The newspapers and parliamentary debates have recently been full of tales of DIY dentistry. A dentist that feels the need to place his own implant might raise a few eyebrows.
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The GDC has published it’s take on cross-regulatory research into the concept of seriousness in fitness to practise cases. This would imply that the level of perceived seriousness will affect both how far an issues goes down the disciplinary pathway, and also the level of sanction applied.
Read more: Let’s Get Serious. The GDC Compares Its FtP With Other Regulators
An Appeals Tribunal has decided that the General Dental Council does not have to reveal the contents of an email sent by former Chair Dr William Moyes to GDC staff during the UK’s dental shutdown in 2020.
Read more: Praise For ‘Hero’ Dentist As Tribunal Decides Contents Of GDC Email Will Remain Secret
A round-up of interesting & significant recent dental news that you might have missed.
Read more: While You Were Working, Dental News You May Have Missed
A team have invented & produced a new device to help dental practices in their safe management of the risks from aerosol borne infections.
“We would not accept people having to ring around A&E departments to see if there was any space for NHS patients, so I do not see why we should accept it for dentists” - Justin Madders, Ellesmere Port & Neston (LAB).
Just like busses, it seems that parliamentary debates on dentistry all come at the same time.
It now looks highly likely that the Dentists Act will be amended to prevent dentists who qualified overseas, from practising as dental therapists without facing any examination of their practical skills.
Read more: Victory For Dental Therapists As ‘Loophole’ Looks Set To Be Closed
Barely a week after GDPUK reported on a House of Commons Adjournment Debate tabled by Bristol Northwest MP Darren Jones which highlighted the NHS dental access crisis in Bristol and the surrounding area, this week it’s Portsmouth’s turn to sound the alarm.
Read more: Children In Portsmouth struggle to find a Dentist