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Published: Wednesday, 08 January 2014 07:35
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The 3rd edition Selection Criteria For Dental Radiography brings the FGDP(UK)’s authoritative guidance up to date. Lead Editor Professor Keith Horner said: “Patient and practitioner safety as well as livelihoods are dependent upon following recognised standards. The FGDP(UK) takes its standards setting role very seriously. Dental professionals can’t afford not to keep up to date with these changes.”
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Published: Monday, 06 January 2014 07:16
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Academics at Newcastle University have called for tooth loss to be taken more seriously, after new research revealed the full imact it can have on patients' lives. The study, published in the journal Sociology of Health and Illness, found that participants were devastated by their tooth loss which some compared to losing an arm or leg.
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Published: Friday, 03 January 2014 10:06
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An audit by the Professional Standards Authority has found that the decisions made by the General Dental Council (GDC) at the initial stages of its Fitness to Practise (FTP) process afford protection to the public. However the report also highlights key areas for further improvement. These relate to record-keeping, timeliness and customer service.
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Published: Friday, 03 January 2014 10:05
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Professor Don Berwick’s Review called for patient safety to be at the heart of NHS care. The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) welcomes the Review’s recommendations to achieve this central aim. Fiona Erasmus, FGDP Director, says, “The Review highlights the need to support NHS practitioners in developing the skills and confidence to ensure best practice in quality control, quality improvement and quality planning.’
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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2014 07:26
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The BDTA has now officially become the British Dental Industry Association, reflecting the increasing diversity of its membership and its ongoing commitment to actively driving quality standards throughout the industry. The Association represents over 80% of the UK dental industry making it the principal voice for manufacturers and suppliers of dental products and technologies.
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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2014 07:23
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Tony Kilcoyne’s ‘Big Lie’ letter has been published in the Daily Telegraph, together with an article in its News section, headlined: 'NHS provision on the brink of crisis, ministers are told'. In a response Barry Cockcroft CDO NHS England is quoted as saying that "there is no credible evidence to support the suggestion that there is a 'growing disaster' in NHS dentistry."
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Published: Tuesday, 31 December 2013 08:17
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Dental surgeon Jochemus Venter has been jailed for 18 months at Cardiff Crown Court for submitting fraudulent claims to NHS Dental Services for the provision of dental treatments totalling £47,947. The false claims were made from April 2006 to July 2010, while working at a dental practice in Llandrindod Wells, Wales. He pleaded guilty previously to eight charges of false accounting.
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Published: Tuesday, 31 December 2013 08:16
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NHS England said it only received two days’ notice of closure, due to bankruptcy of George House Dental Practice in Bodmin, Cornwall. It has left 2,300 patients seeking a new dentist. NHS England said practices having difficulties should give them three months' notice, but that officials had no idea of George House's problems. The practice said it could not comment on its closure.
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Published: Monday, 30 December 2013 08:11
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A proposed reduction in the number of places to study dentistry at UK institutions must be considered very carefully to ensure that it does not harm patient care, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned. Judith Husband said “If workforce planning is to be meaningful, it is also vital that dental students graduating from UK institutions are able to develop careers in the NHS. Matching the available number of foundation training places to the number of dentists being trained is vital to achieving this.”
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