Oral Evidence To Commons Committee Pulls No Punches – Part Two

In this second article reporting on the oral evidence presented to the Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into NHS Dental Access, GDPUK’s Guy Tuggle reviews the wide ranging topics evaluated by Ian Brack, the Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Dental Council; Dr Abhi Pal, President of the College of General Dentistry; and Malcolm Smith, Chair of HEE’s Advancing Dental Care Review and Dental Education Reform Programme.

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Oral Evidence To Commons Health Committee Pulls No Punches – Part One

‘The can cannot be kicked down the line any further, or could it?’

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Improvements to Fitness to Practise Announced by GDC

When it comes to their management of Fitness to Practise (FTP), the GDC are a remarkably defensive organisation, with an aptitude for deflecting and ignoring criticism. Their recent promotion of claimed improvements in the FTP process should be seen in this context.

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BSPD Welcomes New Book, ‘Oral Health Psychology’

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has welcomed the insights and recommendations outlined in a new book, ‘Oral Health Psychology’. The book is an international collaboration between dentists and psychologists who draw on scientific research as well as their personal experiences in clinical practice.

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Parliamentary Dental Inquiry Off To A Troubled Start

It might be an exercise in kicking a can down the road, but the parliamentary inquiry into dental care at least showed that the government had recognised that it needed to be seen doing something about the access crisis.

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Some Awkward Questions For Departing CDO

In a remarkable statement the BDA have demanded that allegations of irregular procedures in the funding of a scheme that the Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley is involved with, are and investigated. The allegations relate to the CDO’s complex involvement in the setting up and running, including her directorships, of the University of Suffolk’s dental project. These irregularities would appear to include both funding and appointments.

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Oral Evidence To Commons Committee Pulls No Punches – Part Two

Oral Evidence To Commons Health Committee Pulls No Punches – Part One

Improvements to Fitness to Practise Announced by GDC

BSPD Welcomes New Book, ‘Oral Health Psychology’

Parliamentary Dental Inquiry Off To A Troubled Start

Some Awkward Questions For Departing CDO

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