The good news is that NHS dentists now know what to expect in this pay round. After years of the Dentists and Doctors Review Body (DDRB) reports sitting in a ministerial in-tray before an announcement, this years figure is now known.
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Guy Tuggle tunes into the Steve Nolan Show on Five Live and reports on what has already become dentistry’s next Big Debate.
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The dental profession is about to learn the findings of the Parliamentary Health & Social Care Committee’s investigation into NHS dentistry and specifically, access.
GDPUK understands the report will be published this Friday.
The consequences of the nation’s defiant addiction to sugary drinks plays out in dental practices every hour of every day. With an array of prominent and hidden sugars being pushed at a sweet toothed public, the profession often feels like its ‘cut or moderate your consumption’ message swims against an increasingly strong tide.
In good news for Patriotic readers of GDPUK we can confirm that the UK still leads the world. In not so good news, this is in numbers of fitness to practice cases instigated by dental regulators.
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The NHS introduced its “world class commissioning” programme in 2007 and for some time the optimistic phrase appeared on a variety of communications. Along with “high trust environment” it is a three word expression that guaranteed a weary sigh from those dentists who experienced it.
The new NHS England workforce plan contains a generous assortment of initiatives to try and increase numbers across healthcare. Most are not as controversial as the proposed compulsory NHS service for new dental graduates.
A new survey has confirmed that the cost of living crisis is damaging child dental health. Three hundred & thirteen members of the School and Public Health Nurses Association (Saphna) and the British Dental Association were asked about the impact of changes to children’s diet resulting from increasing prices, upon their health.
Read more: New Survey Shows Effect Cost of Living Crisis Has on Child Dental Health
The GDC has developed an enthusiasm for commissioning research. Registrants, of course, fund this through their registration fees. Using their website News pages, the Council has recently reported on two new pieces of research that it has commissioned. One relates to the public’s views and experiences of dentistry, and the other considered the enhanced CPD scheme.