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Dental Protection welcomes GDC proposals to modernise FTP procedures
Dental Protection has welcomed the General Dental Council’s (GDC) commitment to provide greater clarity on how and when it will use its formal Fitness to Practise enforcement powers as a solution to managing serious risk to patients.
2 Feb, 2017
Dental Protection successful in Judicial Review against the GDC
A Judicial Review brought by Dental Protection has found that the General Dental Council (GDC) was wrong to deny a dental practitioner the right of review after receiving an unpublished warning.1
23 Dec, 2016
Dental Protection explains new GDC statutory indemnity requirements for dentists
In November 2015, the GDC changed the rules on registration to ensure that all Dentists and Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) have a statutory requirement to maintain adequate and appropriate indemnity when practising dentistry in the UK.
16 Nov, 2016
Dental Protection explains new GDC statutory indemnity requirements for all registrants
In November 2015, the GDC changed the rules on registration to ensure that all Dentists and Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) have a statutory requirement to maintain adequate and appropriate indemnity when practising dentistry in the UK
27 May, 2016
Direct Access
When the General Dental Council decided to allow certain DCPs direct access to patients as of 1 May 2013, many questions arose. Dental Protection sets out its stall in this article...
11 May, 2016
Dentists infected with bloodborne viruses to perform more procedures, after lobbying by Dental Protection
PHE's new guidance, allowing healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses to perform a wider range of procedures, is welcomed by Dental Protection.
31 Mar, 2016
Oral Healthcare Workers Living with HIV
Following years of HIV-positive dentists not being allowed to practise in the UK, the Department of Health has lifted the ban, with strict rules now in place.
30 Mar, 2016
Executive Director, John Tiernan, retires after more than 20 years at MPS
John Tiernan, Executive Director of Member Engagement at MPS will retire in July 2016, after 23 years’ in supporting doctors and dentists in dentolegal and medicolegal issues.
29 Mar, 2016
Executive Director, John Tiernan, retires after 23 years at MPS
John Tiernan, Executive Director of Member Engagement at MPS will retire in July 2016, after 23 years’ in supporting doctors and dentists in dentolegal and medicolegal issues.
24 Mar, 2016
Dental Protection appoints new Dental Director
Dental Protection has appointed Raj Rattan MBE as the new Dental Director, to succeed Kevin Lewis who steps down in summer 2016.
23 Feb, 2016
Industrial action going ahead
On Tuesday 5 January the BDA announced that talks with the Department of Health around the doctors in training contract dispute had ended and that it would proceed with industrial action. The first full strike is due to start on 12 January.
5 Jan, 2016