26th October 2021
Mouth Cancer Action Month
Mouth Cancer Action Month begins next week and Oral Health Foundation would like your help to address and tackle the growing number of cases of mouth cancer in the United Kingdom.
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22nd October 2021
ORAL HEALTH: The multidisciplinary series Mouth Cancer Action Month
In aid of Mouth Cancer Action Month, in partnership with Denplan, Oral-B and the Oral Health Foundation, has put together a brand-new multidisciplinary webinar series throughout November and December.
22nd October 2021
GDC budget set for 2022 and no change to the ARF
At their meeting held yesterday, 21 October, GDC Council made a number of important decisions about their budget, reserves policy and Annual Retention Fee (ARF) levels for 2022. They also approved GDC Costed Corporate Plan (CCP) for 2022-2024, which is in effect GDC workplan for the next three years.
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20th October 2021
Wellbeing Support for Dental Teams
This resource has been created for all dental team members, including students and non-clinical roles. It outlines how to assess your own mental health and wellbeing and provides resources for self-care, including the range of organisations available to support you.
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19th October 2021
NHS encourages pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine
The NHS is encouraging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine as new data shows that nearly 20 per cent of the most critically ill COVID patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated.
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18th October 2021
GDC - New survey to understand on-going impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals
GDC have commissioned new independent research, undertaken by Pye Tait, on the continued impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals. This includes an online survey which has been emailed to all dental professionals. This work builds on the research carried out in 2020 and will seek to identify the changing impacts the pandemic has had on the profession and what implications this has for the future.
13th October 2021
NHS dentistry and oral health October update
Sara Hurley Chief Dental Officer England and Ed Waller Director of Primary Care NHS England issue latest update including information on PPE provision to health and social care and Black History Month October 2021
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7th October 2021
New service to help businesses offer apprenticeships
A new government service will help businesses to create more apprenticeship opportunities so more people can get the jobs they want. Large businesses will be able to easily pledge funds to smaller businesses through a new government service, to help create and recruit for more apprenticeship opportunities.
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5th October 2021
MHRA Review registration
The MHRA have added a new section to their guidance on registering medical devices under the title 'Review registration'
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4th October 2021
Planned changes to membership of the GDC Council take effect from 1 October
Angie Heilmann MBE joins GDC Council as a registrant member, and Lord Toby Harris joins as Chair.
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21st September 2021
NHS dentistry and oral health bulletin: advancing dental care and delivering better oral health
Today Sara Hurley has issued a bulletin with important news for the dental profession, including the new Advancing Dental Care report from Health Education England and the Delivering Better Oral Health Toolkit from PHE.
17th September 2021
COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021
The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response - Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ setting out plans for autumn and winter 2021/22 in England.
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16th September 2021
BDIA Dental Showcase 2022
After two years filled with unique challenges, BDIA Dental Showcase returns to reunite the dental community and provide you with more to see, learn and discover than ever before.
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16th September 2021
Prioritising children for dental recall
Sara Hurley and Simo Kenny have issued an update to the profession today with the latest advice and guidance on children’s oral health and paediatric dentistry.
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15th September 2021
To isolate or not to isolate
A recent BAPD news update raises the question of whether a fully vaccinated team member needs to self-isolate or not should a household member test positive for Covid especially for those who are in fully private practice.
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14th September 2021
Ending furlough
The Furlough Scheme (also known as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) ends on 30 September 2021. Claims for September must be submitted by 14 October 2021 and any amendments must be made by 28 October 2021. ACAS have recently updated their Furlough advice page to include details of what happens when a furlough agreement ends.
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8th September 2021
Update from HMRC
Yesterday the government announced tax changes to fund £12 billion a year to be spent on the NHS and social care across the UK.
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31st August 2021
NHS dentistry and oral health update: 31 August 2021
Ed Waller and Jason Wong have issued an update to the profession today.
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24th August 2021
GDPR: Letter from the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)
Some businesses have received a letter from the ICO asking for a registration fee of £40. We have been asked whether or not the letter is genuine and whether a business needs to pay.
20th August 2021
Health and wellbeing resources for dental teams
Wellbeing Support for the Dental Team is a document which brings together many of the key resources which dental team members can use for their health and wellbeing. It has been created for all dental team members, including students and non-clinical roles. The document can be found online, please do share it with your colleagues, teams and friends.