2022 set to be the ‘year of the squeeze’. How will dentistry be affected?

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Published: Friday, 31 December 2021 13:03
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2022 set to be the ‘year of the squeeze’. How will dentistry be affected?

According to new research from the Resolution Foundation, 2022 is set to the ‘year of the squeeze’, with real wages set to be no higher next Christmas than today, and families face a typical income hit of around £1,200 a year from April as a result of tax rises and soaring energy bills. The question many practices are asking is how this will affect demand for dentistry, especially high-cost items provided in private practice.

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New targets for practices in 2022 set: 85% for UDAs 90% for ortho contracts

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Published: Wednesday, 22 December 2021 14:59
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“This policy might suit the Treasury, but will put patients, staff, and the very sustainability of NHS dentistry at risk.”   Shawn Charlwood, Chair of the BDA’s GDPC said, adding “These new NHS targets are the wrong choice at the wrong time. The country faces a tidal wave of infection. Dentists are understandably nervous about easing restrictions, and patients are already cancelling in droves.”

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High Court Overturns Professional Conduct Committee’s Suspension Of Dentist, By Imposing Erasure

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Published: Thursday, 16 December 2021 08:13
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High Court Overturns Professional Conduct Committee’s Suspension Of Dentist, By Imposing Erasure

A High Court judge has overruled a decision made by the General Dental Council’s Professional Conduct Committee to suspend a dentist subject to review, by imposing erasure from the dental register.

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Cost Of Under-Guise Investigations By The GDC – ICO Decides In Favour Of The Regulator

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Published: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 06:55
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Cost Of Under-Guise Investigations By The GDC – ICO Decides In Favour Of The Regulator

The Information Commissioner’s Office has decided in the General Dental Council’s favour following a complaint from a dentist about the way his Freedom of Information request had been handled.

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COVID-19 Will Be ‘Taken Into Account’ If Concerns Are Raised About Registrants

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Published: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 07:01
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COVID-19 Will Be ‘Taken Into Account’ If Concerns Are Raised About Registrants

Dental Protection has welcomed a joint statement from the UK’s statutory health and care regulators, which reiterates their commitment to take the COVID-19 pandemic into account when assessing complaints about registrants.

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