Indemnity and registration

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Dental nurses, have you renewed with the GDC?

There is just under two weeks to the Annual Renewal deadline, which must be completed no later than 31 July in order for dental nurses to stay on the...

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31 July registration deadline approaches!

​The Annual Renewal period for all dental care professionals (DCPs) in the UK is now open and must be completed no later than 31 July 2019 in order to...

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FGDP rejects CQC fee rise

​The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) has rejected the Care Quality Commission’s 13% fee increase for dentists, which will apply from 1...

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GDC launches Moving Upstream publication

​The General Dental Council (GDC) recently published Moving Upstream at a conference attended by almost 150 people from across the dental sector.

Opinion

Is your professional antenna switched on?

​Your role as a dental nurse requires you to have an eye for detail and a sixth sense for the nuances of people’s moods – colleagues as well as...

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Effective in-house systems can nip complaints in the bud

New evidence shows that having an effective, in-house complaints process in place and displayed in the practice can help to avoid complaints from...

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FGDP(UK) rejects amalgamation of regulators

​The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has responded sceptically to proposals to cut costs by amalgamating the UK’s health regulators.

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Dental reform needs 'close collaboration', says GDC

The General Dental Council (GDC), published Shifting the balance: The GDC’s response to your views and next steps today, marking a significant...

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New findings in GDC Fitness to Practise data

Men are more likely to be involved in a General Dental Council's Fitness to Practise case than women and dentists were significantly over-represented...

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Dentist kicked off register for exposing patients to infection risk

The General Dental Council (GDC) has removed a dentist from the register of dental professionals for multiple failings involving wide-ranging...

Indemnity – how much protection do I need?

Dental nurses may feel increasingly worried about their potential liability regarding complaints, claims or General Dental Council (GDC) action...

Weight can be a dental issue

Many adults are currently overweight or obese – but how best to handle the associated challenges in treating heavier patients? The dento-legal experts...