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Published: Sunday, 18 August 2024 18:06
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The General Dental Council [GDC] has a history of using covert surveillance including under-guise investigators, when building Fitness to Practise (FTP) cases. In 2021 it admitted ‘unlawfully undertaking an under-guise operation without reasonable justification‘, and paid an undisclosed sum of damages to a clinical dental technician supported by Dental Protection. The GDC had instructed an under-guise operation creating a fictitious scenario with two private investigators posing as relatives of “Evelyn”, an elderly relative who needed dentures but was too ill to attend in person.
Read more: GDC To Continue Surveillance and Under Guise Investigations
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Published: Thursday, 15 August 2024 17:16
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Leading dental implant manufacturer Straumann has sold DrSmile, its direct-to-consumer clear-aligner business to Barcelona based Impress Group.
Read more: Straumann Sells DrSmile Business To Impress
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Published: Thursday, 15 August 2024 17:14
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Written by Tony Jacobs
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As our readers know, magnifying loupes are invaluable to many dental clinicians, and now the market for dental loupes has received some close inspection itself.
Read more: The Loupes Business
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Published: Thursday, 15 August 2024 16:59
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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As clinicians know to their cost, the threat of a clinical negligence accusation is an ‘occupational hazard‘ across all medical sectors and dentistry is no exception.
Read more: Clinical Negligence Legal Costs Must Be Contained Warns DDU
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Published: Wednesday, 14 August 2024 08:29
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Tony Hamilton-Smith, better known as The Lord Colwyn CBE, has died at the age of 82. Parallel careers as a dentist and jazz musician were later joined by an increasingly active role in the House of Lords. In his later years as one of the remaining hereditary peers, he was a spokesman and supporter for his two passions.
Read more: Dentist, Jazzman, Peer and Campaigner, the Life of Lord Colwyn
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Published: Monday, 12 August 2024 07:15
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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As the government begins to grapple with the complex issue of NHS contract reform, one of the leading dental indemnity providers, Dental Protection, has issued a ‘shopping list‘ of improvements which it maintains need to be addressed if dentistry is to emerge into the kind of service the dental workforce and patients seek.
Read more: Dental Protection Publishes 'Shopping List' For The Government
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Published: Friday, 09 August 2024 12:04
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Written by Tony Jacobs
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A practice on the South coast that was suddenly closed down when its corporate owner failed, is to reopen. In July 2024 the Astradent group suddenly closed its portfolio of 8 practices including Brunswick Place Dental in Southampton.
Read more: Closed Corporate Group Revived - NHS Services on Hold
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Published: Thursday, 08 August 2024 10:12
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Written by Peter Ingle
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It is barely two months since GDPUK reported on a ‘forgotten‘ piece of GDC commissioned research which had cost registrants nearly £200,000. Its primary purpose appeared to have been to deflect criticism of the GDC‘s lack of improvement in their Fitness to Practice process.
Read more: GDC Research Standards?
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Published: Wednesday, 07 August 2024 09:36
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The GDC‘s output of gratuitous research shows no sign of slowing down with their latest publication. It was introduced on their website in these terms: “GDC publishes new research on the public‘s experiences of dentistry.” It raises more questions than it answers.
Read more: Further Expensive GDC Research States the Obvious