Never Mind MOS, Watch MAFS!
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- Published: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 10:13
- Written by Peter Ingle
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Readers of GDPUK will be familiar with the acronyms MOS and MDS, but might want to get up to speed on MAFS.
No comments No commentsOHF Welcomes Introduction of Jess’s Rule Across GP Practices
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- Published: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 10:40
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Jess‘s Rule was developed in response to the tragic case of Jessica Brady, a 27-year-old who died from advanced cancer after her repeated concerns at her GP practice were not acted upon. The new guidance provides a clear safeguard: when a patient attends multiple times with the same or worsening symptoms, clinicians must stop, reflect, and reconsider whether further investigation or referral is required.
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At The GDC - The Song Remains The Same
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- Published: Friday, 19 September 2025 09:20
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The GDC frequently talk about trust. Their much trumpeted Corporate Strategy for 2026 to 2028 includes the lofty ambition to deal with a problem they took over a decade to even acknowledge: “The strategy also focuses on the current climate of fear within dentistry, with research showing dental professionals‘ perceptions of the GDC decline sharply after qualification.”
The USA plays catch up with UK recall changes
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- Published: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 11:21
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Many dental innovations, whether in technique or materials have crossed the Atlantic from west to east on their way to UK practices. But it is not an entirely one way traffic, as shown by a recent article in the Los Angeles Times. The story related to dental examination frequency, and asked what for many of its readers will have been a novel question: Is Six Months Still the Standard?
Devon Dental Van Stalls as Cornish One Launches
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- Published: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 10:35
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Just a week apart, two rather different stories have emerged from the West Country about dental vans. With their proportionately high rural populations, small coastal communities and many households on low incomes, both Devon and Cornwall have a good deal in common.
The Nation’s Conscience Speaks
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- Published: Tuesday, 09 September 2025 10:09
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Times may have changed since the Yes Minister episode where Jim Hacker explained that The Guardian is read by the people who think they ought to run the country. Nonetheless when it comes to dentistry the house style is not to run an expose on Turkey Teeth but offer a “Guardian View” editorial, setting out what in the paper‘s opinion, needs to be done.
Party Political Conferences: Dental Update for September
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- Published: Monday, 08 September 2025 09:42
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While many may be enjoying the on off heatwaves this summer, the serious political geeks will be busy preparing for the highlight of their year, the annual party conferences. The major political parties will be holding their big annual autumn meetings, starting with Labour at the end of September.
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Local Government Concerns with Gaps in NHS Dental Access
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- Published: Thursday, 04 September 2025 15:01
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The Local Government Association (LGA) has recently completed an analysis of available data published by NHS England about dental access. The LGA found that an uneven distribution of NHS dental practices in England is leaving many communities struggling to access treatment, particularly rural and deprived areas.
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A Snapshot of UK Dentistry – Summer 2025
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- Published: Wednesday, 03 September 2025 10:09
- Written by Peter Ingle
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Anyone emerging from a Rip Van Winkle like sleep, or a couple of decades marooned on a desert island, and wondering about the state of UK dentistry, would rapidly get up to speed after reading a single article published recently in The Courier.
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