Peter Dyer re-elected as chair of the CCHDS
2018-04-12
Peter Dyer has been re-elected as the chair of the British Dental Association’s Central Committee for Hospital Dental Services (CCHDS). He will now be chair
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Dental patients’ satisfaction remains ‘very high’
2018-03-01
Satisfaction amongst dental patients remains ‘very high’, according to the latest GDC Patient and Public Survey. For those patients that visit the dentist at least
GDC launches consultation on education and training
2018-02-28
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on the way it quality assures education and training. Proposals in the consultation include an assessment of
GDC consults on approach to fees
2018-02-15
After the GDC announced it would be launching a consultation on how it sets its ARF, Seb Evans spoke to Ian Brack about what this
FGDP(UK) sceptical about combining healthcare regulation into one super regulator
2018-02-01
FGDP(UK) says it is sceptical about Government proposals to join all UK health regulators into one ‘super regulator’. The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK
Dental students trained to recognise signs of abuse
2018-01-19
Australian dental graduates at James Cook University (JCU) are being trained to recognise signs of domestic abuse. This is the first-of-its-kind program in Australia and was
GDC launches ECPD for dentists
2018-01-02
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched its new model of continuing professional development (CPD) for dentists. Enhanced CPD (ECPD) came into force for dentists on
Shifting the balance: consultation responses and next steps
2017-12-13
The GDC has published Shifting the balance: The GDC’s response to your views and next steps today. This comes after the General Dental Council (GDC) launched a consultation on
Don’t be unwrapped by patient gifts
2017-12-08
As Christmas approaches, many dental professionals may be given gifts from appreciative patients. David Lauder reviews the rules on accepting gifts from patients and pharmaceutical
Merging healthcare regulators ‘not a silver bullet’
2017-11-13
The BDA has claimed a merger of all healthcare regulators might not be the ‘silver bullet’ many expect. The government is considering merging all healthcare
GDC meeting PSA standards
2017-11-08
The General Dental Council has been found to be meeting 23 of the Professional Standards Authority’s 24 standards for regulation. It found the General Dental
GDC appoints clinical dental advisers to FtP team
2017-10-17
The GDC has appointed four new clinical dental advisers and a senior dental adviser to join its fitness to practise team. The new members will
