The Mental Capacity Act and how it applies to dental practices
Join Pat Langley on Tuesday 3 September as she discusses the Mental Capacity Act and how it applies to dental practices. This webinar will help dental practice team members understand their obligations under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. Learning outcomes A better understanding of: Pat Langley In 2010 Pat founded Apolline to provide compliance…
Cancer treatment delays triple since 2012
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one third of cancer patients are waiting longer than the 62-day standard to access treatment. Throughout the UK, 62 days is the maximum wait time that health services are targeted to achieve between a suspected cancer referral and the start of treatment. The number…
How I hit the ground running as a dental therapy student
Charlie Steward shares his experience so far as a dental therapy student, including the new skills he has learned. My acceptance letter arrived within one week of starting at the University of Suffolk. In what little time I had, I quit my job, applied for student finance, and moved to Ipswich to begin my education.…
On a dental mission in Sierra Leone
Dr Ghassan Radi, founder of dental charity Smile Again Dentistry, talks about his work creating a dental support network for local communities in Sierra Leone, West Africa. With a population of around 7.5 million people and a critical health workforce shortage, Ghassan has been travelling annually to Sierra Leone since 2018 to encourage the establishment…
Nightshift: becoming a beacon of hope for female technicians
Nina Frketin shares how Nightshift has grown in its first year and her three wishes for its future. For those who might not know, what is Nightshift? Nightshift is an online community that aims to support and put a spotlight on female dental technicians, celebrating and normalising them as leaders in the industry. That is…
UK researchers identify bacteria capable of destroying head and neck cancer
LONDON, England: Treatment of head and neck cancer is notoriously complex, and only few advances have been made in the last 20 years. Last month, however, a team of researchers based mainly in the UK made the startling discovery that Fusobacterium, a genus of bacteria that research has firmly associated with the presence and development of […]
Be happy – how an NHS conversion helped reinspire a dentist
A Practice Plan event helped three dental practice owners salvage their business and renew their love for dentistry through an NHS to private conversion. When Richard Staincliffe and his business partners Andrew Lamb and Cerys Williams at Duston Dental found themselves losing the equivalent of three-and-a-half full-time employees within a three-week period in 2022, their…
The role of the registered manager
Ian Lloyd looks at the role of a CQC-registered manager and provides guidance on how to register. All new practices registering with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must decide whether they need a registered manager. If you are an individual provider who will manage and be responsible for the regulated activities at your practice, you…
Dentistry Scotland Show – one month to go!
There is just one month to go until the 2024 Dentistry Scotland Show touches down in Glasgow – find out everything you need to know about the event here. The highly anticipated 2024 Dentistry Scotland Show is just around the corner! This year, the event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a…
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 24 August 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… New path for overseas dentists approved by GDC The General Dental Council (GDC) has approved a new dentistry degree that provides practical training for overseas students within primary care practice. The University of Central…