MDDUS welcomes GDC proposals to reform dental regulation
MDDUS has welcomed the publication by the GDC of an analysis summarising the responses to its discussion document on dental regulation reform.
MDDUS welcomes GMC report and steps taken to improve efficiency
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published The state of medical education and practice 2017, which identifies some of the challenges facing the medical profession.
Increase in number of female trainees
THE number of female doctors in training increased again last year, although overall growth is slowing down, new figures show.
New law on inadvertent dispensing errors
LEGISLATION to introduce a new defence around inadvertent dispensing errors by pharmacists has been approved by Parliament.
Most suspected cancer patients referred “promptly”
AN analysis of newly diagnosed cancer patients found that most were promptly referred from primary care, with a median interval of five days.
GMC says medical profession at “crunch point”
MEDICAL practice in the UK is at "a crunch point" warns the GMC, with the number of doctors on the medical register having grown by only 2 per cent since 2012 despite sharply increased patient demand.
Crown claim
...Mr K returns to the surgery concerned over how much the gum has receded...
The digital dentist
App developer and dentist Ben Underwood talks to SoundBite about his hi-tech approach to improving oral health
The dental chaperone
Dental adviser Rachael Bell explains the many benefits of working alongside a chaperone or chairside assistant