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Published: Thursday, 27 October 2022 07:40
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Written by Chris Tapper
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The new Minister for Health and Social Care has told the Commons “The Government is taking a number of important steps that will improve dental access for patients and will make NHS dentistry more and more attractive place for dentists and their teams to work” during Thursday’s Parliamentary debate on NHS dentistry.”
Read more: NHS Dental Reforms Have Cross-Party Support, But Where Does The New Health Minister Stand?
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Published: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 08:50
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Day one of the Sunak government. He didn’t exactly get stuck into the NHS dental access problem, as he promised during the original leadership hustings, but his cabinet reshuffle saw Thérèse Coffey switched to the Environment after only being Health Secretary since her appointment by Liz Truss on September 6th.
Read more: Health Secretary: Coffey Dropped; Sunak Reinstates Stephen Barclay
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Published: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 07:35
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Jeremy Hunt found himself in trouble recently for starting a Twitter thread with, “Whilst I have one or two other things in my in-tray today,” as an introduction to his thoughts on a serious healthcare issue.
Read more: Monkeypox Back In The News
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Published: Monday, 24 October 2022 08:15
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Written by Chris Tapper
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The General Dental Council has indicated that it won’t be revealing full details of whether Fitness to Practise investigations have been taken against registrants as a result of its monitoring of media and social media.
Read more: GDP Fights GDC To Reveal The Facts - Conflicting Statements From The Regulator
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Published: Saturday, 22 October 2022 09:04
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The GDC’s 2023 ARF has been set at £690 for dentists (an increase of 1.5%) and £114 for dental professionals – the same as last year.
Read more: 2023 ARF Announced - 1.5% Increase For Dentists
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Published: Friday, 21 October 2022 08:07
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Written by Peter Ingle
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After substantial payouts for bank customers who were miss sold PPI, and the current actions on behalf of misled diesel car buyers, associate dentists could be the next in line for big compensation payments.
Read more: Class Action Might Offer Extra Pay For Associates
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Published: Thursday, 20 October 2022 07:32
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) was established in 1994 as a division of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to serve its dental members.
Read more: DDU Appoints Dentist To Board
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Published: Wednesday, 19 October 2022 08:11
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Written by Peter Ingle
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GDP’s are expected to take an ever wider interest in their patient’s lifestyles. Enquiring about smoking and alcohol consumption has become routine and can sometimes be the start of an important conversation.
Read more: Further Evidence Links Obesity And Tooth Loss