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Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to take action to reduce the amount of time taken to process fitness to practise decisions. This comes as a report shows the regulator failed to meet standards for timeliness in both fitness to practise cases and registration processing. The Professional Standards Authority’s review found…
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It has been a significant year for UK dentistry – from landmark court judgements, workforce plans and the closing down of that direct-to-consumer aligner company. Check out 2023’s top dental stories and events below. January Rishi Sunak claims that UK has ‘more NHS dentists’ since new contract changes is a ‘grotesque misrepresentation’ Prime Minister Rishi…
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Researchers have found that toothbrushing may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalised patients. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined whether daily toothbrushing among hospitalised patients is associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia. The team combined the results of 15 randomised clinical trials…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC failed to meet all standards of ‘good regulation’, report finds The GDC failed to meet standards for timeliness in both fitness to practise cases and registration processing. This comes after the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) published its…
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Patients are thanking dental professionals with chocolate, flowers and even homegrown vegetables, a new survey has revealed. Over the past year, patients have shown their appreciation for individual dental professionals with small gifts and thank you messages, according to a survey by the Dental Defence Union (DDU). The survey of 460 dental professionals found that…
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The General Dental Council (GDC) this week announced that it will introduce an ORE application processing fee ‘to ensure associated cost are recovered’. The changes to the rules for the registration of internationally qualified dental professionals will come into effect in March 2024. The rules are being introduced following a consultation on routes to registration…
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Showing their support for Saving Grace, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Tamsin Thomas, DDU solicitor, explain why the indemnity provider is calling for simplified regulation processes. Dentistry can be both rewarding and stressful. Rewarding when a patient or colleague thanks us for doing a good job and stressful when balancing…
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The government has said a recovery plan for NHS dentistry will be published in 2024 – but failed to commit to a date. In response to the Commons Liaison Committee yesterday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the recovery plan will arrive next year. First pledged in April, Sunak did not commit to a specific date,…
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The government has failed to offer any concrete plans to meet its goal of ‘accessible and available’ NHS dentistry. This is according to the British Dental Association (BDA). In her forward to the response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry published last week, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins stated the government’s ambition that ‘NHS…
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The government has said it must do more to ensure that everyone in the UK can access an NHS dentist. This follows a Health and Social Care Committee report in which ministers were called on to end a ‘crisis of access’ that had led to high levels of pain and distress. The government accepted the…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Smile Direct Club shuts down following bankruptcy Smile Direct Club has shut down weeks after filing for bankruptcy, it has been revealed. The direct-to-consumer aligner company announced the ‘incredibly difficult decision’ to shut down operations at the…
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Delays in finalising NHS dental contracts in Darlington has led to calls for NHS bosses to ‘pull their finger out’. MP Peter Gibson urged the local NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) to find another NHS dentist following the closure of a dental surgery earlier this year. In August, NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB…
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Laura Edgar, managing director at Aura Infection Control, explains Aura’s mission to help UK dental practices use different products and services to protect patients. In the world of dentistry, we’ve always been wary of those pesky biofilms, the gatherings of various bacteria in dental unit waterlines that can spell trouble. But fear not, because we’ve…
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Dentistry.co.uk speaks to a dentist based in Derbyshire about their own registration troubles and why they believe a mandatory grace period could help reduce unnecessary removals from the register. I was working full-time in two NHS practices at the time. I had a busy professional schedule and two young children. It was just before Christmas,…
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Smile Direct Club has shut down weeks after filing for bankruptcy, it has been revealed. The direct-to-consumer aligner company announced the ‘incredibly difficult decision’ to shut down operations at the end of last week. The statement reads: ‘Smile Direct Club has made the incredibly difficult decision to wind down its global operations, effective immediately. For…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… The 2023 Private Dentistry Awards winners! The prestigious Private Dentistry Awards took place last Friday at the glamorous Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Have a look at the full list of winners here! Want to share your thoughts…
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Obesity in the UK costs almost £100 billion a year, a new study has suggested, sparking government criticism. According to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the cost of those obesity increased to £98 billion from £58 billion in 2020. This is equivalent to almost 4% of GDP. This increase compared to the previous…
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We hear from two dental professionals who share their thoughts on a new study that suggests just one third (34%) of oral health professionals always offer preventative care advice to patients. The study, carried out by Haleon and the College of General Dentistry, looked at the current role of preventative oral healthcare in the UK.…
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It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse removed from register after missing CPD deadline by two hours We have launched Saving Grace, a campaign calling for fairer regulation to reduce the number of unnecessary removals from the GDC register. Showing her support, one dentist…
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