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Published: Thursday, 31 August 2023 07:44
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The NHS Dental Statistics for England 2022-23 have just been published and out of the myriad of numbers, percentages and trends, one statistic will see ministers cling to it like Titanic passengers to a life raft: the number of courses of treatment delivered over the past year is up by almost a quarter at 23.2 %.
Read more: NHS Dental Statistics: Dentist Numbers Down But Treatments Delivered Are Up
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Published: Wednesday, 30 August 2023 09:44
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Written by Peter Ingle
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With our unique NHS system and accident prone government, it is often assumed that health related matters are worse in the UK than elsewhere, and that we will languish at the bottom of league tables, complete with a particularly unhappy workforce.
Read more: Unrest Amongst Dentists - It's International
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Published: Tuesday, 29 August 2023 07:37
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Written by Peter Ingle
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With dental news in the UK press often about NHS access and workforce, the profession has, so far at least, been spared patients commenting on the latest dentists behaving (very) badly stories. Spare a thought then, for our North American colleagues.
Read more: US Dentists In News - For All The Wrong Reasons
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Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 10:13
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Written by Peter Ingle
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GDPUK has reported from time to time on fake dentists, most recently the case of a one man band caught operating from a hotel room in the USA. But this pales into insignificance with the scale of the problems now being reported much closer to UK borders.
Read more: Fake Dentists Out of Control
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Published: Thursday, 24 August 2023 07:39
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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One of the most enduring memories of Covid-19 lockdowns was the phenomenon of home working. And as the nation came to terms with restrictions on movement and socialising (Downing Street excepted), a new phrase entered the vocabulary – ‘zoom meetings.’
Read more: Invisible Aligner Sales: Has Zoom Led To Boom?
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Published: Wednesday, 23 August 2023 10:09
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Written by Peter Ingle
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GDPUK readers may recall the report of how the GDC pushed on with recent fitness to practice proceedings, even as the council’s case unravelled. A new Freedom of Information (FOI) request has shed some light on the financial costs involved, and the GDC’s decision making processes.
Read more: GDC Spent £271,865 on 'no case to answer' Fitness to Practise Hearing
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Published: Friday, 18 August 2023 10:05
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The latest figures from the GDC may offer a glimmer of hope for UK dentistry as it struggles with workforce shortages. Following the latest renewal cycle, the number of Dental Care Professionals (DCP’s) has risen. This is in contrast to recent years where the trend has been one of declining numbers.
Read more: Registrant Numbers Stop Dropping
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Published: Thursday, 17 August 2023 07:25
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Written by Peter Ingle
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One of the big changes post pandemic has been in the way that MP’s and much of the media reported on dentistry, and in particular dentists. But we may be returning to some finding it easier to blame the dental access crisis on the profession, rather than addressing its actual causes.
Read more: Return of the Greedy Dentist Persona as MP’s Get Desperate
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Published: Wednesday, 16 August 2023 08:59
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The death of a loved one. Divorce. Moving house. Major illness. Selling your practice. To the list of ‘most stressful events in life’ there’s a not dental professional in the land who wouldn’t add ‘being investigated by the GDC’ to that unwanted roll call.
Read more: DDU Offers Helping Hand To GDC Investigation Victims
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