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Dentist suspended following claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards trainee dental nurse
A dentist has been suspended for 18 months following claims he inappropriately touched a trainee dental nurse in the practice.…
Dentistry
GDC releases update on deaths during fitness to practise investigations
The GDC will no longer release its report on the cause of death of registrants who have died during an…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 20 May 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC versus…
Dentistry
Why charging top-up fees will cripple the NHS dental budget
Following the High Court’s ruling that charging top-up fees is permitted, Neel Kothari discusses why this is a ‘disaster’ for…
Dentistry
Dental professionals in London or south east ‘more likely to have a fitness to practise concern’
The General Dental Council has published registration and fitness to practise statistics for 2022, revealing that nearly half of newly-registered…
Dentistry
GDC versus Williams – the profession reacts
After the High Court overturned the GDC’s decision to erase a dentist for charging top-up fees, we hear from people…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 13 May 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… High Court…
Dentistry
Kevin Lewis – lies, damned lies and statistics (and the internet)
It may or may not be true that everything you read (or post) on a website or social media is…
Dentistry
High Court overturns GDC decision to erase dentist
The High Court has found that NHS regulations do not forbid ‘top-up’ fees, after the GDC struck off a dentist.…
Dentistry
Has the GDC become too close to NHS England?
Neel Kothari discusses the ‘several issues’ that the General Dental Council (GDC) versus Williams case raised, and questions whether it…
Columnists
Boost morale by restoring confidence in GDC
John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), explains the impact of a government inquiry on professional morale. Fears…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 29 April 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental profession…
Dentistry
Why I’m unsurprised we’re in a dental nursing recruitment crisis
We hear from a London-based practice owner about the realities of trying to recruit dental nurses and what they think…
Dental Nursing
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 February 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse removed from register…
Dentistry
GDC introduces new flexible legislation for overseas registration
Changes have been made to the General Dental Council’s (GDC) legislation governing international routes to registration. The new reforms, announced…
Dentistry
Dental nurse removed from register after CPD declaration slip up
‘Struggling to cope’: A dental nurse has been made unemployed for not declaring her CPD and is now waiting six…
Dental Nursing
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 4 February 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse struck off for…
Dentistry
Dental nurse struck off for possession of an indecent photo of child
A dental nurse has been erased from the GDC register with immediate effect after police found her in possession of…
Dental Nursing
Emily Pittard on becoming a GDC education associate
We spoke to Emily Pittard, clinical dental technician and co-owner of Hive Dental Laboratory, about how she became a GDC…
Laboratory