DDRB deals another hammer blow to Scottish GDPs
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- Published: Monday, 03 April 2017 07:40
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BDA Scotland has criticised the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) and its recommendation for a 1% pay award for general dental practitioners in Scotland for 2017/18. Associates and practice owners in Scotland have seen their income fall by well over a quarter since 2009.
Dr Robert Donald, Chair of the BDA’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) said: “The 1% award is extremely disappointing and does nothing to address the crisis of morale among Scotland's GDPs. It guarantees that we remain the lowest paid dentists in the whole of the UK.
“While our earnings have been driven into the ground, costs associated with red tape, and an overbearing regulatory regime are spiralling out of control. Ministers need to know that dentists have had it to the back teeth in terms of doing 'more with less'; and I fear that there is no give left in the system without compromising patient care.”
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