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The GDC And Suicides - A Masterclass In Evasion

The unedifying saga of the GDC and its unwillingness to consider the damage to registrant mental health and suicides related to its Fitness to Practice (FtP) process, has taken a new turn. Last year the GDC had promised to provide numbers of those taking their life during FtP, and to do this in the first half of 2023. After nearly six months and a month ahead of their self imposed deadline, they have now slipped out a convoluted justification for failing to meet their own promise.

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Dental Patient Protest Group Invited To Parliament’s Round Table

Toothless In England, the dental patient protest and lobbying group, is to present its views on the NHS dental access crisis to a ‘Roundtable’ meeting of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee on Wednesday 7^th June.

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Dental Practices Doubling Up As ‘Tax Collectors’

The government and its spokespeople never miss an opportunity to boast about their recent ‘reforms’ to the NHS contract that have enabled dentists treating more than three teeth to claim five UDAs (up from three) underpinned by a new minimum payment to practices of £23 per UDA.

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Illegitimate Oxygen Leaves Practices Feeling Blue

It may be planet earth’s most abundant element, but are we breathing the right sort? This is the question that practices will have been asking after this week’s concern that they might have “the wrong sort” of oxygen in their emergency gas cylinders.

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GDPC As A Guide for MPs

Dentistry, in particular its availability as an NHS service, is now a regular topic of debate in parliament. On a single day recently MP’s secured debates on services in two areas, Durham and South West England, with Minister Neil O’ Brien called to answer their questions. After all this commons activity we have a pretty good idea of how MP’s would like NHS dentistry to develop. But what do dentists in general practice, who hold the key to improving access, want?

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MPs Turn Spotlight On East Of England – But Does It Shine Any Light?

In the first of a two-part report, GDPUK’s Guy Tuggle listens in to MPs discussing dentistry in eastern England.

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GDC Failing Again - Wasting Your Money - Oversight Flawed

Stephen Henderson

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?

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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

Stephen Henderson

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'.

Stephen Henderson

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

Stephen Henderson

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?

Stephen Henderson

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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