Members and Public

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

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

The Society prides itself in having the right people around the table and meaningful partnerships. Progression, development, and opportunities for dental nurses is after all our central focus. Having such expertise to turn to on the Honorary Consultants Board is so important. The professional interests that Prof Louca holds will certainly complement the other board

The Society is delighted to see a recently retired senior dental nurse Pamela Auld recognised in the New Year Honours list 2024/2025 for services to dental nursing and patient Welfare in Scotland. We also congratulate Dr Penelope (Pepe) Shirlaw LDN Chair and Honorary Consultant for her MBE for her services to dentistry. Recognition for dental

The Society has been working with a number of dental nurse registrants and representatives to establish a definition that is worthy of the current-day dental nurse and dental nursing. A recent research piece undertaken by the Executive Director of the Society has made it very clear that being valued, recognised, and acknowledged shapes and informs