The long awaited contract reforms have now landed, and across the profession individuals and organisations have been quick to give their opinion on what this will mean for NHS dentistry.
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A time honoured strategy of organisations with a poor reputation is a re branding exercise, and that appears to be what the GDC are attempting with Fitness to Practice (FtP).
Read more: GDC Attempts Distancing From Its Own Fitness to Practice Process
The British Dental Association’s warning in June that “Change is coming, but it’s modest and marginal” has been borne out with the announcement of “The first ‘significant’ changes to the NHS dental contract for 16 years,” with NHS England insisting “This is not ‘job done.’”
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt faces distracting dental woes as she participates in the last stages of the fight for the Conservative Party leadership vacancy. Last night, the second placed MP dropped one vote in the latest round of voting to find a replacement for Boris Johnson.
Read more: Dental Distraction For Tory Leadership Frontrunner
The General Dental Council has released its Annual Report for 2021, with the Chief Executive Ian Brack and Chair Lord Toby Harris stating “Our statutory purpose remained unchanged: to protect the public.”
Read more: "Preventing Harm" – The GDC Maintains Its 'Protective' Position
The hidden dangers of destructive cosmetic dentistry carried out abroad have been highlighted in a shocking documentary resulting from a collaboration by the British Dental Association and the BBC.
Read more: BBC Dental Tourism Documentary Highlights ‘Hidden’ Dangers
The British Dental Association is urging the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, to act now on the crisis in NHS dentistry.
Read more: BDA Wants New Health Secretary To Meet “Words With Action”
‘Dental tourism’ is well known to a growing number of clinicians. Some patients, possibly many, have undoubtably undergone successful and skilful procedures. These seldom make the news. Others, however, may present having endured botched or inappropriate work, disparagingly referred to in the media as ‘Turkey Teeth’.
It is claimed that there is a shortage of dentists in the UK, especially working within the NHS. MP’s shocked by the horror stories that they are hearing from constituents, would like to see more dentists trained, with some pushing for a new dental school in their area.
Read more: Accelerated Dental Training. How To Become A Dentist In 5 Hours