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We hear from a London-based practice owner about the realities of trying to recruit dental nurses and what they think needs to change. We’re now finding it almost impossible to recruit dental nurses. We have an ad on indeed.com advertising a salary of £27K – that’s more or less the national average across all jobs…
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Opinion on whether NHS dentistry should return is mixed. Dentistry Online is receiving numerous correspondence on the matter. Here is one such letter from an anonymous dentist. As a private dentist with no NHS or even capitation commitment, my colleagues and I have been working at close to normal capacity of work since 1 July…
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A dental student voices their opinion on the ARF hike. 30 October was an anticipated date in all dental professionals’ calendars; waiting for news on the annual retention fee (ARF) increase. Dentists were the subjects of an aggressive increase to £890, while dental care professionals experienced a more pleasant decrease to £116. It is well…
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A dental student gives their opinion on why dental students and the profession as a whole should unite for the sake of the profession’s future. As young dentists, ambitious to do well and be successful in our careers, matters such as the annual retention fee (ARF) increase proposed by the General Dental Council (GDC) concern…
