The new College of General Dentistry (CGDent) is to offer its members access to over 900 hours of GDC compliant Continuing Professional Development resources.
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Scotland is moving closer to an abolition of NHS dental charges after an announcement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
The British Association of Private Dentistry has written a strongly worded letter to General Dental Council Chair Dr William Moyes, following the publication of the regulator’s response to the consultation ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public.’
Jo Churchill drew wide criticism on social media from dental professionals at the weekend after making what appeared to be an ill-informed statement on the role of dentists in detecting oral cancer.
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The dental profession isn’t “As inclusive as we may wish to believe,” the Chief Dental Officer of England told the Local Dental Committee Annual National Conference.
Read more: Chief Dental Officer Tells LDC’s Of ‘Uncomfortable Truths”
The General Dental Council is calling for faster reform of regulators, following the publication of its response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public.’
Read more: GDC Calls For Faster Regulatory Reform, Amid Confusion
New research into youngsters with Temporomandibular Disorder is to be launched after grants were awarded by the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry and the Faculty of Dental Surgery, England.
Read more: Primary Care Dentists To Help With Research On TMD In Youngsters
The Local Dental Committee Conference got its wish this week, when The Dental Defence Union announced that principal and corporate members can now seek assistance with vicarious liability claims.
Read more: More Support For Practice Owners From LDC’s And DDU
A plea to the Local Dental Committee Conference to back calls for the ‘equalisation’ of UDA rates was rejected at the weekend.