Increased Abuse as Public Frustration with Access Boils Over

Increased Abuse as Public Frustration with Access Boils Over

The changing experiences of dental professionals have been bought into sharp focus by a recent survey from one of the largest indemnifiers. A new Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, revealed that more than half (57%) had experienced or witnessed verbal or physical abuse from patients, or their relatives, in the past 12 months.   

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NHS Dental Statistics: Dentist Numbers Down But Treatments Delivered Are Up

NHS Dental Statistics: Dentist Numbers Down But Treatments Delivered Are Up

The NHS Dental Statistics for England 2022-23 have just been published and out of the myriad of numbers, percentages and trends, one statistic will see ministers cling to it like Titanic passengers to a life raft:  the number of courses of treatment delivered over the past year is up by almost a quarter at 23.2 %.

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Unrest Amongst Dentists - It's International

Unrest Amongst Dentists - It’s International

With our unique NHS system and accident prone government, it is often assumed that health related matters are worse in the UK than elsewhere, and that we will languish at the bottom of league tables, complete with a particularly unhappy workforce.

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US Dentists In News - For All The Wrong Reasons

US Dentists In News - For All The Wrong Reasons

With dental news in the UK press often about NHS access and workforce, the profession has, so far at least, been spared patients commenting on the latest dentists behaving (very) badly stories. Spare a thought then, for our North American colleagues.

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Fake Dentists Out of Control

Fake Dentists Out of Control

GDPUK has reported from time to time on fake dentists, most recently the case of a one man band caught operating from a hotel room in the USA. But this pales into insignificance with the scale of the problems now being reported much closer to UK borders.

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Invisible Aligner Sales: Has Zoom Led To Boom?

Invisible Aligner Sales: Has Zoom Led To Boom?

One of the most enduring memories of Covid-19 lockdowns was the phenomenon of home working. And as the nation came to terms with restrictions on movement and socialising (Downing Street excepted), a new phrase entered the vocabulary – ‘zoom meetings.’ 

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  1. GDC Spent £271,865 on 'no case to answer' Fitness to Practise Hearing
  2. Registrant Numbers Stop Dropping
  3. Return of the Greedy Dentist Persona as MP’s Get Desperate
  4. DDU Offers Helping Hand To GDC Investigation Victims
  5. What Associates Want Part Two: It Depends Where They’re From

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