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 […]
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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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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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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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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Every year the Society undertakes a survey to take a close look at the dental nursing arena. This year the survey fields have been expanded to incorporate some of the fields added by the General Dental Council’s Workforce Data Collection Report. You may recall that the Society were asked to present the impact of the
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Some time ago the Society used to have a ‘Drop in Saturday’ event, at that time it was suggested that the evening sessions were a better option. One of the matters discussed for 2025 was around a mixed approach. This is intended to give members more choice and an opportunity to catch up. So, the
