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The Dental Schools Council, representing the UK’s dental schools, is calling on the Government to urgently commit to expanding dental training places to address the UK’s escalating oral health crisis. DSC notes With rising demand for dental professionals and growing regional disparities in access to care, the UK is facing a critical shortfall in meeting […]

Are making it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public. Dawn Butler MP Introduced a bill earlier this year and the report released on the 12th May states that the government is listening to nurses. How does this ipact dental nurses? The

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

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

As you know, we have reintroduced the Coffee Cafe, and the aim is to introduce topics that our members request or show an interest in. These cpd events are sponsored events and so are free of charge. They are different from our membership cpd, and the topics are often broader than the recommended GDC topics.

The Society is delighted to see that the GDC has taken stakeholder feedback on board, and whilst the changes haven’t gone far enough, these welcome changes will at least help some of our members and the wider dental team. The mapping document changes, however, have not gone far enough, registrants should be able to write

College of General Dentistry held celebrations marking the 50th Journal Publication. We are delighted that amongst the early publications the Executive Director featured. Fiona attended the event at The Court Room, Cutlers’ Hall, London. Fiona’s contribution and article was: ‘Dental Emergencies: Perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of dental

Many of you will know that every year the Society selects a specific charity as its central focus. This does not mean that we don’t continue to work with our other charity partners, it simply means that the chosen charity is a focal point. President Clare Faulkner and Chair Lisa Andrews-Davies who took up office