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Another Mydentist practice closes
After Mydentist had to close one of its practices in Wales, Michael Watson looks at why this seems to be…
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Simply sceptical
Alun Rees has doubts about Denplan’s rebranding to Simplyhealth. The origins of branding come from the custom of using physical…
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Ups and downs
Chris Barrow weighs up the good news and bad news hitting the profession. I returned from my recent sailing holiday…
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Are politicians accountable anymore?
Ministers should stop shifting the blame to the NHS, Michael Watson says. A blog from Nicholas Timmins caught my eye…
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Shifting the balance
Jonathan Green says the General Dental Council’s refocused approach to fitness to practise is better for patients and fairer for…
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Is rebranding Denplan a good move?
The rebranding of Denplan to Simplyhealth Professionals could be a positive move for everyone involved, Michael Watson says. Last week…
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Delay in delivering new NHS dental contract affecting 65% of practices
Seb Evans discusses the results from the latest Dentistry.co.uk poll about whether the potential new NHS contract is affecting dental…
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Turning a corner
Kevin Lewis takes a closer looks at the GDC’s Shifting the balance: a better, fairer system of dental regulation. As…
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Fewer regulators – better regulation?
Michael Watson questions whether joining all nine health regulators into one super regulator would be good for dentistry. If we…
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The advice that never was
Michael Watson reports on the Department of Health’s Managing dental services: a guide for commissioners, practices and dentists in England. Last…
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What’s the plan?
If you’re not willing to be open to changes there is no point planning for the future, Alun Rees says. A…
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‘Friendly’ fire
Too many complaints about dental colleagues are going straight through to the GDC, John Makin says. When I was a…
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One rule for one…
The NHS is telling dentists to offer all necessary treatments to patients, but not offering the funding for these services,…
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How much more money will be wasted on making capitation work?
Policy makers are wasting money trying to make capitation work, Michael Watson says. An article in The Times last week…
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Wrong advice from people who presume to be experts
Wrong advice from people who presume to be experts has led to the obesity crisis, Alun Rees says. Michael Gove has…
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How can we incentivise better outcomes for our patients?
We shouldn’t settle for inherited rules in our practices but create rules that will help us get results, Alif Moosajee…
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CQC brands practice ‘unsafe’
The CQC needs to be more careful with its conclusions and the wording it uses, Michael Watson says. Last week…
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Separated at birth
Big corporate bodies should be held accountable when things go wrong, rather than blaming dentists and treating them like commodities,…
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Principals should be more open with associates
Associates should have an understanding of how a practice runs financially, Alun Rees says. I had an interesting, but familiar,…
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