Pre 2006, fee per item NHS dentistry was often described as a game of snakes and ladders which, in theory, balanced out. Despite this, dentists were accused of gaming the system by focussing on allegedly more profitable items. This was somewhat odd, given that the fees were supposedly set up to deliver a neutral hourly rate.
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There is good news and not so good news about the University of Suffolk University Community Interest Company Dental (CIC). As reported in GDPUK, all is not well at the CIC and teaching establishment.
What do a group of Private Dentists and a pressure group founded by Communist Party of Britain members have in common?
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The late lamented Kevin Lewis used to tell the story of his advice to a disgruntled dentist who wanted to send a letter to a particularly trying patient, telling them just what he thought of them. After the dentist had read a draft of the no-holds barred letter to him, he asked Kevin what he thought of it. Ever diplomatic, Kevin Lewis told the dentist that it was a very good letter.
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Like most emerging markets, dental software initially saw a plethora of small companies competing with a wide range of products. As the market matured through take overs and mergers, as well as seeing stragglers drop out, EXACT emerged as one of the key players.
It appeared to have gone quiet in Ipswich at the project led by former CDO, Sara Hurley. Perhaps too quiet, as GDPUK has now heard from very reliable sources that the former Chief Dental Officer will be departing, possibly not out of choice, from the dental school that she was so instrumental in setting up.
One week before one of the most feverishly anticipated budgets in decades, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has weighed in on private dental fees. If nothing else this either demonstrates that at last the budget is looking good, all the internal tensions about it have been settled, and there is no more work to do on it, or that its preparation has been removed from her hands.
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Another University has set out its ambitions to have a dental school.
The GDC has announced a new alternative evidence policy to support refugee and displaced dental professionals seeking to join the register.