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Published: Monday, 13 November 2023 09:57
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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There’s been a two-thirds increase in the number of complaints about dentistry made to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO). Figures released by England’s Health Ombudsman confirm a 66% increase in the number of complaints received, up from 1,193 in 2017/18 to 1,982 in 2022/23.
Read more: Eddie Crouch Defends Profession As Complaints Rise 66%
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Published: Friday, 10 November 2023 10:47
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Many GDPs and their teams are too busy to spend long looking upstream at the businesses that supply them with the equipment and materials that they rely on. The colossal size of many of these companies compared to a typical practice can make them seem remote, but they depend on those same practices to stay in business.
Read more: Dental Business is Big Business
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Published: Wednesday, 08 November 2023 14:28
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The revelation that diagnoses of oral cancers are rising as access to an NHS dentist slides will come as no surprise to dental professionals.
Read more: Mouth Cancer Surges As NHS Access Dwindles
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Published: Wednesday, 08 November 2023 09:35
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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NHS England used its weekly ’Dentistry and Oral Health Update’ bulletin to announce the appointment of two new Deputy Chief Dental Officers for England.
Read more: NHSE Appoints Two Deputy Chief Dental Officers
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Published: Tuesday, 07 November 2023 08:15
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Environmental, or ’green’ issues, are seldom far from the news headlines. Whether it’s Uxbridge electors rejecting the London Mayor’s controversial ’ULEZ’ scheme or campaigners blaming ’global warming’ caused by human behaviour for droughts and floods, there’s no escaping the messaging.
Read more: Greener Dentistry Recognised At FDI World Dental Congress
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Published: Monday, 06 November 2023 07:50
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Written by Peter Ingle
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These are not GDPUK’s words, but those of the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL), who state that “Goodwill values are on the slide” with figures to support their claim.
Read more: Practice Goodwill Values "on the slide"
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Published: Friday, 03 November 2023 10:06
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Written by Peter Ingle
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With an election around twelve months away, and the polls not looking promising, the government continues to make a variety of policy announcements that it may never need to deliver.
Read more: Keeping Parliamentary Questions about Dentistry Fresh
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Published: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 09:29
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Within days of the Labour Party announcement that, should it form a government, children in the most deprived communities would receive supervised toothbrushing sessions in school, the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) has set aside £20,000 to fund school visits by dentists to teach children the basics of good oral health habits.
Read more: Norfolk Dentists To Visit Classrooms As Council Funds Toothbrushes For Children
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Published: Tuesday, 31 October 2023 09:50
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The GDC’s coyness about its activities is well documented. The Freedom of Information Act was intended to make even the largest organisations answerable to individuals, and has from time to time resulted the public learning about things that various bodies would have preferred to keep under wraps.
Read more: GDC Fails to Answer About Expert Witnesses and FTP Costs
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