The Society of British Dental Nurses spoke recently as of one of the 5 in 5(mins) panels at the recent leadership event. The General Dental Council recently published the ‘Dental Care Professionals Working Patterns Data Report’ (31st October, 2024) and our Executive Director, Fiona Ellwood was asked to present the findings from the perspective of […]
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The GDC published a report on the 4th November relating to dental professionals who died while fitness to practise (ftp) concerns were being investigated or remediated. This is the first report of its kind Lord Harris notes that ” Every death is a tragedy, and when the data and what we are doing to improve
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The team are asking all dental nurses and oral health practitioners to support the Mouth Cancer Action Month. Many of you will know that Emma Riley, Lisa Andrews and Fiona Ellwood work closely with the Mouth Cancer Foundation and the Society considers this work as a key part of its SIG function. Recetly, our president
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Follow the link to read the full report: https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2024/10/31/gdc-dcp-working-patterns-data?fbclid=IwY2xjawGU8ldleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXKbCPWKh5fZtpG25l-XLmlEWBTfowICaevxJDhJRQUnC7Z5dgycHzTShw_aem_m4tfp7d20oIBmOSYOBVPaA The survey was conducted in conjunction with the 2024 ARF renewals. Out of the 75, 743 DCPs on the register, 43, 692 registrants responded, interestingly of the 43,692 who responded, 36,257 were dental nurses. None of this is new to the Society and the evidence is
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The Society supported ‘World Suicide Day’ on the 10th September not only as a key feature of the Mental Health Wellness SIG, but also as part of the MHWD group. In addition to this a member of the SIG presented on the 11th September at the British Society of Peadiatric Dentistry Teachers conference in Cardiff.
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National Services Scotland: This latest manual was published on the 19th September 2024, it provides IPC guidance to all those involved in care provision and is considered best practice across all health and care settings in Scotland. The manual contains the following chapters: Please follow the link for further information: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/antimicrobial-resistance-and-healthcare-associated-infection/national-policies-guidance-and-evidence/national-infection-prevention-and-control-manual/ Notably, there has been
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