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GDC launches consultation on ARF for 2016
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on the level of its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2016.…
Dentistry
New advice on raising concerns
New advice has been given to help dental professionals who think a colleague’s behaviour is putting people at risk. The…
Dentistry
GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation over the annual retention fees (ARF), suggesting a freeze in…
Dentistry
Dental Protection’s Horizons Roadshow
Dental Protection ran a show around the UK advising the dental team how to reduce the risk of a claim…
Dentistry
Trophy hunters
The British media should be held to account for their role in eroding the dental profession’s reputation, says Kevin Lewis.…
Dentistry
Children should have teeth extracted in day clinics, Conservative peer believes
Children should have rotten teeth extracted in day clinics to ease the growing strain on local NHS hospitals, a Conservative peer…
Dentistry
The GDC should stop acting as a complaints service
Someone in authority should tell the GDC to stick to its job, says Michael Watson. Last week this site published…
Dentistry
I’m a dentist, get me outta here
The GDC should only investigate the initial complaint, and not sift through clinical records to find ‘something to stick’, says Jeff…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’
The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted it is turning the corner and will take the…
Dentistry
Scotland calling for better regulation north of the border
Scottish GDPs believe the GDC is not fit for purpose to regulate the dental team north of the border. A…
Dentistry
Protect yourself
Carl Johnson explains how you can defend disciplinary proceedings brought by the GDC At the last official count, according to…
Private Practice
The antibiotics dilemma
Michael Watson discusses the growing concern of antimicrobial resistance, and the growing pressure on dentists to prescribe antibiotics. The health story…
Dentistry
A record number of claims and complaints cases reported
A record number of claims and complaints cases against healthcare professionals has been reported by the DDU. In its 2014…
Dentistry
Stopping the GDC
Healthcare regulators, including the GDC, need a radical overhaul of how they operate, Michael Watson believes. Last week the Professional…
Dentistry
The PSA calls for action from the Government over out-of-date regulation
The Professional Standards Authority has called on the Government to act out-of-date regulation. The calls come after the Professional Standards…
Dentistry
What the shooting of Cecil the lion can teach dentists
Michael Watson covers the recent story about a dentist killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. Perhaps if the lion hadn’t…
Dentistry
A quick start guide to recent changes in CQC compliance
Are you aware that the CQC has recently changed the way in which it regulates and inspects practices? Amy D’Arcy-Burt,…
Dentistry
‘Trust dentists and let them get on and do their jobs’
Michael Watson reports from the Westminster Health Forum in his latest blog. Once a year I am sent an invitation…
Dentistry
The dento-legal climate is worsening, claims Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
Rupert Hoppenbrouwers has claimed the dento-legal climate is worsening with rising expectations from patients. The head of the DDU explained at…
Dentistry