GDC

GDC will not make changes to ARF payments

The General Dental Council (GDC) will not make changes to ARF payments in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it has…

Dentistry

What COVID-19 has taught us about whistleblowing

Bindiya Thakrar explores what the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about whistleblowing. When COVID-19 first hit us here in…

Dentistry

Stability in uncertain times

John Makin urges dental professionals to regularly check relevant websites to stay up to date with the latest advice. Dental…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – dentolegal Q&As

Dental professionals have contacted the DDU with a variety of dentolegal concerns about the COVID-19 health crisis. Leo Briggs answers…

Dentistry

‘Blow to profession’: GDC says there are ‘limits’ on changes to ARF payments in light of coronavirus

The GDC has there are ‘very real limits’ on its ability to be flexible over ARF payments in light of…

Dentistry

Keep it local

John Makin remarks on the growing number of complaints coming from other dental professionals. Efforts by the General Dental Council…

Dentistry

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… Coronavirus The coronavirus…

Dentistry

GDC encourages remote CPD during coronavirus lockdown

The General Dental Council (GDC) has relaxed expectations following the announcement of a UK lockdown. Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson…

Dentistry

Dentistry needs true leadership during coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus outbreak is leaving a lot of questions for dentists, dental teams and practices unanswered, Jeff Sherer says. About…

Dentistry

Smokers more at risk from coronavirus

Smokers are at a greater risk from coronavirus, Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, says. Answering questions from…

Oral health

UK dentist among latest confirmed cases of coronavirus

A dentist has been diagnosed with coronavirus following a holiday with his wife. After passing through Milan airport, the man…

Dentistry

GDC releases statement on coronavirus

The General Dental Council (GDC) has stated the dental industry will likely face an increased burden if coronavirus continues to…

Dentistry

Could dental therapists retrain to become dentists?

Michael Watson questions whether, with further training, dental therapists could fill the gap left by dentists returning to the EU.…

Oral health

Looking forward to a brighter future within dentistry

Michael Watson puts the century’s difficult teenage years behind him and looks with optimism for the future and the hopeful…

Dentistry

British Orthodontic Society welcomes GDC’s stance on teledentistry

The British Orthodontic Society has cautiously welcomed the GDC’s statement earlier this week on ‘direct-to-consumer orthodontics’. In its statement, the…

Orthodontics

Direct to consumer orthodontics still needs face to face interaction, GDC says

Direct to consumer orthodontics should still include face to face interaction before treatment begins, the GDC says. A recent growth…

Orthodontics

Patients or consumers for cosmetic facial treatments?

John Makin says dental professionals need to be cautious when marketing cosmetic facial treatments. Two new documents appeared in my…

Aesthetic dentistry

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…

Dentistry

Changes at the GDC leading to ‘better protection of the public’

Changes over the last three years at the General Dental Council (GDC) has lead to better protection of the public.…

Dentistry