Implant Pioneer Dr Stephen Jacobs Dies
Dental FX, one of Glasgow’s premier dental practices, has announced with enormous sadness the death of its founder and a renowned implantologist Dr Stephen Jacobs.
No comments No commentsGDC Publishes Workforce Data
It seems that when it really wants to, the GDC can deliver large quantities of data within a reasonable time limit. At the 2023 LDC conference, GDC Chair, Lord Harris, floated the idea that questions could be added to the retention fee renewal process for dentists at the end of the year, to try and provide basic data about what the workforce was actually doing.
Services Dental Crisis - Neglect Mirrors GDC Decline
It is not unusual for the papers to carry stories about the poor state of the UK’s defences. Misfiring missiles, broken down rusty aircraft carriers, and the Ajax armoured vehicles now expected to arrive a decade late, over budget, and which in trials made their occupants deaf, are just some examples.
Read more: Services Dental Crisis - Neglect Mirrors GDC Decline
Successful Petition to Save NHS Dentistry
A petition to ’Save NHS Dentistry and Make It Fit For The 21st Century’ has attracted over 199,000 of its target 200,000 signatures (at the time of publishing on 12th March).
GDC £7m Payday for Legal Firms
As the GDC set about restricting live Fitness to Practise (FTP) hearings in the name of economy, there is another part of their budget that appears safe from cost cutting. The GDC are presently seeking tenders for a contract valued at £7 million to provide them with a particular strand of legal services.
NHS Patient Charges Increase April
NHS dental patients have been dealt a further hammer blow by a government announcement that patient charges are to rise by 4% from April 1st 2024.
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GDC Failing Again - Wasting Your Money - Oversight Flawed
Once again, the GDC is in the courts and on the wrong end of criticism for the way it has conducted itself in legal proceedings Baz v General Dental Council [2025] EWHC 643 (Admin) (20 March 2025). At the same time, serious failings have been identified in the effectiveness of the non-executive Coun...
Are we heading for the end of mixed practice?
That three lettered blue and white logo over the door and on the website may not be quite the patient magnet that it once was.
GDC makes successful appeal - can impose longer sentences
The Court of Appeal says "As always, the touchstone will be the protection of the public" - The GDC makes a successful appeal in immediate orders case .... even if that means individual registrants are prevented from practising by long suspensions.
GDC accepts its response to an FOI request 'was not correct' and 'less than helpful'.
A recent FOI request Questions to the Council - Council Meetings - a Freedom of Information request to General Dental Council - WhatDoTheyKnow has thrown up more chaos within the GDC about how it stores and processes data.
High Court slams the GDC’s “lamentable ignorance” of court procedures
The GDC’s “lamentable ignorance” of the confidential nature of Family Court proceedings has led to a brutal judgment of its conduct during the investigation of the fitness to practise of a dental registrant. General Dental Council v KK & Anor [2024] EWHC 3053 (Fam) (25 November 2024)
What is the GDC really doing to prevent future deaths?
November, around Armistice Day is an appropriate time to remember those that have died, so it is timely that the GDC has finally produced its report into deaths that have occurred during fitness to practise investigations GDC publishes report on causes of death during fitness to practise investigati...
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Does breastfeeding increase Early Childhood Caries?
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common oral health problem, particularly in disadvantaged and developing populations. Its causes are multifaceted, including feeding practices like breastfeeding. The link between breastfeeding and ECC is unclear. Key findings No significant association was found between breastfeeding and the development of early childhood caries (ECC). Nighttime breastfeeding was associated with an [read the full story...]
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How do antiresorptive drugs affect the success of dental implants?
Antiresorptive drugs, used to treat osteoporosis and metastatic bone disease, can complicate dental implant procedures by increasing the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This systematic review investigates how these drugs affect the success and complications associated with osseointegrated dental implants. Key findings Antiresorptive drugs significantly increase the risk of (MRONJ), accounting for [read the full story...]
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Does antibiotic prophylaxis reduce endocarditis risk after dental procedures?
The study assesses the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures, specifically focusing on the risk reduction for high-risk individuals.
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