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Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 09:42
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Written by Peter Ingle
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In a story based upon its own analysis, the Financial Times has concluded that £150 million of the dental budget remains unspent and that it was also experiencing a “recruitment crisis.” That such a respected paper, a UK go-to for all matters economic, has published a story explaining to its influential readers the woes of NHS dentistry, confirms that awareness of the crisis is not restricted to dental teams and patients unable to find treatment. The paper goes on to describe the shortcomings of the NHS dental contract, describing it as “broken".
Read more: NHS Dentistry Crisis Makes the Financial Times
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Published: Tuesday, 07 May 2024 08:27
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Announcing their much awaited Dental Recovery Plan (DRP) earlier this year, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins together with the Minister with responsibility for Primary Care Andrea Leadsom positively enthused about the role dental vans were going to play in delivering dental services to remote country and coastal locations.
Read more: Wanted: Dental Vans And Dental Workforce
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Published: Thursday, 02 May 2024 10:37
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Written by Peter Ingle
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“Transparency is important to building trust.”
This is hardly a controversial opinion, and was written by Stefan Czerniawski, GDC Executive Director, Strategy who is responsible amongst other roles, for communications and engagement. He wrote this sentence in a blog on the GDC website in late March 2024. It has taken the GDC no more than a month to show that these were empty words.
Read more: Transparency and Delays - The GDC Way
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Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2024 10:05
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Written by Peter Ingle
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GDP’s have always prided themselves on getting things done. If any evidence was needed, whilst it took NHS England 10 months to appoint a new Chief Dental Officer, the College of General Dentistry have appointed their new President in a fraction of that time.
Read more: New CGDent President Announced
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2024 10:18
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Written by Peter Ingle
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GDPUK has recently reported upon a questionable Fitness to Practice (FTP) case where the GDC appeared determined to press on, seeking the very serious dishonesty finding over a single remark - see this story which is expanded on here - . It turns out that this is not the first controversial FTP investigation that this registrant has been subjected to.
Read more: FTP Lightning Strikes Twice
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Published: Monday, 29 April 2024 19:57
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Practice Plan is celebrating the promotion of its former Managing Director to the Board of parent company, Wesleyan, as part of an updated Group Executive team aimed at supporting the next phase of its ambitious growth strategy.
Read more: Practice Plan senior management part of new-look top team at Wesleyan
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Published: Friday, 26 April 2024 10:23
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Baroness Gardner of Parkes, a retired dentist and the first Australian woman to be elevated to the peerage, has died. She was 96.
Read more: Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Dentist And Peer, Dies Aged 96
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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024 10:09
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The number of people belonging to dental payment plans has surged to new levels. Figures released for 2022 reveal that 3.8 million people were signed up to a dental payment or insurance plan, rendering the market worth £868M. This figure represents an almost 25% growth on the 2019 market value of £710M when 3.2 million patients were members of dental plans.
Read more: Dental Payment Plan Membership 'Surging' As NHS Access Bites
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Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10:26
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A recent hearing demonstrated that the GDC‘s combative approach to Fitness to Practice (FTP) cases is very much alive and well.
Read more: GDC Fails with Social Skills Accusations