Ensuring your air supply is inspection-ready
2021-06-15
Dentalair Utilities explains how it can help you keep your air supply inspection-ready, should the CQC ever call. It goes without saying that you need
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How can dentistry stay sustainable during the pandemic?
2021-06-07
Sustainability in dentistry is more pressing than ever following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nadine Bellamy-Thomas, Miele’s national account manager for lab and
CQC log jam creating ‘significant’ delays in dental practice sales
2021-02-10
Dentists are experiencing significant delays of between 16-20 weeks in registration changes at the CQC. In a letter to the healthcare regulator, the BDA highlights
Air Supply from Dentalair – sterile air made simple
2021-01-08
Dentalair introduces its Air Supply service that aims to make sterile air supply to dental practices simple and cost effective. It’s fair to say that
COVID-19 magnified inequalities in primary care, says CQC report
2020-10-16
The COVID-19 pandemic helped to highlight inequalities in health and social care, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). In its newly-released annual report, the
CQC to discuss registration repayment options
2020-07-02
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will discuss repayment options if practices are struggling to pay their registration fees, a meeting heard. The British Association of
The dental practice that stayed open during lockdown
2020-06-02
A dentist who kept her practice open to treat patients during lockdown has spoken out about why it was important for her to continue helping
Law firm launches legal challenge against CQC on behalf of private dentists
2020-05-21
Laura Pearce is a solicitor at JFH Law, which is representing private dentists in a new legal challenge against the Care Quality Commission (CQC). On
Preparing to reopen – the importance of training and diary zoning
2020-05-12
Michael Bentley talks to Les Jones about what practice owners and managers, if they have not been furloughed, can do now so they’re ready for
COVID-19 – candour, censorship, conspiracy or compromise again?
2020-04-27
Tony Kilcoyne questions how we can trust anything we’re told during COVID-19 when dentists are given misleading or misspoken advice. With anything relatively new, in
CQC suspends inspections in response to coronavirus
2020-03-16
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stopped routine inspections as the UK confirms more than 1,500 cases of coronavirus. Starting today (Monday 16 March), the
Dentistry needs true leadership during coronavirus crisis
2020-03-16
The coronavirus outbreak is leaving a lot of questions for dentists, dental teams and practices unanswered, Jeff Sherer says. About six weeks ago I was