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Published: Monday, 20 May 2024 17:50
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Newly disclosed emails have revealed the GDCs determination to defend wrongful dishonesty findings and erasures in Fitness to Practice cases, at all costs. They demonstrate that it continued its ill-fated attempt to appeal a High Court decision, despite rejection of their repeated requests for backing from a number of other bodies.
Read more: GDC Pursued Top Up Case Despite No Support From NHS
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Published: Monday, 20 May 2024 08:09
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Preet Kaur Gill MP, Labour’s Shadow Primary Care & Public Health Minister has been outlining her party’s plan to rescue NHS dentistry.
Read more: “The Cavalry Is Coming” Labour Tells BDA Conference
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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 18:29
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Written by Peter Ingle
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One dentist’s persistent pursuit of accountability from the GDC has led to a previously hidden tranche of emails and letters being released. These shed further light on the GDC’s repeated embarrassments at the hand of the judicial system following its inability to accept the various shortcomings in its handling of the Williams case.
Read more: Hidden GDC Emails, more questions about Council’s conduct in the Williams case
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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 06:40
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Written by Peter Ingle
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There has been some confusion about Dental Vans. For a start they are not actual vans, but typically 7.5 ton lorries.
Read more: Dental Vans - Potential For Excellence
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Published: Thursday, 16 May 2024 06:39
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Written by Peter Ingle
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One of the promised features of the dental recovery plan was to introduce ‘golden hellos’ for dentists willing to fill some of the most problematic gaps in NHS coverage. Guidance has now been issued that gives some detail about how this will work. Up to 240 dentists will be offered a payment of £20000 to work in under served areas for three years.
Read more: NHS England Launch Dentist Recruitment Scheme
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Published: Wednesday, 15 May 2024 07:44
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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The British Dental Association (’BDA’) has written a polite, but firm request to NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard seeking to secure for GDPs the same rights to paid, compassionate leave as the NHS is to offer its directly employed workers.
Read more: BDA Seeking Miscarriage Leave For NHS GDPs
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Published: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 06:47
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Written by Peter Ingle
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This is not a fairy tale. It is a story of two dentists, two similar charges, two dental regulators, and two very different outcomes. The regulators happen to be separated by the Irish Sea.
Read more: Goldilocks, the Three Bears, and Dental Regulation
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Published: Monday, 13 May 2024 06:34
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Written by Peter Ingle
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There will always be a section of the public with an unerring instinct to seek out the most doubtful providers for their dental care. Whitening by beauticians, orthodontics from Smile Direct, and of course the excesses of “Turkey teeth” have all found eager customers.
Read more: The Veneer Techs: On Their Way To Your Locality