Dentistry

‘Staggering’ increase in the cost of compliance

The cost of compliance to the average sole practitioner practice has increased by 845% in the last decade.

Dentistry

Your opinions on GDC reform

One of the first lessons as a young graduate I was given was to be told in no uncertain terms…

Dentistry

Almost half of the population of Wales not visiting an NHS dentist

New research from the Welsh Government showed that 54.7% of the population (1.7 million patients) received dental treatment from the…

Dentistry

Reading into the HSCIC NHS dentistry report

Media interest in the annual statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on NHS dentistry in 2013/14…

Dentistry

Associate doctors

A news story concerning our sister profession, the doctors, caught my eye at the end of last week. When we…

Dentistry

Every dental graduate gets DFT place

In 2012 there were around 35 people without a dental foundation training (DFT) place, rising to 38 last year. The…

Dentistry

‘Staggering’ increase in the cost of compliance

New research from the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers (NASDAL) highlights the rise in the overall cost…

Dentistry

Your opinions on GDC reform

As I’m sure you’re aware, the GDC is currently consulting on a 64% increase (£945) of its annual retention fee…

Dentistry

GDC teams up with ASA on ‘irresponsible’ advertising

The dental regulator recently spent £27,715 on an advertising campaign encouraging complaints from private dental patients, including a full page…

Dentistry

Rising number of patients see an NHS dentist

New figures from Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that just over 29.9 million adult and child patients…

Dentistry

Understanding defibrillators

The most common cause for the heart to stop (cardiac arrest) is a heart attack, though it is worth noting…

Dentistry

UK Dentistry pairs championship 2014

The UK Dentistry pairs championship 2014 is an exclusive event for pairs of dental professionals on Friday 17 October. Supported…

Dentistry

A professional’s insight into the latest electric toothbrushing technology from Colgate

Over 250 dental professionals attended across two evening events to see for themselves how the Colgate Proclinical electric toothbrush range…

Dentistry

The Big Break results

Back in April of this year, Patient Plan Direct, one of the UK’s fastest growing dental plan providers, teamed up…

Dentistry

Extra support needed to help parents’ war on sugar

Almost two thirds of dental professionals (DPs) find themselves repeating the same dietary and oral health advice for caries prevention…

Dentistry

Time for targeted, expert inspections

The BDA (British Dental Association) has argued that the CQC (Care Quality Commission) needed to move away from its current…

Dentistry

BDA responds to Healthwatch England survey

The contract launched in 2006 removed people's ability to permanently register with an NHS dentist, so patients cannot be 'deregistered'…

Dentistry

CQC to become ‘experts by experience’

‘A fresh start for the regulation and inspection of primary dental care services’, comes ahead of a formal consultation and…

Dentistry

Lack of access to NHS dental services

Research, carried out by Healthwatch England, shows that many NHS dental practices are operating at capacity – with just one…

Dentistry