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Trains, planes, automobiles and air rotors
Kevin Lewis wonders whether the current generation of dental students receive adequate clinical training. I sense that this column is…
Dentistry
A commitment to change
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, speaks to Julian English about her life, her role, oral health and Melchester…
Dentistry
Have your say on the future of the GDC’s public register
The General Dental Council (GDC) is asking the dental profession to have its say on the public register. The council has…
Dentistry
Who’s to blame?
Who is to blame for the faults in dentistry, Michael Watson questions. I listened to a Radio 4 programme last…
Dentistry
Ian Brack announced as permanent chief executive and registrar at the GDC
Ian Brack has been announced as the permanent chief executive and registrar for the General Dental Council (GDC). Replacing Evlynne Gilvarry…
Dentistry
GDC offers support for those going through FtP proceedings
The GDC has launched a new scheme to help support those dental professionals going through fitness to practise proceedings. Dental…
Dentistry
Eighteen successful tooth whitening convictions in the past 12 months
There were 18 successful convictions for dangerous teeth whitening in a 12-month period, official figures show. Spas and salons were…
Aesthetic dentistry
Regulating dentistry
Seb Evans caught up with John Milne to ask him about his time at the CQC. Regulation is the buzzword…
Dentistry
Two countries divided by a common language
Kevin Lewis questions the suitability of the International English Language Testing System for dental professionals. I have no wish to…
Dentistry
The blame game
Kevin Lewis uses the BDIA’s warnings over buying cheap dental equipment to warn the NHS about continuing to drive down…
Dentistry
GDC to stop publishing full address of registrants on its website
The General Dental Council (GDC) will stop listing full addresses of dentists and dental care professionals on its public register. Instead, the…
Dentistry
EU dentists four times more likely to be struck off
Dentists from the EU are four times more likely to be struck off than dentists trained in the UK. Figures published…
Dentistry
GDC spent over half a million on whistleblowing enquiry
The GDC spent over half a million on legal costs and staffing changes during the whistleblowing enquiry. Information, released under…
Dentistry
Beware what you wish for
Could the GDC be merged with another regulator to help save money in healthcare regulation and would this be a…
Dentistry
GDC responds to fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk article
Jonathan Green, director of fitness to practise at the General Dental Council (GDC), responds to a fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk article (read the original…
Dentistry
Uncertainty and terror: a tale of fitness to practise
Eddie Scher reveals the story behind the harrowing first-hand experience of his fitness to practise hearing to Guy Hiscott and…
Implant dentistry
New investigation finds illegal tooth whitening ‘running rampant’
A BBC investigation has revealed the scale of illegal tooth whitening across the west of England. Undercover reporters found one…
Aesthetic dentistry
The untouchables
Ninian Peckitt shares his story of being erased from the dental register by the GDC (read the GDC’s response to…
Dentistry
How to recommend private treatments
Kevin Lewis explains how ‘ridiculous’ the NHS and GDC guidelines are on how to recommend private treatments. Many years ago,…
Private Practice