Press releases
Our press releases are designed to keep you informed on MPS’ news, and our views on key issues affecting our members.
Dental Protection sets out priorities for new Government
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Dental Protection has called on the new UK Government to prioritise critical issues currently impacting dental professionals and patients - including access to NHS dentistry, GDC and clinical negligence claims reform, child oral health, and growth of and support for the dental workforce.
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Dental Protection welcomes GDC move to stop publishing IOC decisions
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Dental Protection has welcomed the GDC’s decision to no longer publish determinations made by the Interim Orders Committee prior to a review or hearing, as part of its commitment to reduce the impact of the fitness to practise process on dental professionals’ mental wellbeing.
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Dental Protection’s Professor Callum Youngson awarded MBE
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Check CPD in time, Dental Protection urges DCPs
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Dental Protection goes green
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Provisional registration would require a stronger supervision plan, says Dental Protection
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George Wright: Record-keeping in the real world of general dental practice
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MPS Foundation partners with FDI World Dental Federation to tackle stress and anxiety in dentistry
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Global research initiative invites grant applications for patient safety and wellbeing projects
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The MPS Foundation – a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety – has opened for applications for its 2024 grant programme.
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Dentist Graham Stokes to chair MPS Council
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The choice of in-person hearings is key to fairness, says Dental Protection
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New GDC indemnity guidance asks the right questions, says Dental Protection
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Karen Miller appointed as next Dental Protection CEO
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Civility and team harmony key to mental wellbeing of dental professionals
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Over half of dental professionals say mental wellbeing is worse now than during the COVID pandemic
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More than half of dental professionals in the UK (57%) who took part in a survey say their mental health is worse now than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dental Protection emphasises support as new survey reveals impact of staff shortages on wellbeing
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In the Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 dental professionals in the UK, over a third (36%) also say fear of dentolegal issues arising from staff shortages is having a negative impact on their mental health.
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Dental Protection’s Paula Rix scoops Menopause Friendly Employer Award
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Frustration over access to dental care fuelling abuse against dental professionals
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In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 UK dental professionals, more than half (57%) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal or physical abuse from patients or their relatives in the past 12 months, with 64% of those saying the incidents resulted from frustration over long waiting times for appointments and 59% saying it related to the treatment they received.
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GDC guidance will help snuff out misinformation on indemnity, says Dental Protection
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Dental Protection proud to achieve Menopause Friendly Accreditation
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Dental Protection – the world’s leading not-for-profit, member-owned dental defence organisation – is proud to achieve the industry-recognised Menopause Friendly Accreditation.
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Urgent reform urged as dental professionals under investigation report suicidal thoughts and quitting dentistry
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In the case of GDC v. Williams, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment and held that supplemental fees (described as top-up fees) in addition to the NHS charge were permitted under the NHS Regulations - in this particular case for a more aesthetically pleasing ceramic crown.
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Dental Protection: More specific timetable needed for GDC reform
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Dental Protection has raised concerns about the lack of progress with reform to the GDC’s legislation and has called on the Government to commit to a specific timetable for improving dental regulation.
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Dental Protection comments on GDC v Williams “top up fees” judgment
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In the case of GDC v. Williams, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment and held that supplemental fees (described as top-up fees) in addition to the NHS charge were permitted under the NHS Regulations - in this particular case for a more aesthetically pleasing ceramic crown.
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GDC Scope of Practice guidance should clarify boundaries in registrant roles, says Dental Protection
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Dental Protection has urged the General Dental Council (GDC) to provide further clarity on the boundaries for each registrant type and an assessment of complex skills in the proposed revised Scope of Practice guidance.
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