// February 2nd, 2012
From 1st March, dentists who advertise their services will be given guidance by the GDC so that information is clear and not misleading to the public.
A website now needs to show details of their complaint procedure as well as contact information if a patient is not satisfied with the response. The guidance also makes clear that every dental professional has a responsibility to ensure that any promotional information containing their name, in print or online, is current and accurate. GDC registration also needs to be shown.
As a dentist how do you feel about this new guidance? Do you think by complying to this, a patients’ interests are being put first? Do you advertise in this way already? Please let Flame Health know your thoughts.
// Tags: Associate-Dentist, dentistry, GDC
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dentistry, Flame Health, General |
// September 30th, 2011
Flame Health are happy to hear that there will be no increase in registration fees for dentists and dental care professionals in 2012.
The decision by the GDC is in line with both the GDC’s own strategy and the Government’s command paper. This means that dentists will pay £576 b 31st December 2011 and dental care professionals £120 by 31st July 2012.
While the economy is still unsettled, it is great to hear that the GDC is price freezing registration fees for next year!
// Tags: Associate-Dentist, GDC, Registration Fees
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dentistry, Flame Health, General, Specialist Dentists |
// March 29th, 2011
Dentists from abroad have been caught up in bureaucratic red tape, halting their path to practicing in the UK.
Candidates who completed the first part of the Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS) held by the Royal College of Surgeons of England are not being able to complete the second part due to a row between them and the GDC. With the GDC saying it had ‘some serious issues’ with the revised LDS award, having inspected the first sitting.
A GDC spokesperson said ‘While the GDC’s independent inspectors’ views on the LDS are no reflection on its confidence in the Royal College of Surgeons of England as an institution, the GDC has been working with the college to bring the LDS up to the required standard.
Current and prospective LDS candidates are requested to contact the college for the latest information.
// Tags: Associate-Dentist, Dentist, GDC
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Flame Health, General |
// March 3rd, 2011
A decision by the GDC to postpone a vote on whether dentists should be able to continue using their ‘Dr’ title so that an impact assessment can be carried out allows proper consideration of the issue, the BDA has said.
The decision to take the recommendation back so that the impact of the issue can be properly considered follows a warning from the BDA that a change to the rules would create confusion, be perceived as a downgrading of dentistry and could disadvantage UK trained dentists. Implementing a change could also mean resources being wasted.
Flame Health will be following this issue, keeping you up to date on the outcome.
// Tags: Associate-Dentist, Dentist, dentistry, GDC
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dentistry, General |
// December 6th, 2010
The General Dental Council (GDC) has begun a review of its Standards Guidance and Scope of Practice.
The aim of the review is to go back to square one. This will take place in 2011 and will include consultations, focus groups, a working group and GDC staff attending events across the UK, to hear directly from those affected.
The GDC will be asking registrants, patients and other stakeholders what level of detail they would find helpful, what they think of the current standards and what does and doesn’t work.
The GDC is hoping to produce the new guidance in early 2012.
// Tags: dentistry, GDC
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dentistry, Flame Health |
// November 26th, 2010
The General Dental Council (GDC) is calling on dentists to submit their annual or end of cycle continuing professional development (CPD) declarations by 28th January 2011.
To remain registered to practice dentists must complete 250 hours every five years, of which 75 must be verifiable. Records need to be kept for five years after the end of their cycle, as these maybe needed for audit purposes.
Dentists who do not meet the deadline will be contacted and asked to send their full CPD records to verify that they have met the GDC’s requirements. If a dentist does not comply with this request, they will face being removed from the register and lose the right to practice in the UK.
// Tags: Associate-Dentist, CPD, GDC
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dentistry, Flame Health |
// October 22nd, 2010
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// Tags: Associate-Dentist, Dental, Dental-Hygienist, Dentist, dentistry, GDC, Specialist-Dentist
// Posted in Associate Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dentistry, Flame Health, Specialist Dentists |
