Direct-to-consumer orthodontics – understanding the risks
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Dr Yvonne Shaw, Dental Underwriting Policy Lead at Dental Protection, considers some of the risks arising from patients pursuing direct-to-consumer dental care
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Continuity of care
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Consultation response to the GDC Reporting guidance
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Dental Protection response to the General Dental Council (GDC) consultation on ‘Guidance on reporting matters to the GDC’
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Urgent reform urged as dental professionals under investigation report suicidal thoughts and quitting dentistry
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In the case of GDC v. Williams, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment and held that supplemental fees (described as top-up fees) in addition to the NHS charge were permitted under the NHS Regulations - in this particular case for a more aesthetically pleasing ceramic crown.
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Dental Protection: More specific timetable needed for GDC reform
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Dental Protection has raised concerns about the lack of progress with reform to the GDC’s legislation and has called on the Government to commit to a specific timetable for improving dental regulation.
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