The art of communication
2017-01-23
Priya Sharma says that being skilful at the art of communication will allow for an increase in patient satisfaction and successful dental outcomes. What is
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GDC asks for ‘consistent approach’ to complaints handling
2017-01-20
The General Dental Council (GDC) has said that it wants to deliver a ‘consistent approach’ to its handling of complaints. The statement forms part of the
GDC launching plans to ‘make regulation better’
2017-01-10
The GDC will be launching plans that it claims will ‘make regulation better’ The GDC has announced it will publish plans to make regulation better for
Was it something they said?
2016-12-08
Kevin Lewis runs through some soundbites from 2016. What kind of a year was that, then? In a year that was never short of surprises
Are corporate bodies good for dentistry?
2016-11-21
Corporate bodies will help dentistry to become more patient focused, Michael Watson says After Bupa agreed to acquire Oasis Dental Care recently, Michael Watson questions
GDC showing improvements in its performance
2016-11-17
GDC performance is improving, according to the PSA The General Dental Council (GDC) has improved its performance over the last year after ‘significant efforts’. That’s according
Dentists reminded to renew their GDC registration
2016-11-16
Dentists are being reminded to renew their GDC registration by the end of December The General Dental Council is reminding all dentists to renew their
A ‘seismic shift’ in the way the GDC regulates dentistry
2016-11-07
Case examiners could signal a seismic shift in the way the GDC regulates the profession, Michael Watson says Michael Watson reports on how the new
DDU welcomes introduction of case examiners
2016-11-02
The DDU has welcomed the introduction of case examiners at the GDC The DDU welcomes news the GDC has introduced case examiners to improve the
GDC introduces case examiners
2016-11-01
The GDC has introduced case examiners from today in the hope this will avoid the need for some cases to go through to an investigation
Regulators respond to Dentistry’s UDA concerns
2016-10-19
Over a month ago, Dentistry magazine sent an open letter to the regulators of NHS dentistry in England and Wales expressing concerns over inequalities in UDA
GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution
2016-09-20
The GDC’s new ‘GDC NHS concerns handling scheme’ hopes to encourage local resolution The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing
