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Published: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 07:49
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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As the dental profession basks in ‘90% of NHS practices are closed to new patients’ headline coverage broken by BBC News and conjugated throughout the media recently, the Shawn Charlwood, Chair of the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee has issued an apocalyptic warning: “NHS dentistry is at a tipping point. If we’re not there already, we’re reaching the point of no return”.
Read more: "Have We Reached The Point Of No Return?" Charlwood Throws Down the Gauntlet
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Published: Friday, 12 August 2022 07:47
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Written by Chris Tapper
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For the second time in 15 months, the General Dental Council is under the threat of action in the High Court if it doesn’t comply with a Freedom of Information Request.
Read more: More Questions On The GDC’s Commitment To ‘Transparency’ As It Faces High Court Threat From...
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Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2022 07:44
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Written by Peter Ingle
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With a focus on the access crisis and contractual changes, the potential of preventive dentistry has taken something of a back seat. A good deal of the current backlog of untreated disease might have been prevented by nationwide fluoridation.
Read more: “Dental Desert” To Lose Fluoridated Water
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Published: Tuesday, 09 August 2022 07:46
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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War in the Ukraine. The biggest rise in Bank Rate for 27 years. Festering conditions at ports and airports with the rail network grinding to a halt as unions strike for cost of living pay rises. Over six million people waiting for hospital treatment…
Read more: Sunak Quizzed About NHS Dental Access
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Published: Monday, 08 August 2022 08:15
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The indemnifier, Dental Defence Union (DDU) has revealed that legal costs in dental negligence claims can be double the amount of compensation paid to patients. In cases with a settlement under £10,000 it is likely that costs will exceed the actual settlement.
Read more: DDU Press For Reforms To Legal Fees In Negligence Claims
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Published: Friday, 05 August 2022 08:02
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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On the day that the Bank of England raised its lending rate by five basis points (.5%) to 1.75% - the highest increase for 27 years – it also issued a warning that inflation was poised to bust through the 13% barrier early in 2023. Coinciding with the announcement, the British Dental Association (BDA) has written to health departments across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales seeking a 15% uplift.
Read more: BDA Calls For 15% Contract Uplift
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