GDC lost the confidence of the profession?
Looking at the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor, a panel got together to talk about the dental regulator, the…
Dentistry
GDC registration application fees introduced from 2020
GDC registration application fees are being introduced for unregistered dental professionals from 1 January 2020. Accordingly, these new fees will…
Dentistry
GDC changing its emphasis
John Makin explains why the GDC’s changing emphasis is something the dental profession should welcome. Fortunately, relatively few dental professionals undergo a…
Blog
GDC launches strategy for the next three years – Right time. Right place. Right-touch
The GDC has announced its strategy for the next three years in Right time. Right place. Right-touch. The dental regulator consulted on its…
Dentistry
Mouth cancer diagnosis – be safe not sorry
In support of Mouth Cancer Action Month, Sue N’Jie highlights the dentolegal risks of missing a mouth cancer diagnosis. Mouth…
Dentistry
Dentistry Confidence Monitor reveals fear, fragmentation, and the future
Nigel Jones discusses the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey with a panel of professionals in a wide-ranging debate…
Dentistry
GDC opens annual renewal period for dental register
The General Dental Council (GDC) has opened the annual renewal period to appear on the dental register. To renew registration,…
Dentistry