Dentistry Confidence Monitor
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Have you got two minutes to talk about mental health?
Practice Plan gathered together a panel of opinion leaders to discuss the big issues affecting the profession, including mental health.…
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The stress of patient complaints
Lynne Clark looks at the latest statistics about the stress of patient complaints. She asks Farzeela Merali-Rupani for her advice…
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Has the GDC lost the confidence of the profession?
Looking at the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor, a panel got together to talk about the dental regulator, the…
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Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Labour promises free…
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NHS dentists don’t want to be working in the NHS
More than three quarters (77%) of NHS dentists don’t see themselves working in the NHS in five years’ time. The latest…
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Dentistry Confidence Monitor reveals fear, fragmentation, and the future
Nigel Jones discusses the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey with a panel of professionals in a wide-ranging debate…
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Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment
Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…
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Find out the results of 2019’s Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey at London Dentistry Show
The 2019 Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey results will be released this morning at the London Dentistry Show. The NHS/Business Theatre will…
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Fail to learn from history and be doomed to repeat it
Nigel Jones urges dentists to take steps to ensure they don’t face the same challenges many did after the 2006…
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Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?
If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…
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Last chance to fill in dentistry survey
There are just a few weeks left for NHS and private dentists to complete the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey. Dentists…
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How will contract reform impact your goodwill value?
Jayne Gibson asks to hear your views on the sustainability of goodwill values in dentistry. With NHS goodwill values almost halving…
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Is there enough time to meet your patients’ expectations?
If you asked anyone in any profession whether they felt under time pressure, the chances are they would say ‘yes’.…
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How anxious are you?
The number of claims against dentists for more than £100,000 increased by 450% over a nine-year period (up to 2015)…
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How will contract reform affect your profitability?
Do you know what’s going with NHS dental contract reform? Practice Plan is asking you to have your say. When…
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Calling all dentists – have your say on contract reform
Contract reform is on the horizon and will undoubtedly have an impact on the whole profession, not just NHS dentists,…
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How do you feel about the GDC?
How confident are you that the GDC would handle any complaint made against you appropriately? That is one of the…
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Speak out on mental health
It’s important for the profession to put its weight behind the door of change, Josie Hutchings. Barely a week goes…
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Survey asks dentists about contract reform, the GDC and mental health
A year before the new NHS contract is rolled out, a survey is being launched to ask dentists for their…
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