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The General Dental Council (GDC) is an organisation which regulates dental professionals in the United Kingdom. It keeps an up-to-date register of all qualified dentists and other dental care professionals such as: dental hygienists , dental therapists , dental nurses , dental technicians and clinical dental technicians. [ 1 ]
Dentists in the UK may undertake work under the National Health Service or privately. They may opt for either of these alternatives, or both. A small number of dentists are employed by the NHS but the vast majority are in private practice. UK dentists are regulated by the General Dental Council [1] and the Care Quality Commission. [2]
At the inception of the NHS in 1948 there were three branches of dental service, [23] and these 3 branches still exist today, although the organisation of services in England has changed much more than in the rest of the UK: A local health authority dental service which provided dental inspection and treatment to school children, pre-school ...
Tom Riall said the firm was developing "an affordable range of private dentistry because so many practices are closed to NHS patients.” [9] Healthwatch Suffolk and the British Dental Association both pointed out that patients on low incomes rely on NHS dentistry but in the area of Bury St Edmunds the nearest surgery taking adult NHS patients ...
General Dental Council - Regulatory Body; NHS - Public Healthcare Dentistry; British Dental Association; Oral Health Foundation; British Orthodontic Society; Dental Professionals Association; The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) Orthodontic Technicians Association
The College is a membership organisation and professional body, open to all Registered members of the dental team (Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Technicians, Clinical Dental Technicians, Orthodontic Therapists and Dental Nurses), and initially comprised members of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)).
Dr Hannan has dealt with the Care.data controversy by placing detailed information and an opt-out form of the practice website about the care.data scheme linked to various information sources including the practice’s understanding, not just the official information provided by NHS England. The practice has had 372 patients opt out using this ...
The British Dental Association (BDA) is a registered trade union [1] for dentists in the United Kingdom. Its stated mission is to "promote the interests of members, advance the science, arts and ethics of dentistry and improve the nation's oral health."