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The GDC has published its first report looking at dental professionals who died while undergoing a fitness to practise investigation. It has sadly shown that there were 20 deaths of registrants between 2019 to 2022 of which between one and three were confirmed as by suicide. John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU) welcomed… Read more »
Dental professionals are being warned by the Dental Defence Union (DDU) that the application of tooth jewellery poses an ethical dilemma. The DDU has published a fictional dilemma, based on real cases notified by members, in which a dentist was asked by a patient for his teeth to be made to resemble fangs. The patient was… Read more »
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The health secretary Sajid Javid has said it is “impossible to know” whether the NHS backlog will be resolved within three years. When asked whether the issue would be resolved by the end of the parliament by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning the minister explained: “I’ve been very open about this, it’s going… Read more »
With the government today announcing a winter support package for GPs, the Health Secretary has this morning doubled down on plans to introduce more transparent information on GP surgeries. Denying that these proposals were league tables, Sajid Javid told the BBC Radio Four Today programme that, “We won’t be publishing any league tables. What the… Read more »