Dental toolkit to reduce antibiotic prescribing
A FREE toolkit has been launched for dentists to support effective antimicrobial stewardship.
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).
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.
MDDUS position on indemnity for healthcare students
MDDUS recognises that GP practices provide a rich learning environment for a wide range of student healthcare professionals, including medical students, student nurses and physician associate students.
MDDUS Student Facebook competition
CALLING all medical and dental students – 'like' our MDDUS Student Facebook page and you will be entered into our FREE prize draw to win £50 of iTunes vouchers.