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GDC accepts need for improvement in Fitness to Practise
The General Dental Council (GDC) has now put in place measures to tackle the problems identified. The Professional Standards Authority…
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Boxing clever
Your hometown is London, so what brings you to Manchester? Effectively Amir Khan and his team; with their help I…
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Thought of the day… annual retention fee
A GDC annual retention fee of £945 is crazily high for a young dentist. At what level does the fee…
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Act early against gum disease
As undiagnosed and untreated periodontal disease is one of the fastest growing areas of litigation and complaints in dentistry; acting…
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A walk through social media
Are patients likely to find a dentist via social media? Well, yes, it happens regularly as I found out from…
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Promoting better oral health awareness for people with learning disabilities
The scheme will see a group of those using the charity trained to support their peers with good oral health…
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Location, location, location
For dentist Michael Watts, his search for a new property to house his practice – Selbourne Dental Care – was…
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Queensway Dental Clinic hits gold standard
This is the first dental clinic in the north-east region to achieve the highest level of people management accreditation. Queensway…
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The problems with sugar
The problem with sugar is that it tastes so good and so many people like it. If it tasted like…
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Worrying trend with oral care in children
Mintel’s research has found just over half (53%) of UK parents, with children aged 0-12 years, claim to take their…
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Grabbing teenager’s attention
The majority of orthodontic patients undergo at least some of their treatment during their early teens (Wallis, 2012), and this…
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The power of digital dentistry
Improving patient outcomes is one of the cornerstones of the new Standards for the Dental Team issued by the General…
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A paste to protect against decay
The paste is said to contain naturally occurring molecules, peptides, which are absorped by the teeth. The peptides create a…
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Dealing with patient objections
If you regularly face patient objections around the treatment plans you propose and are increasingly unsure how to handle them…
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Cycling the length of the UK for charity
The 908-mile challenge took them from the northeast tip of Scotland, John O’Groats, to the furthest southerly part of England…
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Get your NHS pension right
The Annual Reconciliation Report (ARR) is the practice owner’s opportunity to confirm the pensionable pay allocation for the practice and…
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Becoming part of the community
I encourage anyone to do any of these seven steps and see where it takes them. First and foremost I…
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New head of business development
Bernard’s appointment signifies Patient Plan Directs’ objective to further establish itself in the mature dental payment plan market. Bernard has…
Dentistry
New head of business development
Bernard’s appointment signifies Patient Plan Directs’ objective to further establish itself in the mature dental payment plan market. Bernard has…
Dentistry
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