Two pieces of recent news might just bring a glimmer of hope to the many practices trying to find dentists to fill their vacant posts, but with a third having the opposite effect. All involve the GDC.
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The British Dental Association has said that “Dentists now face real uncertainty” following Boris Johnson’s announcement in the Commons yesterday that COVID laws and free mass testing are to be swept away across England.
Read more: Profession Now Faces “Real Uncertainty” After PM’s COVID Announcement
Rodericks Dental Group has been bought by the private equity group CapVest.
The newspapers and parliamentary debates have recently been full of tales of DIY dentistry. A dentist that feels the need to place his own implant might raise a few eyebrows.
Read more: British Dentist Carries Out His Own Implant Surgery
The GDC has published it’s take on cross-regulatory research into the concept of seriousness in fitness to practise cases. This would imply that the level of perceived seriousness will affect both how far an issues goes down the disciplinary pathway, and also the level of sanction applied.
Read more: Let’s Get Serious. The GDC Compares Its FtP With Other Regulators
An Appeals Tribunal has decided that the General Dental Council does not have to reveal the contents of an email sent by former Chair Dr William Moyes to GDC staff during the UK’s dental shutdown in 2020.
Read more: Praise For ‘Hero’ Dentist As Tribunal Decides Contents Of GDC Email Will Remain Secret
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