Dental News Roundup

Dentists register as dental nurses…
Forty-nine dentists who qualified overseas have registered with the General Dental Council as dental nurses, since 2017.

Forty-nine dentists who qualified overseas have registered with the General Dental Council as dental nurses, since 2017.
The tax status of dental associates “Should be considered on a case-by-case basis” after April 2023, according to the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers.
Read more: Self-Employed Status Of Associates – Tests Advised By NASDAL
The ‘transparency’ of the General Dental Council has once again been called into question after the regulator revealed the results of an internal review into its response to a Freedom of Information Request.
Read more: Records Have Been Deleted – GDC’s Response To FOI Internal Review Request
A new report led by the University of Plymouth has identified variations in dental education standards across the European Union.
Read more: Report Identifies ‘Variations’ In Dental Education Standards Across EU
The General Dental Council has revealed that Greater Manchester School for Dental Care Professionals agreed to delay the qualification of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy diploma students, after an inspection failed to assure the regulator that students ‘Are safe beginners.’
Read more: COVID Delayed Manchester Students From Qualifying
A dentist in Greater Manchester has spoken of his ‘heavy heart’ as he made the reluctant decision to leave the NHS.