The Government has confirmed a 3% pay award to NHS workers in England, meeting the recommendations made by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (DDRB).
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Dental Protection’s Dental Director Raj Rattan is to fight a case in the High Court “As a matter of principle given the potential repercussions for the dental profession,” after the Court decided that as a practice owner, he was liable for treatment carried out by associate dentists at his former practice.
Read more: Raj Rattan In Personal Battle Over Vicarious Liability
An Australian specialist dentist has successfully sued a patient after being left a one-star Google review.
The British Dental Association and the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry have both welcomed publication of the second part of the Government-commissioned ‘National Food Strategy.’
The revisions to the Standard Operating Procedure announced last week, received an underwhelmed response from many dental professionals.
The General Dental Council has announced the appointment of its new Chair of Council.
The British Dental Association has told NHS England that any increase to the activity threshold for the second half of the financial year without a change in the IPC guidance and SOP, would not be acceptable.
Read more: Increase In Activity Threshold ‘Not Acceptable’ Says BDA
New analysis of the link between tooth loss and the development of Alzheimer’s disease has suggested the provision of dentures may reduce the progression of cognitive decline.
The NHS has published updated guidance on the sometimes-confusing issue of dental treatment ‘phasing.’