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Published: Friday, 03 May 2013 09:06
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that it is determined not to fall into the trap of simply ticking boxes in its inspections of health and social care providers. The CQC has said that it is looking at a wider range of information and evidence about dental practices, allowing it to make a broader assessment about quality and performance than would be possible purely on the basis of an inspection alone. It now has almost 30 dentists available to take part in inspections, CQC has confirmed.
Read more: CQC pledges to avoid box-ticking culture
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Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2013 13:05
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English Department of Health has announced changes to its decontamination guidance document HTM 01-05. These changes follow long-running BDA lobbying and have been made in advance of a full review of the guidance, which the Department of Health has said will take place by the end of 2014.The full HTM 01-05 2013 Edition and is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decontamination-in-primary-care-dental-practices
Read more: BDA welcomes significant changes to HTM01-05
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Published: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 09:50
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The General Dental Council (GDC) has issued guidance on how direct access will affect Dental Care Professionals (DCPs), see: http://tinyurl.com/cbmq5bo The guidance note explains to registrants what will and will not change with direct access and sets out what the GDC expects from registrants who choose to practise in this way.
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Published: Monday, 29 April 2013 08:30
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The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on the forthcoming Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 which will apply from 11 May 2013. The new regulations can be found at:http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis7.htm
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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013 18:13
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Lilian Lindsay, the first woman dentist to qualify in Britain and the first female BDA President, has been honoured with the unveiling of an English Heritage blue plaque at her childhood home. The plaque, which has been erected as part of the well-known scheme run by English Heritage, is in Islington at where she lived from 1872–1892. It was unveiled on 17 April 2013.
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Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2013 19:43
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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:40
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Dr Barry McGonigle, a General Dental Practitioner from Omagh, Northern Ireland, will this week assume the Presidency of the British Dental Association (BDA). He will officially take up his position as the BDA’s 127th President in a ceremony at the Association’s annual British Dental Conference and Exhibition on 25 April, succeeding current President Dr Frank Holloway.
Read more: Northern Ireland GDP Barry McGonigle to become BDA President
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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013 07:25
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Dental Buying Group have announced that it has been acquired by Carlyle Group and Palamon Capital Partners. DBG will continue to operate as an independent company outside of the other investments that Carlyle / Palamon are managing and the company says members will see no changes to their dbg team who will continue to provide ‘an exceptional service’.
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Published: Sunday, 21 April 2013 08:31
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The Scottish LDC Conference today passed a motion, at the third year of asking,
for Scotland to have its' own Dental Council or registration body. The motion was
proposed with gusto by Robert Sweeney, a member of the Conference's Agenda Committee.
Stirling, 19th April 2013.
Read more: Scottish LDC Conference votes for a Scottish GDC
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