GDC indemnity declaration
DENTISTS registering to pay their annual retention fee with the General Dental Council are reminded they are now required to declare they have full indemnity in place – or will have by the time they start practising.
GDC shows “significant progress” in regulation standards
THE General Dental Council has demonstrated “significant improvement" against the standards of good regulation in the latest annual review by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Fall in UK antibiotic prescribing
ANTIBIOTIC prescribing in the UK has fallen by over 5 per cent in a year and 11 per cent since a 2012 peak, according to analysis released by Antibiotic Research UK.
Dental toolkit to reduce antibiotic prescribing
A FREE toolkit has been launched for dentists to support effective antimicrobial stewardship.
Revised training standards for implant dentistry
NEW revised training standards for implant dentistry have been published by The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK).
GPs need more time to care for terminally ill patients
OVER 83 per cent of GPs listed giving more time to terminally ill patients as a top priority in improving end-of-life care but many said that they lacked the time and resource to deliver this, according to a recent survey by the RCGP and Marie Curie.
Scotland still playing "catch up" on children’s dental health
DENTAL health among children in Scotland has improved by 24 per cent since 2000 but the high levels of social inequality in dental care are still unacceptable, says the British Dental Association.
Doctors to adopt patient-centric approach to consent
UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS is reminding doctors to adopt a patient-centric approach to the consenting process.
Dentists reminded of GDC's indemnity requirements
UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS is reminding dentists that it is now a GDC requirement to have appropriate full indemnity in place as part of their annual retention fee (ARF) renewal process.