Gdpuk - gdpuk.com
General Information:
Latest News:
New contract must work for practices, Minister tells MPs 27 Aug 2013 | 11:59 am
Speaking at a meeting of MPs at Westminster (All Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry), Health Minister Earl Howe stressed that it was important that any new dental contract in England must work fo...
Dentists’ income fell in 2011/12 22 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
Statistics released on 22nd August 2013 by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (http://tinyurl.com/k4kkxzm) show that self-employed primary care dentists in England and Wales in 2011/12 had ...
Work to start on £50m Birmingham Dental School 21 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
Work will start next month on the first integrated, stand-alone dental hospital and dental school to be built in the UK for almost 40 years. The development, in the new Edgbaston Medical Quarter, on t...
Feedback on new contract pilots sought 19 Aug 2013 | 12:02 pm
The Department of Health has issued an online publication which aims to update readers on the progress in developing a new NHS dental contract. On each page there is an opportunity to give feedback. U...
Dental implants cost effective say researchers 19 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
The study shows that for single-tooth replacement, dental implants were generally either cost saving or cost-effective in comparison with traditional fixed dental prostheses. For patients with mandibu...
Wesleyan acquires Practice Plan and Medenta 16 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
Wesleyan Assurance Society has announced the acquisition of the Practice Plan Group, comprising Practice Plan, provider of practice-branded dental membership plans, and Medenta, provider of patient fi...
Department asks whether migrants should pay for dentistry 16 Aug 2013 | 02:14 pm
A consultation on migrant access and their financial contribution to NHS provision in England has been launched by the Department of Health. No decisions have been made and they are seeking views as t...
BDTA Showcase announces this year’s mini lecture programme 13 Aug 2013 | 01:18 pm
After last year’s success the mini lecture programme returns for another year. 2013’s programme includes a whole host of new and informative lectures, free for every member of the dental team. The lec...
London-based dental nurse struck off for fraud 13 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
Linda Alyson Fernandes was convicted of six counts of fraud by false representation. Between January and May 2012, she used a spare set of keys for the ‘Aqua Dental Spa’ in Manchester Square in London...
DCPs fail to register their CPD 8 Aug 2013 | 12:10 pm
When the first five year cycle of continuing professional development (CPD) ended last month for dental care professionals (DCPs), of the 39,336 DCPs in the cycle, 29,416 have completed all their hour...
