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NHS to get £28m cash boost to improve access to dentists8 February 2012Secretary of state for health Andrew Lansley has announced £28m in extra cash for dentistry in a major government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist. 820,000 more people have already been given access to an NHS dentist since May 2...

GDC issues new guidance on advertising by dentists1 February 2012The General Dental Council (GDC) has issued new guidance to ensure that advertising by dental professionals is clear and never misleads the public. The guidance covers all forms of promotion of services by dental professionals in print and on the inter...

The new dental contract and community dental services25 January 2012Work is underway to pilot a new dental contract based on registration, capitation and quality and outcomes, rather than the current system of units of dental activity. The pilots present an opportunity to consider an appropriate recording and reporting mechanism for community dental servi...

Thousands of dentists reach the end of their CPD cycle19 January 2012Dentists have a duty to keep their skills and knowledge up to date through continuing professional development (CPD) so they can give patients the best possible treatment and care. CPD is compulsory and runs in five year cycles, depending on when t...

Medical Education England publishes review of skill mix in dentistry19 January 2012The dental programme board, part of Medical Education England (MEE) has just published a review of skill mix in dentistry. The review set out to assess the contribution that the six groups of dental care professionals (dental therapists, nurses, hygienis...

BDA vision of oral care for older people updated19 January 2012In May 2003, the BDA published Oral Healthcare for Older People: 2020 Vision. This policy document was produced in response to concerns from the BDA's membership about whether those responsible for planning and delivering dental care were prepared ...

GDC's fitness to practise improvements start to show results19 January 2012Changes introduced by the General Dental Council (GDC) to improve the handling of complaints against dental professionals are already having a positive impact. Some key measurements show the progress made between 2010 and 2011.

GDC pushes for further changes to streamline handling of complaints4 January 2012The General Dental Council is pushing for legislative change to bring in a range of further reforms aimed at streamlining the way it handles complaints about dental professionals. The proposed changes mark the second phase of a raft of reforms of the council's fitness to practice proces...

Results of dentistry patient survey21 December 2011The Department of Health has published the latest survey of patients' overall experience of NHS dentistry and their experience of accessing NHS dental services.

Private dental complaints up by 24%14 December 2011The Dental Complaints Service (DCS), which deals with complaints about private dental care, has revealed a 24 per cent increase in complaints from 1,180 in 2009/10 to 1,559 in 2010/11. Of the 1,559 complaints it received between May 2010 and the ...

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