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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
Calorie counts on menus ‘dangerous’ for people recovering from eating disorders
New research is calling for menu calorie counts to be scrapped, claiming they are ‘dangerous’ for people with eating disorders.…
Oral health
Covid freedom day – how has dentistry changed since?
We look back on how dentistry adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and what we’ve learned 12 months on from Covid…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 September 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Will the cost of living…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 23 July 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… Government announces…
Dentistry
9 April 2022 – 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… Sara Hurley CDO…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley CDO releases update on NHS contract and withdraws SOP
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has updated the dental profession on the latest NHS contract requirements. In a…
Dentistry
Current NHS contract has ‘run out of road’, says CDO Sara Hurley
The current UDA system is no longer workable – but there needs to be ‘understanding and compromise’ in the face…
Dentistry
Decon Pete – National Standards of Cleanliness, what’s required?
Decon Pete gives a further update on the National Standards of Cleanliness document and exactly what practices will need to…
Dentistry
Free flu vaccinations for dentists scrapped by NHS England
NHS England have axed free flu jabs for dentists and their teams this year in a move slammed by the…
Dentistry
Decon Pete – NHS National Standards of Cleanliness
Decon Pete speaks to us about the NHS National Standards of Cleanliness 2021 and explains what it means in practise…
Dentistry
Extra £50 million of funding pumped into NHS dentistry
Hundreds of thousands of new dental appointments will be made available following new funding for NHS dentistry. The money will…
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… Almost 1,000 dentists…
Dentistry
Omicron wave – dental practices can submit claim for lost activity due to staff absence
Exceptional circumstances have been announced by NHS England in light of the continued impact of Covid-19 and staff absence. Where…
Dentistry
‘Completely demoralised’ – why the NHS targets have pushed me to go private
As 2022 rolls in, NHS dental providers will now have to deliver 85% of their contracts as part of the…
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… Boris Johnson quizzed…
Dentistry
Dental professionals need to have first vaccine dose by February
NHS England confirmed unvaccinated dental staff need to have had their first dose by the end of winter to meet…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley releases updated SOP for dentistry
An updated standard operating procedure (SOP) is now available for dental teams. Yesterday chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley…
Dentistry
What’s new in the latest IPC guidance?
Changes to pathways and distancing are just some of the updates from the latest infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance. …
Dentistry
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