Dental Protection speaks out over threat to pension rights

Details: Published: Monday, 29 April 2019 07:45; Written by News Editor; Hits: 3574

Dental Protection opposes a Government proposal that could deprive dentists of the NHS Pension Scheme prior to a criminal conviction. Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, said: “We are strongly opposed to the Department of Health and Social Care’s proposal, which goes against the basic principle of natural justice of being innocent until proven guilty.”

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Danish dental politician to stand for the Brexit Party in coming Euro elections

Details: Published: Thursday, 25 April 2019 22:47; Written by News Editor; Hits: 6269

GDPC Chair, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen, (@brexithenrick) has announced that he is standing as the Brexit Party (@brexitparty_uk) candidate in the North West of England. As well as being the Chair of the General Dental Practice Committee, Henrik is a Danish national.

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Cornwall Council to act over dental access problems

Details: Published: Thursday, 25 April 2019 07:36; Written by News Editor; Hits: 3219

Cornwall Council has voted to take action to help tackle the shortage of NHS dentists in the county with more than 48,000 people on the waiting list. They have agreed to ask the health and adult social care overview and scrutiny committee to work with health partners to look at what could be done to solve the problem. The Council will also be contacting the Secretary of State for Health to highlight the issue and present potential solutions.

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Misleading dental incomes figures in Scotland published

Details: Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 07:51; Written by News Editor; Hits: 15286

Over the weekend, articles in The Sunday Times and The Scotsman reported that ‘Scotland’s highest paid dentist grossed more than £1 million last year’ The data from NHS Scotland revealed that 18 individuals achieved income of more than £500,000 in 2017-18. The articles failed to point out that these gross earnings figures were for all the dentists in each practice(s) rather than individuals.

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Simplyhealth reports on sugar tax one year on

Details: Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2019 07:37; Written by News Editor; Hits: 3862

According to new figures released by Simplyhealth, over half of UK adults (53%) say they support the Soft Drinks Industry Levy or ‘sugar tax’. In an encouraging change of heart, 6% said they were initially opposed to the tax but they now support it. One in five people (20%) are ambivalent and say they neither support nor oppose the tax, and only 17% say they oppose the tax.

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MDDUS membership rises by a third

Details: Published: Thursday, 18 April 2019 07:45; Written by News Editor; Hits: 7630

Dental membership in England, Wales and Northern Ireland rose by almost a third during 2018 as dentists put their faith in MDDUS’ gold standard indemnity. Total dental membership in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has doubled since 2015 while in England alone there was a 41.5% increase in 2018. Market share in Scotland stands at approximately 70% and is now above 20% elsewhere in the UK and growing fast.

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Time pressure can lead to mis-diagnosis of x-rays

Details: Published: Wednesday, 17 April 2019 06:41; Written by News Editor; Hits: 8424

Dentists can miss important details on radiographs when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth. The study, published in the Journal of Dentistry, showed that primary care dentists missed 67% of bone loss and 40% of tooth decay on a sample of dental x-rays, when given limited time to assess them.

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BDA Indemnity to be launched in May

Details: Published: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 06:40; Written by News Editor; Hits: 4012

The BDA will be launching its new indemnity product at the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show on May 17 at NEC Birmingham. BDA Managing Director Peter Ward said: “As a member-owned, not-for-profit organisation with a nearly 140-year heritage, the Association has a clear and undiluted purpose – to support UK dentists. BDA Indemnity is the logical next step in that mission.”

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EU workers' qualifications will be recognised after Brexit

Details: Published: Monday, 15 April 2019 07:36; Written by News Editor; Hits: 7877

Health and social care workers from the EU with professional qualifications can continue to practise in the UK as they do now. EU or Swiss qualified persons entering the UK after exit may have their qualifications recognised, whether we leave the EU with or without a deal. Those who are currently registered can continue to practise in the UK as they do now, guaranteeing their ability to work in the NHS.

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