A shocking survey shows that more than half of general medical practitioners have faced verbal abuse from patients, or those accompanying them, in the past month.
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A new study has shown a stark disparity in the distribution of dental specialists in the UK.
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A specialist barrister has said that while “It is likely that a substantial number of cases will follow” in the wake of the Raj Rattan ‘vicarious liability’ case, the court’s examination of the NHS GDS contract may “Not be relevant to private dental work.”
Read more: Vicarious Liability - Will It Apply To Private Practice?
The UK Government’s decision to take on responsibility for the funding and implementation of water fluoridation, appears to have been justified with the publication of an important new study.
The General Dental Council received fewer concerns about registrants last year than in 2019, according to the regulator’s Annual Report for 2020.
“Governments are legally accountable for their failure to protect children from the damage that excessive sugar consumption causes,” a leading expert will argue at a dental conference in the Autumn.
Three people are reported to have been shot at a facility run by the direct-to-consumer orthodontics company, Smile Direct Club.
Read more: Smile Direct Club Facility Shooting - Suspect Killed By Police
Access to NHS dentistry in Yorkshire has reached a ‘new low’ according to Healthwatch York.
With an increasing number of dentists in the UK venturing into the cosmetic world of Botox and Dermal Fillers, the British Dental Association has urged practitioners to be appropriately protected.
Read more: Dentists Are Warned To Beware When Riding Into The Beauty Treatment ‘Wild West’