Jo Churchill drew wide criticism on social media from dental professionals at the weekend after making what appeared to be an ill-informed statement on the role of dentists in detecting oral cancer.
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The dental profession isn’t “As inclusive as we may wish to believe,” the Chief Dental Officer of England told the Local Dental Committee Annual National Conference.
Read more: Chief Dental Officer Tells LDC’s Of ‘Uncomfortable Truths”
The General Dental Council is calling for faster reform of regulators, following the publication of its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public.’
Read more: GDC Calls For Faster Regulatory Reform, Amid Confusion
New research into youngsters with Temporomandibular Disorder is to be launched after grants were awarded by the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry and the Faculty of Dental Surgery, England.
Read more: Primary Care Dentists To Help With Research On TMD In Youngsters
The Local Dental Committee Conference got its wish this week, when The Dental Defence Union announced that principal and corporate members can now seek assistance with vicarious liability claims.
Read more: More Support For Practice Owners From LDC’s And DDU
A plea to the Local Dental Committee Conference to back calls for the ‘equalisation’ of UDA rates was rejected at the weekend.
NHS contract reform “Needs to be in place for April next year” the national Local Dental Committee Conference was told at the weekend.
Read more: Contract Delays Must Stop, LDC Conference Is Told
Dental Protection has become the latest indemnity organisation to offer additional protection to practice principals against vicarious liability.
Read more: Indemnity Organisations Extend Protection For Practice Owners
The British Dental Association has called on the UK’s Chief Dental Officers to help develop a roadmap for the safe relaxation of current restrictions in dental practice.
Read more: BDA Calls For Roadmap On Relaxation Of Restrictions