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Dentists protest against regulation plans
A group of 350 dentists have signed a letter which was sent to a daily newspaper, protesting against plans to change the regulation of the dental profession. From April 2011, all dentists will need to...
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Bureaucracy closes dental surgery
A 71-year-old dentist, who has run his dental surgery in Newton Health, Manchester since 1963, says he has been forced to close the practice because of increasing red tape and bureaucracy. Joshua...
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Legal concerns about revalidation process
The head of the Dental Defence Union in the UK has expressed concern about the proposed revalidation process for dentists. Rupert Hoppenbrouwers is calling on the General Dental Council to provide...
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Dentists call for clarification over government role
Officials are calling for the government to clarify the impact the Monitor organisation will have on the dental industry and if an extra level of bureaucracy is needed. John Milne, chair of the General...
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British Dental Association Calls for a Rethink
The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for a delay to the proposed changes in the regulations relating to general dentistry, as espoused by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The BDA also...
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Care Quality Commission Under Fire from Dentists
At a recent meeting of the Westminster Health Forum, dentists attacked the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for its handling of reforms to dental practice, following changes currently going through in the...
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CQC Criticised by Dentists
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been severely criticised by the dentists on an official health committee over the former’s attitude to small dental practices. The criticisms were detailed in a...
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US Private Dental Practice Flouts Regulations
A private dental practice in the United States, with links to the University of Nebraska, has been overpaying dentists and not ensuring correct procedures for billing and collection. The news came...
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Dental Profession Under Attack Again
The dental profession was recently attacked by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which suggested that NHS patients were overcharged by some dentists who told their patients work couldn’t be carried out...
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Bank Makes Loans Available To Dentists
Dental professionals set to receive a boost in the form of short-term loans Wesleyan Bank has set up a financial loan service available to dentists in acknowledgement of requests made from the dental...
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