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Published: Friday, 27 December 2013 10:32
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Dentists are urged to beware of patients bearing gifts this Christmas says dental defence organisation MDDUS. Dental adviser Doug Hamilton warns there are ethical dilemmas for dentists to consider before a patient’s kind gesture should be accepted. MDDUS members have enquired as to whether accepting even the most mundane gift could breach the following guidance in the new GDC Standards.
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Published: Tuesday, 24 December 2013 11:14
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on new statutory rules for continuing professional development (CPD). Among changes being proposed are new minimum CPD hours requirements, introduction of outcomes that relate to the Standards for the Dental Team, emphasising the importance of good quality CPD by requiring that all CPD be verifiable and introducing annual CPD declarations as a requirement of ongoing registration.
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Published: Tuesday, 24 December 2013 10:08
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Surgeon Commander Tim Dean has taken charge of the passing-out-parade at HMS Raleigh. He is believed to be a first Royal Navy dentist to carry out this role. He said: "This was a one-off opportunity that dental officers just don't get and I think because of that everyone was keeping their fingers crossed to see how it would go.”
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Published: Monday, 23 December 2013 10:38
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The General Dental Council (GDC), is urging patients to check their dental professional is registered. It has produced a logo that dental professionals can use on their website and on other materials visible to patients, for example on practice leaflets. The logo highlights the requirement for dental professionals to be registered with the GDC and also that there are standards that they must meet.
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Published: Monday, 23 December 2013 10:37
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Heidi Marshall, a partner in Dodd and Co and a NASDAL member has warned dentists that if they have children and their partner is earning significantly less than them and claiming Child Benefit, they could be affected by the changes to the benefit system introduced earlier this year. Any family which has one earner bringing in £50,000 or more will find that they are expected to pay back some or all of the child benefit paid to them between January and April 5, 2013.
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Published: Wednesday, 18 December 2013 07:20
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Gaps remain in dental professionals’ understanding of the complexities surrounding direct access the BDA has said. The new arrangements which were implemented in May by the GDC have left dental professionals with a number of questions that require clarification, a recent meeting of dental stakeholders said.
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Published: Monday, 16 December 2013 07:56
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The final member of the new slimline General Dental Council (GDC) has been appointed. Kirstie Moons has been approved by the Privy Council as the registrant member from Wales. She started her career as a dental nurse and has since worked with the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff, where she held the roles of Dental Nurse Training Officer and then Dental Nurse Manager.
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Published: Monday, 16 December 2013 07:55
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A sharp increase in claims against dentists is a result of a growing compensation culture in our society, according to UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS. “This rise in claims may be related to the harsh economic climate of recent years but is being manifested in increasing claim rates and consequent legal costs,” says MDDUS Head of Dental Division Aubrey Craig.
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Published: Friday, 13 December 2013 09:27
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that one third of over 900 GP practices they inspected had problems with some essential standards. Ten practices were found to have major problems and in at least two cases the GPs in charge are no longer running the practice. Two GP partners referred each other to the GMC. Neither is still working in the practice.
Read more: CQC finds serious flaws in GP practices
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