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Published: Tuesday, 26 June 2018 07:38
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New evidence shows that having an effective, in-house complaints process in place and displayed in the practice can help to avoid complaints from escalating into claims and prevent a complaint being made directly to the GDC, say Dental Protection. Raj Rattan, Dental Director said: “There is often a very small window of opportunity to nip complaints in the bud and dealing with them promptly, within the practice, is often the most effective way of doing this.”
Read more: Dental Protection advises practices to deal with complaints in-house
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Published: Monday, 25 June 2018 07:30
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A new study by the Eastman Dental Institute has revealed high levels of oral disease amongst elite athletes across a wide range of sports. Nearly half (49.1%) of the athletes had untreated tooth decay and 77% had early signs of periodontal disease. Many reported that these conditions had impacted negatively on their performance as well as their ability to eat, relax, sleep and smile.
Read more: High levels of tooth decay and oral disease found amongst elite athletes
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Published: Sunday, 24 June 2018 11:24
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The Government has unveiled plans to halve childhood obesity by 2030, with a string of new laws aimed at reducing sugar intake. This was a reversal of Theresa May’s much derided policy of two years ago, which was so watered down that Dr Sarah Wollaston MP described it as ‘hugely disappointing’ and putting the interests of the advertising industry ahead of those of children.
Read more: Government plans to halve child obesity by 2030
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Published: Sunday, 24 June 2018 11:18
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NHS England has admitted to the Public Accounts Committee that its failures on Capita were unacceptable. The MPs were scrutinising its failings when it hived off its primary care admin function to troubled subcontractor Capita. The BDA told the Committee of ‘the catastrophic impact’ this had on dentists and patients alike
Read more: Poor service by Capita was ‘unacceptable’
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Published: Friday, 22 June 2018 11:00
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NASDAL (The Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) created a new award, along with a £1000 prize, to recognise excellence in the provision of dentistry for children. The award seeks to recognise a practice that has successfully introduced the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) Dental Check by One into their practice and seen a real business improvement
Read more: NASDAL and BSPD announce new award for DCby1 practice of the year
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Published: Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:34
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The number of children waiting more than six months for NHS dental extractions in hospitals has risen by 52% in three years, new figures obtained by shadow health minister, Jon Ashworth MP, show. Labour said there had been a “completely unacceptable” deterioration in child dental care as it revealed the findings.
Read more: Children waiting too long for GAs, says Labour
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Published: Wednesday, 20 June 2018 07:42
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Forty topics were debated at the recent Conference of LDCs held this year at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, which was attended by 240 dentists. The number of motions about public health concerns overtook those raised about contract reform. Joe Hendron, who chaired the event said: “The Belfast conference provided a platform for colleagues from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to tell us how they deal with shared concerns.”
Read more: Highlights from the 2018 LDC Conference published
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Published: Tuesday, 19 June 2018 07:34
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The Home Office has confirmed that doctors and nurses are to be excluded from the cap on skilled worker visas, but not dentists or DCPs. The move will mean there will be no restriction on the numbers of doctors and nurses who can be employed through the Tier 2 visa route, but the problem of recruiting dentists from non-EU countries remains acute.
Read more: Doctors and nurses to be taken out of Tier 2 visa cap but not dentists
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Published: Monday, 18 June 2018 07:37
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Last Friday [June 15th] Mick Horton handed over the reins of the Faculty of General Dental Practice FGDP(UK) to the incoming dean, Ian Mills. Two new vice-deans were also elected, Onkar Dhanoya and Mark Richardson. Earlier last week two new members were elected to the board of the Faculty for the next three years, Suzanne Sykes, (South West division), and Andrew Parashchak, (Mersey & North West division).
Read more: All change at the Faculty Board of FGDP(UK)
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