47 pages, 2 days of hearings, 80 written submissions, 11 MP’s, a support team of 11 administrators and staff, 12 live witnesses, and then what?
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The GDC appears to be increasingly selective in it’s publication of Fitness to Practice (FTP) proceedings. The pattern appears to be that if a decision is overturned or the charges fail to be proved then details are removed or edited.
Smile Direct Club (SDC) has been a trail blazer in developing direct to consumer orthodontics. No strangers to controversy, they have pushed on using heavy marketing and a well-respected legal team.
The Dental Schools Council does not enjoy a particularly high profile outside of academia. As the representative body for dental schools across the UK and Ireland, describing itself as the authoritative voice of dental education, it works to maintain and improve quality in education, clinical training and research. This makes the Council’s assessment of the recently announced NHS Long Term Workforce Plan a significant contribution to the debate about the ambitious promises to dramatically increase training capacity.
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has called upon all dentists to sign an ‘Open Letter’ to Health Secretary Steve Barclay, urging him to ‘take forward the core recommendations outlined in the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on NHS Dentistry published on 14th July.
After months of hearing evidence and collating its thoughts, the House of Commons Health & Social Care Committee Report into NHS Dentistry is out.
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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.
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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