The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded to the damning report by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) by denying that the problem lies with them. Chief Executive Evlynne Gilvarry, said: “The GDC has been campaigning for legislative change to improve the effectiveness of regulation of dental professionals for a number of years. We hope that ministers will take the time to consider the PSA’s warnings and act accordingly”.
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The Area Team covering Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Solihull, Birmingham, Hereford, Worcestershire, Coventry and Warwickshire has now withdrawn a letter it issued to General Dental Practitioners following concerted pressure from the BDA and Local Dental Committees (LDCs).
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on government to act on new calls from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for radical action on out-of-date, over-complicated and expensive healthcare regulation, contained in its report, Rethinking Regulation. BDA chairman, Mick Armstrong, said: “Too many regulators have lost the confidence of their professions. Effective independent regulation requires trust, and rebuilding that will mean genuine engagement, not just lip service.”
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has reported that Professor Jimmy Steele gave a thought-provoking lecture on oral health care in a changing world at the BDJ/BDA's anniversary lecture in London on the 2 July. Addressing a full lecture theatre, he said that although there has been a profound reduction in the prevalence of tooth decay, major inequalities still exist across the UK.
A senior member of the government has warned that high earners should move fast before a tax break worth thousands of pounds a year is removed. The Times has reported that the Treasury is pushing for radical reform of tax relief on pension contributions, raising fears of a new assault on saving.
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‘If regulation was going to improve care, it would have done it by now. So it’s time to improve regulation’. This challenging statement concludes a report by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which oversees the health regulatory authorities, including the GDC. The report can be found at: