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CQC: good news for dentistry?
Since April 2015, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the regulator for health and social care in England – has…
Dentistry
CQC brands practice ‘unsafe’
The CQC needs to be more careful with its conclusions and the wording it uses, Michael Watson says. Last week…
Blog
What a difference a year makes…
Over a year after her appointment as CDO for England, Seb Evans speaks to Sara Hurley about how the last…
Dentistry
Ripping yarns
Kevin Lewis highlights the unfair media attention dentists receive compared with other healthcare professionals. Whether you prefer the Australian description…
Dentistry
CQC launches consultation to drop dental fees
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation to reduce its fees dental surgeries pay by 13.5%. The regulator…
Dentistry
Regulators respond to Dentistry’s UDA concerns
Over a month ago, Dentistry magazine sent an open letter to the regulators of NHS dentistry in England and Wales expressing…
Dentistry
CQC says dental services offering high quality care
Dental services in England have been found to offer high quality care according to the CQC’s State of Care report. The…
Dentistry
Cost of compliance rockets 1086% in the last 10 years
The cost of compliance has jumped by a huge 1086% over the past decade, according to the latest research from…
Dentistry
The sound of silence
The success of the CQC in dentistry is a story that has slipped under the radar, Kevin Lewis says. Time…
Dentistry
Jump in the number of dental professionals performing ‘too many’ UDAs
The number of individual dental professionals performing more than 18,000 UDAs in England and Wales has jumped over the past…
Dentistry
In dentistry’s defence
As John Makin becomes the new head of the DDU, Seb Evans talks to him about his role and the…
Dentistry
GDC, stop the ‘witch hunt’
The new management team at the GDC needs to stop the ‘witch hunt’, Michael Watson says. It is now two…
Dentistry
Regulating dentistry
Seb Evans caught up with John Milne to ask him about his time at the CQC. Regulation is the buzzword…
Dentistry
Excel programme first dental service to be awarded UKAS accreditation
Denplan’s Excel programme has received UKAS accreditation, becoming the first dental service to achieve this recognition. The Excel programme is an…
Dentistry
Board moves to improve dental regulation model
A new report has been published to make dental regulation ‘more coherent, streamlined and effective’. The Regulation of Dental Services…
Dentistry
Walking in a Wimpole wonderland
Kevin Lewis reflects on a year of mixed fortunes. As we approach the end of another frenetic year, it is…
Dentistry
Tales of the unexpected
We can’t have high-quality CQC inspection teams and not expect to pay the price, Kevin Lewis says. Daniel Finkelstein, the…
Dentistry
CQC registration, registration, registration
The process for adding another dentist to an existing partnership registration with the CQC is unacceptable, Jeff Sherer says. I…
Dentistry
CQC fees predicted to fall for dentistry
Dentists are being promised cuts in their inspection fees – while some GPs will see their charges more than treble.…
Dentistry