GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’

2015-10-07

Mick Armstrong suggests nothing has changed at the GDC after it launched its consultation over the ARF The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a

Dental Protection’s Horizons Roadshow

2015-10-06

Dental Protection ran a show around the UK advising the dental team how to reduce the risk of a claim being brought against them and

Trophy hunters

2015-09-18

The British media should be held to account for their role in eroding the dental profession’s reputation, says Kevin Lewis. You probably guessed that this

The GDC should stop acting as a complaints service

2015-09-10

Michael Watson believes the GDC should stop acting as a complaints service and stick to being a regulator Someone in authority should tell the GDC

Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’

2015-09-04

Evlynne Gilvarry has said the GDC has turned a corner and is making improvements The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted

I’m a dentist, get me outta here

2015-09-04

The GDC should only investigate the initial complaint, and not sift through clinical records to find ‘something to stick’, says Jeff Sherer. This week I performed

The antibiotics dilemma

2015-08-24

Dentists are having to balance over-prescriptions of antibiotics and a GDC trial, according to Michael Watson Michael Watson discusses the growing concern of antimicrobial resistance, and

A record number of claims and complaints cases reported

2015-08-11

The DDU has reported a record number of claims and complaints in its 2014 annual report A record number of claims and complaints cases against healthcare

Stopping the GDC

2015-08-10

Michael Watson says somebody has to stop the GDC Healthcare regulators, including the GDC, need a radical overhaul of how they operate, Michael Watson believes.

The PSA calls for action from the Government over out-of-date regulation

2015-08-06

The PSA has called for action on out-of-date regulation The Professional Standards Authority has called on the Government to act out-of-date regulation. The calls come

What the shooting of Cecil the lion can teach dentists

2015-07-29

Michael Watson covers the recent story about a dentist killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. Perhaps if the lion hadn’t been called Cecil…perhaps if the

A quick start guide to recent changes in CQC compliance

2015-07-13

Are you aware that the CQC has recently changed the way in which it regulates and inspects practices? Amy D’Arcy-Burt, regional support manager at Practice