5th March 2025
ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE DENTAL TECHNOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION (DTA)
Notice is hereby given that an election of three Council Members of the Dental Technologists Association is about to be held.
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5th March 2025
GDC Announces Updates to CPD
On 4th March 2025, the GDC announced changes to our continuing professional development (CPD) processes, after a review and feedback from stakeholders aimed at enhancing accessibility.
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3rd March 2025
Prepare for Employers' National Insurance Rise
In the 2024 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the rate of employers’ NICs will increase from 13.8% to 15%, from April 2025.
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17th February 2025
Gary Neville headlines DTS 2025
DTS are excited to announce the headline speaker at this year’s Dental Technology Showcase will be Gary Neville.
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14th February 2025
National Smile Month 2025 is approaching
From 12 May to 12 June 2025, National Smile Month will highlight the important link between diet and oral health with the theme ‘Feed Your Smile’.
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11th February 2025
Professor Brian Cox announced as BDIA Dental Showcase Headline Speaker
The BDIA Showcase 2025 taking place on 14-15 March at ExCel London just got even more exciting! Attendees are in for a truly extraordinary experience as Professor Brian Cox takes the stage as our headline speaker.
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10th February 2025
NHS dentistry and oral health update
In the February NHS update Jason Wong Chief Dental Officer, England reports that 2025 began with a productive start for the OCDO with the success of their first CDO Scientific Conference held at Birmingham Dental School. This event brought together key stakeholders from across the profession to discuss the implementation of evidence-based strategies in care delivery.
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7th February 2025
GDC February 2025 Updates
The latest GDC news and updates including view from the Chair: Joining the GDC, priority ORE bookings for refugees, and new guidance on requests for new dental schools is now available.
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3rd February 2025
Election of Members to the Dental Technologist Association (DTA)
DTA Council members are a group of fully qualified and highly experienced dental technologists who volunteer their time to the association purely for their love of their profession.
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31st January 2025
Rakhee Patel appointed deputy chief dental officer for England
Rakhee Patel, Dentist and clinical lecturer, will take up the post of deputy chief dental officer (CDO) for England. She will work alongside CDO for England Jason Wong and Nick Barker, who is also acting as a deputy CDO.
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GDC kicks off search for new Chair and Council Members
GDC have today launched recruitment campaigns for a new Chair of Council and two Council Member positions. GDC are working with its recruitment partner Saxton Bampfylde to identify a successor to Lord Toby Harris as its Chair, who can be either lay or registrant, and two new lay Council Members. An additional lay Council Member position may become available if a dental professional is appointed as Chair.
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GDC introduces priority booking for dental professionals with refugee status
GDC have introduced a new policy that will give priority access to the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) booking system for dental professionals with refugee status.
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20th January 2025
Former DTA President James Green: Second BOS Award
Former DTA President James Green becomes the first dental technician to have won two British Orthodontic Society (BOS) awards. He has won the BOS Award to an Orthodontic Technician for Distinguished Service 2024.
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14th January 2025
Oral Health (Dental Technology) NOS Consultation launched
The Oral Health (Dental Technology) NOS consultation is now open for your comment. The need to revise these Oral Health NOS has arisen following the introduction of new General Dental Council (GDC) Safe Practitioner Framework. The deadline for this consultation is midday on 31st January 2025.
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13th January 2025
BADN Chief Executive Pam Swain awarded MBE
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the professional association for dental nurses in the UK, is delighted to announce that Chief Executive Pam Swain has been awarded an MBE in the 2025 New Year’s Honours list for services to dental nursing.
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13th January 2025
Upcoming Self Assessment Deadline and Support for Online Returns
If you're doing an online tax return, you must submit it by midnight 31 January whether you're self employed as a sole trader or a partner in a business partnership.
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10th January 2025
Latest updates from the GDC
Lord Toby Harris, looks at GDC priorities for the year ahead, including the focus on continuing to improve GDC processes, guidance and support for registrants, and seeking your views on GDC plans and priorities for 2026 and beyond.
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6th January 2025
DELL Winter Sale
For a limited time, save on PCs, monitors, software upgrades and more. Save up to 20% on Top Tech and in addition get up to 20% off with your exclusive member coupons.
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19th December 2024
DTA Festive Closing 2024
The DTA office will be closed for the festive period from 1pm on Friday 20 December and will open at 9am on Monday 6 January.
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PSA annual performance review recognises GDC progress and challenges
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has today published its annual review of the General Dental Council's (GDC's) performance. The GDC met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation for 2023/24, and has made significant improvements to achieve the standards in registration, without meeting the standards for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and fitness to practise timeliness.
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