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Practice Management, Regulation

Report on resilience of mixed/private practices post-COVID-19 published

A collaborative group of dental bodies have published a report to investigate the validity of the claim “there will be a dearth of dental practices on the high street in 18 months’ time.”

CDO Sara Hurley changes fallow time requirements for practices in England

The chief dental officer for England has amended the fallow time requirements for dental practices.

NHS England: clarification fact sheet on dental contract

The clarification, issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement, covers Abatement reconciliation, Patient care activity, Other contracts, eg orthodontic, domiciliary and UDCs, Staffing assurance. It answers many of the questions raised by GDPs, although the…

BAPD announces new appointments

The British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) has announced a new member of its Executive Committee, as well as the appointment of a volunteer Equality Officer. Victoria Holden is the new member of its Executive Committee and Sarah Buxton to the volunteer role of BAPD Equality Officer. Read more

Pandemic delays over 10 million dental appointments

The BDA estimates a 10 million backlog of appointments due to dental practices shutting down during the COVID-19 pandemic. With many not working at full capacity, the BDA says it could take months or even years for dental practices to work through the backlog. Read more

ADG urges government action to avoid crisis

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is calling on ministers to take urgent action on the crisis in UK dentistry. The full impact that lockdown has had on the nation’s teeth is yet to be seen. The fear is that people are consuming more sugary treats, fizzy drinks and alcohol. Read more

BADT & BSDHT urge action about overseas registration

Two hygiene and therapy bodies are lobbying the GDC about the overseas registering of dentists as hygienists and therapists. BADT and BSDHT Presidents have taken the unprecedented action of writing to all Council members of the GDC ensuring awareness is raised, and demanding the "daughter test" is applied. Read more

Public Health England to be scrapped and replaced

PHE is to be replaced by a new agency that will specifically deal with protecting the UK from pandemics. It's been claimed that a new body would be modelled on Germany's Robert Koch Institute. The move comes as ministers are said to be unhappy with PHE's response to COVID-19. Read more

The BDA urges members to be extra vigilant after hacking

The BDA says it's website has been hacked and those responsible are likely to have access to contact details, transaction histories, bank details and correspondence. Since the breach on 30th July, the BDA has urged members to be cautious of any correspondence claiming to be from a bank. Read more