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Dental professional numbers stable and FtP cases down in 2022

THE numbers of registered dental professionals in the UK remained stable in 2022 with a 0.6 per cent increase compared to 2021, according to statistics published by the General Dental Council.

  • 19 May 2023
  • News

MDDUS seeks urgent clarification in the wake of GDC v Williams

MDDUS has written to the Office of the Chief Dental Officer (England) and NHS England to seek urgent clarification about the way NHS England will interpret the NHS dental charges and contracts regulations in relation to mixing NHS and private treatment.

  • 18 May 2023
  • Press release

GDC triples exam places for overseas candidates

THE General Dental Council will triple the number of places (to 600) for the August 2023 sitting of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) Part 1 in response to growing demand.

  • 18 May 2023
  • News

Professional development: Know your patient, know yourself

Dental business coach Alun Rees reflects on the career advice he has never forgotten.

  • 17 May 2023
  • Article
  • Insight - Dental
  • Q2

Children in England missing one-year dental check-up

OVER 6.5 million children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist in the year to June 2022, according to figures published by the Liberal Democrats.

  • 16 May 2023
  • News

Scotland withdraws guidance on the extended use of face coverings

SCOTTISH Government has announced the withdrawal of guidance on the extended use of face coverings in health and social care settings.

  • 16 May 2023
  • News

Mobile tooth

...Mr K demands that Dr G refund his treatment costs and cover additional payments for further “remedial care”...

  • 12 May 2023
  • Case study

Severe mental illness linked to lower cancer screening

ADULTS with severe mental illness are less likely to attend cancer screening than those without such conditions, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

  • 04 May 2023
  • News

Alleged substandard restoration

...It is also alleged that the restorations at LR6 and LR7 were substandard with Dr F failing to completely remove decay...

  • 28 April 2023
  • Case study

Prescribing controlled drugs

Nearly half of fatal drug poisonings in the UK involve opiates - and clinicians remain at the sharp end. How do you avoid the pitfalls?

  • 28 April 2023
  • Risk alert

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