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Published: Wednesday, 14 May 2025 08:54
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The GDC have recently published their annual Fitness to Practice (FtP) statistical report. Not every registrant may have the time to read the 50 page document, and recognising this the GDC have helpfully published a summary on their website as well as referring to it in their May 2025 “latest news and updates‘ mail-out to registrants.
Read more: GDC Claims FtP Process Improvements; Indemnifier Disagrees
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Published: Monday, 12 May 2025 11:02
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Written by Peter Ingle
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A proposed change to the Dentists Act 1984 could dramatically alter the dental indemnity market.
Read more: Proposed Law Changes Will Affect Dentists' Indemnity Arrangements
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Published: Friday, 09 May 2025 10:45
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Written by Peter Ingle
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When professional leaders and politicians discuss solutions to the UK dental access crisis, prevention is a key feature of their recovery plans. Increasing political polarisation may hinder one of the main planks in this strategy.
Read more: Fluoridation – A Tale of Caution
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Published: Wednesday, 07 May 2025 10:03
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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A dental practice in Darnall, Sheffield, that used clawback money to onboard 4000 new patients has told the BBC that it is now struggling to provide continuing care for them due to the withdrawal of funding.
Read more: Sheffield NHS Practice Can't Afford Its Patients
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Published: Tuesday, 06 May 2025 12:03
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Written by Peter Ingle
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At first glance the recent statistics provided by the GDC from the 2024 registrant data give a positive picture of the UK dental workforce. As recently reported in GDPUK ,there were increases in the numbers of almost all categories of registrant, including dentists.
Read more: Dental Workforce Faces a Retirement ‘Time-Bomb’
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Published: Friday, 02 May 2025 09:13
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Predicting what British dentistry, and in particular any NHS service will look like even five years from now, is challenging. Those trying to envisage their future might take a good look at the latest set of figures published by the GDC. There are some clear trends and they do not look promising for those hoping to continue ‘business as usual.‘
Read more: The Winds of Change: GDC Register Stats
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Published: Wednesday, 30 April 2025 09:29
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A recent BBC report states that dentists in Northern Ireland have removed over 53,000 NHS patients from their practice lists in the past two years.
Read more: Northern Ireland Concentrates on Emergency Dental Service
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Published: Monday, 28 April 2025 07:53
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Recent research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine highlights a troubling disparity in earnings between general practitioners (GPs) working in deprived areas and those in more affluent regions. On average, GPs in less affluent communities earn £5,525 less annually than their counterparts, despite often managing larger and more complex patient populations. This disparity underscores the broader issue of persistent health inequalities across the United Kingdom and calls for urgent governmental intervention.
Read more: Practitioners Earn Less in Deprived Areas
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Published: Friday, 25 April 2025 09:13
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Written by Peter Ingle
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They used to be known to many for making jam, then it was the naked ladies of the Calendar Girls. Now the Women‘s Institute has turned its attention to the serious issue of the dental access crisis.
Read more: The WI Speaks Out: Effects of Dental Access Crisis on Women
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