GDC Registration Numbers Remain Steady
After another rollercoaster year for the profession, the GDC has now published figures from the updated register including the number of registered dentists coming into 2022.
No comments No commentsAfter another rollercoaster year for the profession, the GDC has now published figures from the updated register including the number of registered dentists coming into 2022.
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The British Dental Association has said that ‘Pioneering NHS dentists’ have been “Thrown under the bus” by the Government.
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The long-running TV programme ’The Apprentice’ last night tasked the teams to design an electric toothbrush aimed at children. Amy’s sub team turned Francesca’s vision of a plain orange children’s toothbrush into an out of this world design. Tasked with creating a toothbrush aimed at children, the boys come up with a magical idea.
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Nearly 1,000 dentists left the NHS last year, revealed in response to a parliamentary question. The question was posed by Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who represents the Kingston & Surbiton constituency which lost 91 NHS dentists.
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COVID-19 could pass into people’s lungs from saliva with the virus moving directly from mouth to bloodstream - particularly if individuals are suffering from gum disease, according to research published late last year.
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The General Dental Council is again under the magnifying glass surrounding its use of private investigators in ‘under-guise’ operations against registrants.
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