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Dental publication based in UK, with news, blogs and a forum. Published news daily. Established 1997
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Pharmacists and GP’s View Dental Style Departure from NHS

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Pharmacists and GP’s View Dental Style Departure from NHS
Amongst the various professions delivering healthcare, dentists and in particular GDPs, have been heading to the NHS exit door in large numbers.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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The Smoking Gun in Suffolk Dental Shambles

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-- #dentalfinances #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
The Smoking Gun in Suffolk Dental Shambles
There is good news and not so good news about the University of Suffolk University Community Interest Company Dental (CIC).
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December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Odd Allies Agree - Rachel Reeves Does Not Understand

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-- #dentalpolitics #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Odd Allies Agree - Rachel Reeves Does Not Understand
What do a group of Private Dentists and a pressure group founded by Communist Party of Britain members have in common?
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November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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What Happens on WhatsApp May Not Stay on WhatsApp

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What Happens on WhatsApp May Not Stay on WhatsApp
The late lamented Kevin Lewis used to tell the story of his advice to a disgruntled dentist who wanted to send a letter to a particularly trying patient, telling them just what he thought of them.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Schein Set Out to Reassure Exact Users

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-- #dentalindustry #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Schein Set Out to Reassure Exact Users
Like most emerging markets, dental software initially saw a plethora of small companies competing with a wide range of products.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Time Is Up at Suffolk for Former CDO Hurley

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Time Up at Suffolk for Former CDO
It appeared to have gone quiet in Ipswich at the project led by former CDO, Sara Hurley.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Sunderland Uni: Trying to Fill the Leaky Bucket

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-- #dentaleducation #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Sunderland Uni: Trying to Fill the Leaky Bucket
Another University has set out its ambitions to have a dental school.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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GDC Will Help Refugees Join the Register

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-- #dentalregulation #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
GDC Will Help Refugees Join the Register
The GDC has announced a new alternative evidence policy to support refugee and displaced dental professionals seeking to join the register.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Police Called to Practice after AI Disagreement

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-- #dentalsocialmedia #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Police Called to Practice after AI Disagreement
Successful dental treatment usually requires high levels of patient compliance, but the collapse of one patient dentist relationship, may flag a new challenge for dental teams.As reported in The Mail,...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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NHS Website is “a work of fiction” According to BBC

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NHS Website is “a work of fiction” According to BBC
The BBC seems to be on a roll when it comes to giving a wider airing to dental stories that the profession are familiar with, but which are unknown to the general public.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The Financial Greenhouse – how to grow your practice finances: Blog by @Wesleyan www.gdpuk.com/resources/pr... -- #dentalfinances #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
The Financial Greenhouse – how to grow your practice finances
At a panel discussion chaired by Practice Plan Director, Nigel Jones, experts Mike Blenkharn of accountants UNW, Wesleyan Financial Services Specialist Financial Adviser, Magdelena Harding, and dentis...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Amalgam's Last Goodbye Approaches

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-- #dentalhealth #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Amalgam's Last Goodbye Approaches
Mark Twain may have said that reports of his death were grossly exaggerated, and dental amalgam too seems to have survived long after its predicted demise.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Paying by Cash, Card or GoFundMe?

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Paying by Cash, Card or GoFundMe?
With the dental access crisis continuing, and many dentists reducing their NHS hours, more of the public are being faced with a choice of private care, or no care.Social media and online platforms hav...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Growing Enamel Breakthrough, Alternative to SDF could be ZTD

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-- #dentalresearch #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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GDC and the ARF: Further Insights

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GDC and the ARF: Further Insights
The recent announcement by the GDC of a 12.4% rise in the Annual Registration Fee (ARF) has understandably been poorly received by registrants, or at least those aware of the increase.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Handing Back Contracts - not only Britain

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Handing Back Contracts - not only Britain
It is easy to see the problems of NHS dental care as a particularly British phenomenon.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Here Comes the Robot Dental Receptionist

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Here Comes the Robot Dental Receptionist
The march of the robots into dentistry continues. In early 2022 GDPUK reported on a robotic implant assistant being used in Los Angeles, and two years later we reported the first crown preparation on ...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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GDC ARF to Rise by 12.5% for 2026

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-- #dentalregulation #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
GDC ARF to Rise by 12.5% for 2026
The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) for 2026 will rise to £698 for dentists and £108 for dental care professionals (DCPs), as part of the regulator‘s new...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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BBC (not GDC!) Protects Patients From Illegal Dentistry

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BBC not GDC Protects Patients From Illegal Dentistry
At one time the GDC explained their purpose in eight words: Protecting the public and regulating the dental profession.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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BBC (not GDC!) Protects Patients From Illegal Dentistry

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BBC not GDC Protects Patients From Illegal Dentistry
At one time the GDC explained their purpose in eight words: Protecting the public and regulating the dental profession.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Linking Oral Disease Burden and Stroke Risk: New Evidence

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-- #dentalresearch #dentistry #news #healthcare #GDPUK
Linking Oral Disease Burden and Stroke Risk: New Evidence
A growing body of research continues to underscore the relationship between oral health and systemic disease.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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BUPA Opt to “Feel at Ease”

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October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Another One Bites the Dust at CQC

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October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Research Urges Caution on use of AI Dental Record Keeping

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Research Urges Caution on use of AI Dental Record Keeping
A newly published study into AI speech tools in dentistry has determined that they could revolutionise dental record-keeping, but added that caution is needed.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Partnerships: Reeves To Go on Tax Hunt

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Partnerships: Reeves To Go on Tax Hunt
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a new £2 billion tax measure targeting high-earning professionals, including those operating through limited liability partnerships (LLPs).
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October 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM