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Published: Wednesday, 05 November 2014 17:32
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The date for the Judicial Review hearing called by the British Dental Association [BDA] against the decision made by the General Dental Council [GDC] has been set for Monday December 15th. This was announced in an email to BDA members.
The GDC wished for this to be delayed but the BDA are seeking a decision before the new rate for the annual retention fee [ARF] becomes due, which is the end of the year.
Read more: Judicial Review: Court date announced
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Published: Wednesday, 05 November 2014 07:23
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The chief executive of the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS), Professor Gordon Dickson, is to retire at the end of the year. During his more than ten years at the helm of MDDUS, the company has seen progress and growth with a fund of over half a billion pounds now being managed for its 40,000 members across the UK.
Read more: MDDUS chief executive to retire
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Published: Wednesday, 05 November 2014 07:21
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Analysis of the skulls of more than 300 Roman Britons has found a significantly lower rate of periodontitis than exists in today’s population, according to an article in the BDJ. According to reasearcher Francis Hughes, professor of periodontology at King’s College London, “To a lot of people’s surprise they (the Romans) had quite a lot less periodontitis than the modern human population. It was about a third as common as today”.
Read more: Romans had less perio disease
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Published: Tuesday, 04 November 2014 07:23
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Denplan and British Dental Health Foundation have launched the Blue Lip Selfie campaign in aid of Mouth Cancer Action Month. By encouraging the public and profession to adopt blue lips as a visible sign of support for mouth cancer, it is hoped this positive, interactive approach will significantly boost awareness of the disease.
Read more: Blue Lip Selfie campaign launched
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Published: Monday, 03 November 2014 07:21
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According to a recent study has shown that poor oral health and hygiene are major risk factors for pneumonia among the elderly (those 85 years of age or older). Lead researcher was Toshimitsu Iinuma, of the Nihon University School of Dentistry, Japan and it has been published by the International and American Associations for Dental Research.
Read more: Sleeping in dentures doubles risk of pneumonia
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Published: Friday, 31 October 2014 12:50
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NHS England have announced today [Friday October 31st] that Chief Dental Officer, Barry Cockcroft CBE, has decided to step down in early 2015.
NHS England’s National Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, said: “Barry has made a huge contribution to dental health during his time as Chief Dental Officer, especially with the production in 2007 of the first ever guide to evidence based prevention in primary care, Delivering Better Oral Health, which is still in print. His leadership and commitment over many years has significantly improved dental services for patients.”
So that an orderly transition can take place, the recruitment of a new chief dental officer has already started.
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Published: Thursday, 30 October 2014 15:51
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Meeting on October 30, the General Dental Council (GDC) decided to impose an Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2015 of £890 for dentists and £116 for dental care professionals. An email notifying registrants was sent the same afternoon.
Mick Armstrong, Chair of the British Dental Association’s Principal Executive Committee, said:
"The GDC steered well clear of the only tough choice in front of it: to acknowledge mistakes had been made, and to go to back the drawing board in 2015. We are not surprised by that decision, and it means the regulator will finally have to defend its shabby consultation in court."
Read more: GDC decides on ARF of £890
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Published: Thursday, 30 October 2014 10:14
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced this morning [October 30th 2014] that its application for ‘rolled-up’ judicial review proceedings against the dental regulator has been granted.
News comes on the day members of the General Dental Council (GDC) will gather to decide on the future of the disputed Annual Retention Fee (ARF).
The review is now confirmed to take place at some point between 1-16 December 2014. These fast-tracked proceedings should enable resolution of the case before dentists are legally required to pay their professional fees on 31 December 2014.
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Published: Wednesday, 29 October 2014 18:36
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the General Dental Council (GDC) to call on it to reject all three proposed options for a rise in the annual retention fee (ARF) ahead of its meeting on Thursday.
It has outlined six reasons for members to vote against the three tabled proposals, arguing that the GDC has repeatedly altered the methodology and justification for its proposals.
The BDA has revealed the regulator had painted an alarmist and inaccurate picture of rapidly accelerating complaint levels. Documents published in June told consultees that it expected complaints to rise to 3,500 this year – however analysis of figures in a recent KPMG review saw that figure “adjusted downwards throughout the budget process”. The new figure is now 3,000 cases for 2014 – just ten more than the actual activity level for 2013.
Read more: BDA: Six points to reject ARF hike
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