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Calls in Oxfordshire for better access to dentistry in care homes
Healthwatch Oxfordshire is calling for better access to dental treatment for residents in care home. The calls come after a…
Oral health
LDC conference to debate issues affecting GDPs’ working lives
More than 250 dentists from across the UK are due to attend the annual gathering of Local Dental Committees (LDCs) in Birmingham…
Dentistry
GDC door is well and truly open
The new management team at the GDC should be given time, Michael Watson says. The Conference of Local Dental Committees…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
NHS England backs down over plans for West Midlands
NHS England has withdrawn its plans to oblige GDPs to provide information on oral surgery services they’re able to offer. The…
Dentistry
GDC receives motion of no confidence in special national conference of dentists
Dentists from around the UK have recently passed a motion of no confidence in their regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC). For the…
Dentistry
GDC responds to LDCs’ special conference
The General Dental Council (GDC) released this statement after it was made aware of last week’s special conference by a…
Dentistry
Michael Watson reports on the latest from the NHS dental contract
It is now six months since health minister, Lord Howe, speaking at the BDA Conference outlined a timetable for reform.…
Dentistry
Local Dental Committees showing the way forward on contract reform
A group of Local Dental Committees (LDCs) has produced a proposal for possible alternative contract reform as a framework to…
Dentistry