The curious demise of dental technicians
2024-01-09
With a worsening recruitment crisis, Matt Everatt questions the future of dental technology – are we able to train more dental technicians in time? Just
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GDC ‘wrong and unjust’ in approach to suspension orders, court rules
2024-01-04
The General Dental Council (GDC) has said it will appeal a recent High Court decision that ruled the GDC had acted in a ‘wrong and
‘Treated like a number, not a person’ – dental nurse calls for compassionate approach to CPD
2024-01-02
‘The looming uncertainty created immense stress for me’ – we hear from a dental nurse who explains why they believe a more streamlined and compassionate
GDC’s failure to meet all standards of good regulation ‘not good enough’
2024-01-02
Calls have been made for the General Dental Council (GDC) to take action to reduce the amount of time taken to process fitness to practise
Do dental regulators protect illegal manufacture in dentistry? – part one
2024-01-01
Dentistry.co.uk and Laboratory ask where the professions’s regulators stand on the illegal dental manufacture or import of dental devices such as dentures and crowns. Should
Dentistry’s 2023 round up
2023-12-30
It has been a significant year for UK dentistry – from landmark court judgements, workforce plans and the closing down of that direct-to-consumer aligner company.
GDC to introduce an ORE application processing fee following consultation
2023-12-21
The General Dental Council (GDC) this week announced that it will introduce an ORE application processing fee ‘to ensure associated cost are recovered’. The changes
Calls for ‘common sense changes’ to CPD and registration in dentistry
2023-12-21
Showing their support for Saving Grace, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Tamsin Thomas, DDU solicitor, explain why the indemnity provider
GDC failed to meet all standards of ‘good regulation’, report finds
2023-12-19
The General Dental Council (GDC) failed to meet standards for timeliness in both fitness to practise cases and registration processing. This comes after the Professional
‘Nothing short of scandalous’ – the dental industry reacts to Smile Direct Club closure
2023-12-14
Following the news that the direct-to-consumer aligner company Smile Direct Club has shut down, the dental industry shares its thoughts. Nyree Whitley, Mydentist chief clinical
Government plans to reform dental regulation dubbed ‘disappointing’
2023-12-13
A recently announced proposal to reform regulation across all healthcare professions has been criticised for its failure to provide a specific timeline for General Dental
Smile Direct Club cases overseen by ‘just five UK dentists’
2023-12-13
The British Dental Association (BDA) has revealed that Smile Direct Club had ‘just five UK-registered dentists’ supervising its reported 65,000 patients. The BDA is unsure
