23rd September 2025
September NHS dentistry and oral health update
This month’s NHS dentistry and oral health update from Jason Wong, Chief Dental Officer for England has a special focus edition on supervised toothbrushing.
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17th September 2025
Have you qualified as a DT in the past 3 years?
Share your career journey with current and potential dental technologists. Help to inspire the future generation!
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16th September 2025
GDC publishes revised Scope of Practice guidance
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today published its revised Scope of Practice guidance following a comprehensive review in collaboration with dental professionals, education providers, indemnifiers, and other key stakeholders. The updated guidance will come into effect on 1 November 2025.
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15th September 2025
Promoting Dental Technology to School Leavers
Play a role in encouraging school leaver's to consider a career in dental technology.
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12th September 2025
DTA Raises Urgent Concerns Over the Future of Dental Technology Training in the UK
The Dental Technologists Association (DTA) is deeply concerned by the growing number of dental technology training programmes across the UK facing closure or suspension. In recent months, announcements have emerged regarding three separate institutions although we are told that final decisions have not yet been formally confirmed.
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11th September 2025
Custom-Made Dental Devices: Reminder on UK Compliance Requirements
The Dental Technologists Association (DTA), as the professional body representing dental technologists across the UK, is committed to supporting and protecting the high standards of UK manufacturing for custom-made dental devices.
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10th September 2025
Scotland faces deepening dental crisis across primary and secondary care
Scotland is confronting a deepening dental crisis with new analysis revealing the scale of workforce contraction and patient access barriers across the country, according to one of Scotland's leading dental practitioners.
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9th September 2025
Dental Technologists Association (DTA) Expresses Concern Over Aberdeen DT Programme Under Threat
The Dental Technologists Association (DTA) has expressed its concern following a suggestion that the University of Aberdeen is considering suspending student intake for the Diploma in Dental Technology (DT) programme for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 academic years.
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GDC News and Updates September 2025
This month's GDC news and updates is now available including a view from the Chair: analysing feedback on GDC Corporate Strategy, new Council Members, and working towards good oral health for all.
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18th August 2025
MHRA registration and dental device manufacture
Many members of the Dental Technologists’ Association (DTA) are concerned about what appears to be in-clinic manufacturing of custom-made dental devices which does not abide by current regulatory requirements. In trying to maintain a level playing field with regard to regulatory compliance, the DTA – as a professional body – continues to provide guidance to its members and raise awareness of regulations to all professional bodies responsible for the UK manufacturer of these custom-made dental devices.
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15th August 2025
Skilled Worker visa changes
The government has updated the Skilled Worker visa which tightens the restrictions around eligibility. As of 22 July 2025, certain dental roles, including dental technicians, dental hygienists and dental nurses are no longer eligible for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visas.
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NHS dentistry and oral health update
In the August NHS dentistry and oral health update Jason Wong, Chief Dental Officer for England, focuses on the 10 Year Health Plan for England.
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12th August 2025
Welcome to new Council Members
The Dental Technologist Association (DTA) is delighted to announce the appointment of new Council members, Raya Karaganeva and Joanne Clark, as well as the return of James Green, following the successful elections in May 2025.
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5th August 2025
Public advised to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are advising the public to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes and to dispose of them.
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1st August 2025
Kevin James Lewis FCGDent (1949-2025): "A true friend of dentistry"
Remembering Kevin James Lewis, "A true friend of dentistry". His regular articles for the Dental Technologist Association (DTA) have always been focused on supporting our newly established professions. His articles used his wealth of knowledge and clever articulation to make the content relevant in support Dental Technicians to gain a further understanding of the legal implications of our professional duties and how such related to the GDC's Standards for the Dental Team.
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31st July 2025
Which countries get the most paid time off in 2025?
Did you know the UK is below average when it comes to paid time off? Shockingly, the UK comes 114th out of 187 countries analysed in our new Global Paid Leave Report, with only 28 paid days of leave and 0 paid public holidays.
31st July 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DENTAL TECHNICIANS NEED TO BE LISTENED TO
The Dental Technologists Association (DTA) has been advocating for the stabilisation of Dental Technician (DT) training in Northern Ireland for the past five years. The DTA eagerly awaits official support and progress in support of Dental Technology Training in the UK.
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GDC publishes analysis of dental technologists' working patterns
The GDC have published inferential analysis reports for dental care professionals (DCPs), the first set of DCP data that combines working patterns, registration information and aggregated fitness to practise (FtP) data.
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29th July 2025
DTA President Participates in Key Roundtable Discussion
Joanne Stevenson, the President of the Dental Technologists Association (DTA), recently attended a significant roundtable discussion hosted by the General Dental Council (GDC) in Belfast, speaking up for Dental Technologists.
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11th July 2025
Dr Helen Phillips appointed as new Chair of the GDC
GDC have announced the appointment of Dr Helen Phillips as the new GDC Chair from 1 October 2025, following the completion of Lord Toby Harris's four-year term in September 2025.
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