26th July 2024
Government Announces Creation of Skills England
In a significant development following the King's Speech last week, the government has announced the establishment of Skills England, a new body set to transform the nation's approach to skills and education.
24th July 2024
One Week to Complete the GDC Renewal Process
Are you one of many who are yet to complete the GDC renewal? Pay your Annual Retention Fee (ARF), declared indemnity, and completed the required Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours for the year before 31 July.
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22nd July 2024
NICE recommends digital technology to help diagnose ADHD in children and young people
A digital technology that will help healthcare professionals provide a quicker diagnosis to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be used by the NHS, NICE has said in draft guidance.
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22nd July 2024
Dell's Black Friday in July - Last Chance to Save
DTA members can unlock last minute deals and apply their additional member discount to many products in the Dell summer sale. Offer Ends: 28th July 2024
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12th July 2024
Avijit Banerjee appointed Chair of College of General Dentistry Faculty of Dentists
Professor Avijit Banerjee FCGDent has been appointed as the first Chair of the Board of the College of General Dentistry (CGDent) Faculty of Dentists.
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3rd July 2024
Oral Health Foundation - Join our movement for better oral health in the UK
As we gear up for the 2024 General Election, the Oral Health Foundation is excited to share our manifesto: ‘Prevention, care, education: A people’s manifesto for improved oral health in the UK.’
25th June 2024
New research report published: 'Understanding and evaluating early career dental professionals'
The GDC have published the findings of a comprehensive research study aimed at understanding the experiences, perceptions, and attitudes of early career dental professionals towards their regulatory body.
The research, commissioned by the GDC and conducted independently by SQW, shows that most early career dental professionals hold either a positive (44%) or neutral (30%) perception of the General Dental Council (GDC), with dental care professionals viewing the GDC more favourably than dentists
5th June 2024
Lord Toby Harris: A view from the chair
Lord Toby Harris welcomes, Tom Whiting as the GDC's new Chief Executive and Registrar at the beginning of the month.He has a full programme in place to meet key partners and stakeholders and he will of course be at the Council meeting on 21 June. Tom has joined at a very opportune time as there is no slowing down of the GDC’s priorities, and much thinking underway about the next corporate strategy which we will consult on next year.
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4th June 2024
Tom Whiting joins the General Dental Council as Chief Executive Officer and Registrar
Tom Whiting has joined the General Dental Council (GDC) as its Chief Executive Officer and Registrar.
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22nd May 2024
Your annual renewal period 2024
Dental technologists, it’s nearly time for you to complete your annual renewal. This year, your renewal opens on 10 June and closes on 31 July 2024. In that time, you’ll need to make sure you’ve done three things: paid your Annual Retention Fee (ARF), checked you have indemnity cover in place, and that you’ve completed your minimum number of CPD hours. This can all be done via your eGDC profile, and you can log in at any time to check how many hours of CPD you need to complete. Dental technicians must complete at least 50 hours for each CPD cycle, and clinical dental technicians need to do at least 75 hours.
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16th May 2024
Dental Technology Showcase (DTS) 2024
DTA Ambassador, Sir Nairn Wilson, will be speaking on 'The Future of Dental Technology' during the second day of the showcase. This will be taking place in the Dental Technicians Hub from 12pm until 12:45pm. You also have the chance to win one year free membership. Don't miss it!
1st May 2024
ECPD 5-year cycle Personal Development Plan (PDP)
If you are starting a new 5-year CPD cycle this year please remember to complete your personal development plan as this is part of your CPD record.
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29th April 2024
Jason Wong appointed CDO for England
Our President, Delroy Reeves, and the rest of the team at the DTA would like to congratulate Jason Wong for being appointed as the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England by NHS England and the department of health and social care.
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25th April 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week 13 to 19 May
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 13 to 19 May, on the theme of "Movement: Moving more for our mental health".
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24th April 2024
Announcing the GDC's new Chief Executive and Registrar
The GDC have just announced that Tom Whiting has been appointed as the GDC's new Chief Executive Officer and Registrar and will take up his position in the next three months.
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17th April 2024
DTA’s President Delroy Reeves Attended the CDO’s Roundtable Discussion
DTA President Delroy Reeves attended the Chief Dental Officer's Organisation roundtable session, hosted by interim Chief Dental Officer for England Jason Wong during BDIA Showcase, in order to raise important issues on behalf of dental technologists. The session provided a unique opportunity to discuss issues facing the profession and open channels for collaboration between us all.
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5th April 2024
New powers for dental and pharmacy staff to free up appointments
Government announces plans to give greater powers to pharmacy technicians, dental therapists and hygienists following 2 public consultations. The move will help to free up access to care for patients across dental practices and pharmacies. The new plans build on efforts to improve access to primary care, including through Pharmacy First and the dental recovery plan.
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27th March 2024
Transparency, trust and improving the fitness to practise process
The GDC are today providing an update on two important issues relating to our fitness to practise processes, including what we are doing to reduce the impacts our investigations can have on the health and wellbeing of participants.
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15th March 2024
Maintaining an effective workforce
The first of the Dental Leadership Network (DLN) events of 2024 took place on Thursday 14 March at Friends House, Euston, London. In which DTA President Mr Delroy Reeves was in attendance.
The core purposes of the DLN are to build relationships across the dental sector, identify and agree shared challenges, and take organisational and collaborative responsibility for addressing the issues dentistry faces.
13th March 2024
Free Webinar: Come Out on Top with Digital Transformation: Driving Innovation with Digital Dentures
Explore the highs and lows of a journey through digital transformation; learn how to position yourself to meet that ever-increasing demand, while reducing your productions hours.
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