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General Dental Council Publishes the Systematic Review on Sexual Misconduct in Dentistry

The Society has led on this work since 2023 and attended several stakeholder events. As a result of the extensive work, the Society has developed a reporting pathway and additional guidance. Initially, the survey was designed specifically for dental nurses; however, after being approached by the broader dental field, the Society expanded the study to

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CDS Delivers Successful Free Pop-up clinic for Luton’s UNDER-10S.

PRESS RELEASE Date: 26th April 2025 CDS delivers successful free dental pop-up clinic for Luton’s under-10s. Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) has partnered with Luton Borough Council to deliver a free pop-up dental clinic, at the Park Town Family Hub, for almost 100 local children under 10. The pop-up session combined oral health advice, information on

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Guidance:Update 17th April, 2025 Improving oral health: Supervised toothbrushing programme toolkit Commissioning and delivering supervised toothbrushing schemes in early years and school settings. Thank you, Brush Bus, for the picture. https://thebrushbus.com/collections/brush-racks Evidence for carrying out supervised toothbrushing  There is strong evidence that the daily application of fluoride toothpaste to teeth reduces the incidence and severity

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GDC Publishes Dentists’ Working Patterns Data

On the 10th April, the General Dental Council published the working patterns data of general dental practitioners (dentists). This is the single largest source of working patterns data from the four nations. Data were collected from 30,066 dentists, the full report can be seen following this link https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2025/04/10/gdc-publishes-dentists’-working-patterns-data This, of course, does have implications for

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