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Published: Thursday, 04 September 2014 17:45
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has submitted ‘damning’ evidence to the General Dental Council’s (GDC) fee rise consultation. It challenges the GDC’s financial case for demanding a massive increase in the annual retention fee (ARF). Mick Armstrong, Chair of the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC), said: “The GDC now face a simple choice: step back from this flawed fee rise, or face a legal challenge. We are confident in our arguments, and ready to take any and all action necessary to stop it”.
Video message from Mick Armstrong can be seen here.
Read more: BDA tells GDC: ‘Step back or face legal challenge’
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Published: Thursday, 04 September 2014 07:48
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has received notice that the Government is backing down on its proposed £2,000 pay cut for foundation dentists in England. Mick Armstrong, Chair of the British Dental Association PEC described the decision as ‘a victory for young dentists and for common sense’. He said: "The Department of Health should not be balancing the books off the back of young dentists.”
Read more: Government backs down on foundation dentist pay cut
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Published: Wednesday, 03 September 2014 07:43
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Of the 23,723 dentists who "performed" in NHS general dental services in the last year, 19,310 were associates; only 18.6% of dentists held a contract with the NHS, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The data also showed that 46% of the workforce were female and amongst the under-45s women were in the majority.
Read more: More associates and more women in dental practice
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Published: Tuesday, 02 September 2014 07:31
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Just over 29.9 million adult and child patients in England saw an NHS dentist in the 24 months to June 2014, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). However although the total number and percentage of adults seen by June 2014 is higher than in 2006, the percentage of the child population seen has fallen by almost one percentage point.
Read more: Good and bad news on access to NHS dentistry
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Published: Sunday, 31 August 2014 12:03
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Retired dentist, Baroness Gardner of Parkes raised the issue of peri-implantitis, which she described as an important and growing health problem in the House of Lords. in replying, Minister of Health Earl Howe said that a working group had been set up to develop ‘clear and consistent’ guidance on treatment planning prior to the placement of implants.
Read more: Peri-implantitis issue raised in Parliament
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Published: Friday, 29 August 2014 08:57
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has successfully prosecuted a man for illegal tooth whitening, for practising dentistry when unregistered and unqualified. Mr Nathan Holliday was fined £5000 and ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge at Sheffield Magistrates Court on July 24. Delivering the verdict the magistrates remarked that they found the case to be “a particularly serious one given the presence of significant aggravating features.”
Read more: £5000 fine for illegal tooth whitening
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Published: Thursday, 28 August 2014 07:56
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A brand new Dental School – the UK’s first new dental school and hospital to open in nearly 40 years – has officially opened its doors. Embedded within £78 million Royal London Dental Hospital, it houses the most modern and technologically advanced dental facilities in the UK following more than a decade of planning and work.
Read more: New dental school opens at Royal London
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Published: Wednesday, 27 August 2014 10:19
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The Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors (COPDEND) has announced that all new dental graduates who are eligible and need to complete dental foundation training to work in NHS primary dental care have now been offered a training place. 999 available posts have been filled across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with 33 extra places having been funded this year in England.
Read more: There’s room for all graduates this year
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Published: Tuesday, 26 August 2014 08:14
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Europe’s biggest dental group has seen a surge in sales, fuelled in part by buying up new practices, according to the Sunday Times. Integrated Dental Holdings, owned by the buyout firms Carlyle and Palamon, saw sales jump 17% to £408m in the year to March. It added more than 50 practices, taking its total to 585, the newspaper reported.
Read more: IDH sees turnover jump 17%
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