Dentists with private pensions are set to benefit from pension changes announced by George Osborne in his Budget today while dental practice-owners may see a reduction in their overheads thanks to a promised review of business rates. Nick Ledingham, Chairman of NASDAL, welcomed the budgetary changes announced by the Chancellor which are likely to cut business costs and also put more money in the pockets of potential dental patients.
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A Dental Protection survey shows that nine in 10 dentists believe they are more likely to be sued now than five years ago. Of those, 81% believe the rise in media coverage of clinical negligence is the main reason, followed by high patient expectations (58%) and workload (28%). Kevin Lewis, Dental Director said: “Dentists are facing immense pressures, including rising patient expectations, heavy workloads, complex treatment options and a stream of negative media coverage.”
NHS dental charges (in England) will rise from April 1, 2015 as follows per course of treatment:
The Government has accepted the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body (DDRB) recommendations for a one per cent increase in GDPs’ pay, which will mean an increase in contract values in England of 1.34%. In Scotland there will be a 1.6% increase in fees. The BDA has criticised the DDRB award for its ‘approach and conclusions’. John Milne, outgoing GDPC Chairman said: “We are living in an era of pay restraint, but restraint should not mean pay cuts.”
The Commons Health Committee grilled the GDC Chair and the chief executive for two hours on their performance over recent years. Although the questions were searching, the GDC team appeared to be in total denial that they were in the wrong. The Committee, however, did not seem impressed.
GDPUK members have contributed most of the costs incurred by a Scottish dentist who abandoned a defamation case against a patient, but had to pay the latter’s legal expenses of £10,500. Dentist Keith Watson had lodged the defamation action against Andrew McIntosh, relating to claims that led to him being exonerated by the GDC . When Mr Watson abandoned the case the court ordered him to pay £10,050 in expenses to Mr McIntosh.
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