GDC

Why charging top-up fees will cripple the NHS dental budget

Following the High Court’s ruling that charging top-up fees is permitted, Neel Kothari discusses why this is a ‘disaster’ for…

Dentistry

Dental professionals in London or south east ‘more likely to have a fitness to practise concern’

The General Dental Council has published registration and fitness to practise statistics for 2022, revealing that nearly half of newly-registered…

Dentistry

GDC versus Williams – the profession reacts

After the High Court overturned the GDC’s decision to erase a dentist for charging top-up fees, we hear from people…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 13 May 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… High Court…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis – lies, damned lies and statistics (and the internet)

It may or may not be true that everything you read (or post) on a website or social media is…

Dentistry

High Court overturns GDC decision to erase dentist

The High Court has found that NHS regulations do not forbid ‘top-up’ fees, after the GDC struck off a dentist.…

Dentistry

Has the GDC become too close to NHS England?

Neel Kothari discusses the ‘several issues’ that the General Dental Council (GDC) versus Williams case raised, and questions whether it…

Columnists

Boost morale by restoring confidence in GDC

John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), explains the impact of a government inquiry on professional morale. Fears…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 29 April 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental profession…

Dentistry

Why I’m unsurprised we’re in a dental nursing recruitment crisis

We hear from a London-based practice owner about the realities of trying to recruit dental nurses and what they think…

Dental Nursing

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 18 February 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse removed from register…

Dentistry

GDC introduces new flexible legislation for overseas registration

Changes have been made to the General Dental Council’s (GDC) legislation governing international routes to registration.  The new reforms, announced…

Dentistry

Dental nurse removed from register after CPD declaration slip up

‘Struggling to cope’: A dental nurse has been made unemployed for not declaring her CPD and is now waiting six…

Dental Nursing

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 4 February 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse struck off for…

Dentistry

Dental nurse struck off for possession of an indecent photo of child

A dental nurse has been erased from the GDC register with immediate effect after police found her in possession of…

Dental Nursing

Emily Pittard on becoming a GDC education associate

We spoke to Emily Pittard, clinical dental technician and co-owner of Hive Dental Laboratory, about how she became a GDC…

Laboratory

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 7 January 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Children’s oral health in England…

Dentistry

‘Words will be nothing without actions’ – GDC hosts Dental Leadership Network

Tamara Milanovic attended the General Dental Council’s Dental Leadership Network event to find out what leaders in the profession think…

Dentistry

GDC reforms – the proof of the pudding

John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU) on whether 2023 will be the year that regulatory processes become…

Dentistry

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