Regulating dentistry

2016-04-20

Seb Evans caught up with John Milne to ask him about his time at the CQC. Regulation is the buzzword in dentistry at the moment.

Two countries divided by a common language

2016-04-19

Kevin Lewis questions the suitability of the International English Language Testing System for dental professionals. I have no wish to enter the amusing but somewhat

The blame game

2016-04-14

Kevin Lewis uses the BDIA’s warnings over buying cheap dental equipment to warn the NHS about continuing to drive down UDA values. My heart sank

GDC to stop publishing full address of registrants on its website

2016-04-14

The GDC has chosen to stop publishing registrants address details The General Dental Council (GDC) will stop listing full addresses of dentists and dental care professionals on

EU dentists four times more likely to be struck off

2016-04-12

EU dentists four times more likely to be struck off, according to new figures from the Daily Mail Dentists from the EU are four times

GDC spent over half a million on whistleblowing enquiry

2016-04-06

A Freedom of Information request has revealed the GDC spent over half a million on changes during the whistleblowing enquiry The GDC spent over half

Beware what you wish for

2016-03-16

Could the GDC be merged with another regulator to help save money in healthcare regulation and would this be a good thing, questions Kevin Lewis.

GDC responds to Dentistry.co.uk article

2016-03-14

Jonathan Green, director of fitness to practise at the GDC, has responded to Ninian Peckitt’s article, The Untouchables Jonathan Green, director of fitness to practise

The untouchables

2016-02-23

Ninian Peckitt shares his story of being erased from the dental register by the GDC (read the GDC’s response to this article here). The recent

Will the GDC’s action plan change anything?

2016-02-19

Seb Evans reviews the GDC’s action plan following the PSA’s whistleblowing investigation. This week the GDC published its action plan after the PSA’s whistleblowing investigation. Launching the

GDC publishes its improvement plan after whistleblowing investigation

2016-02-16

The GDC has published its improvement plan following the PSA’s whistleblowing investigation The General Dental Council (GDC) has published its improvement plan after an investigation

Tooth whitening prosecutions

2016-02-15

Should trainers be prosecuted for illegal tooth whitening, Michael Watson asks Are the sanctions for undertaking tooth whitening by non-dentists tough enough, Michael Watson asks.