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Published: Friday, 15 May 2020 21:56
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Dental Protection has called on the Welsh Government to look again at its offer to provide dentists with 80% of their NHS annual contract value (ACV), following concerns that the offer will be insufficient for many. Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection said: “The Covid-19 crisis has caused significant worry and concern for dentists in Wales”.
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Published: Friday, 15 May 2020 08:30
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The BDA says it is taking urgent legal advice in respect to insurers not paying insurance claims made by dentists in regard to business interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have instructed law firm Brown Rudnick LLP to examine insurance policies affecting dental practices.
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Published: Thursday, 14 May 2020 07:13
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Nothing has changed in relation to the guidance offered by the various UK administrations on the provision of dentistry. Although it might appear that new regulations permit the reopening of dental practices in England, this is not the case, says the BDA. Additionally, ‘Dentists must not be pressured into overprescribing antibiotics,’ says Susie Sanderson.
Read more: COVID-19: Update: Dentistry still in lockdown
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Published: Thursday, 14 May 2020 06:42
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The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced. Furloughed workers across UK will continue to receive 80% of their current salary, up to £2,500. New ‘flexibility’ will be introduced from August to get employees back to work and boost the economy, he said.
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Published: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 15:42
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Hundreds of dentists and dental care professionals have signed up to a brand new training resource to support dental teams in England going to work in Urgent Dental Care (UDC) centres. A group of dental professionals working in all sectors of dentistry combined their skills and knowledge to create the training which is now available on the ProDentalCPD platform.
Read more: Race against time to deliver Covid-19 training modules
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Published: Monday, 11 May 2020 17:50
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The Prime Minister has followed up his address to the nation by publishing its 60-page Covid-19 recovery strategy. It does appear that the earliest that dental practices could resume anything like normal service is July 4 2020. This will be up to NHS to decide in all four countries. The Chancellor will make a statement tomorrow on the financial implications.
Read more: COVID-19: Update: July 4th 2020 return to work for UK dentists?
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Published: Saturday, 09 May 2020 20:49
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NHS doctor, TV presenter, author and celebrity contestant on “Strictly Come Dancing”, Dr Ranj is the star of three new mini-videos. Actor Gemma Oaten who rose to fame in TV soap Emmerdale supports Dr Ranj as the voice of sidekick Supertooth.
See Playlist: https://bit.ly/2yhANfT
Read more: ‘Strictly’ Saving Teeth
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