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How to cope with anxiety, stress and suicidal thoughts
Donna Hall shares recent statistics about anxiety and stress in dentistry and speaks to Rory O’Connor from the Dental Health…
Dentistry
GDC announces new appointments on its executive team
The General Dental Council (GDC) is announcing two new members to join its executive team. Sarah Keyes will become the…
Dentistry
GDC investigation trying to ‘trick dentists’
Dental Protection is accusing a GDC investigation of undercover tactics to ‘trick dentists’ into wrong doing. Its concerns stem from a…
Dentistry
Controlling your emotional and mental state
Your mental state is the most important thing you can control in your dental working life. How do we learn to…
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GDC reduces Annual Retention Fee
Following a consultation, the General Dental Council has today announced a reduction of the Annual Retention Fee As a consequence…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Cornwall patients waiting…
Dentistry
Enquiries to the Dental Complaints Service increases
The Dental Complaints Service (DCS) received 2,159 enquiries from dental patients in 2018, a jump from 1,845 in the previous…
Private Practice
Reflections from my year as a fellow
As her year working at the GDC draws to an end, Javeriah Mahmood reflects on her time as one of the Clinical Fellowship…
Young Dentist
Mistrust and mental health issues revealed in survey of dentists
Eighty-four per cent of NHS dentists believe their current role has negatively affected their mental health, according to the latest…
Dentistry
GDC warns dentists about their CPD
The General Dental Council (GDC) is warning dentists to not be caught out by the ’10 in two rule’. Dentists…
Dentistry
Contractual friction burns
John Makin on how to temper the fallout when a relationship between practice and associate turns sour. Dentists have traditionally…
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Smiledirectclub – a silly season story or a faster race to the bottom?
Alun Rees gives his thoughts on the American ‘teledentistry’ company, Smiledirectclub, which is coming to the UK. Smiledirectclub, a ‘teledentistry pioneer’,…
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What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Who is left…
Dentistry
GDC closes consultation after receiving 79 responses
The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) consultation on its plans over the next three years is now closed. Results from the…
Dentistry
GDC looking for views on the future of CPD
The General Dental Council (GDC) is seeking registrants’ views on the future of professional learning and development in dentistry. The…
Dentistry
Government looks to shake up healthcare regulation
The Department of Health and Social Care says it will change regulators’ fitness to practise processes and operating framework. The changes…
Dentistry
Checking up on your finances – top five financial questions for dentists
Magdalena Harding answers the top five questions that dentists ask about their finances. 1. Will I achieve my UDA targets…
Dentistry
Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?
If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…
Dentistry
Moments of truth
Building a successful dental practice means embracing ‘moments of truth’, Alun Rees says. I have just completed a year as an area…
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