More than half of dental professionals are using AI, despite lingering concerns. Are you using it in your work? Tell us where it’s made a difference.
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Two men have been jailed for a combined total of nearly nine years over an £8.5m tax fraud linked to the sale of dangerous teeth whitening products.
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Around 60% of registrants surveyed found the GDC’s initial communications unclear — with little change over the period studied.
How can trust improve when confusion starts at the first contact?
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Another increase in the cost of GDC registration. Dentists will pay £721 as the regulator points to rising fitness-to-practise pressures. Earlier Cogora analysis found dentists already paid substantially more than GPs and pharmacists.
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Another GDC report. Familiar fitness-to-practise failings.
Most survey respondents remain dissatisfied, and fewer than half believe the process is fair, appropriate or proportionate.
Peter Ingle examines the cycle:
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With some FtP investigations lasting up to nine years, the need for improvement is clear. The GDC says higher registration fees will help fund additional resources. Will this deliver faster decisions?
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Dentists surveyed for a new study were largely willing to use #AI to help identify potentially malignant oral lesions, even though most didn’t have formal training in #oralcancer screening
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What does the Budget mean for dentists? Financial experts assess higher tax bills on practice sales, frozen income tax thresholds and the continuation of tax relief on qualifying equipment.
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Dental practice owners could face substantially higher tax bills when selling, financial experts warn. For a couple with combined gains exceeding £2m, the additional bill could reach £60,000.
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From East Lothian to Auckland: our new Dentistry around the world series begins with Jason Mandle, who explains why his family has decided to stay.
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More money for fitness to practise: the GDC says its fee rise will fund extra resources to handle growing demand and begin longer-term improvements. FtP concerns rose 26% in 2025.
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A Turkish dental provider is opening an office to meet UK patients in person. The news follows concerns raised by the GDC about dental tourism events in UK hotels.
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A GDC blog on dental crowns raises a wider question: how confidently can dentists exercise clinical judgement when the regulatory status of the advice is unclear? Peter Ingle explores.
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A further squeeze on dental practice owners? Wesleyan warns that reducing Business Asset Disposal Relief could discourage investment and reduce the financial rewards of building a practice.
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Dentists’ GDC annual retention fee will rise to £721, with DCPs paying £111. The regulator says growing fitness-to-practise caseloads are driving the increase.
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.@GDC_UK will increase its annual retention fees by 3.15% next year
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What are the trade-offs of dentistry in New Zealand? Jason Mandle discusses quieter appointment books, competition for patients and the distance from family back home.
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Selling your dental practice? Financial experts warn that Budget changes could add £30,000 to the tax bill on a £1m gain, with business disposal relief set to be reduced from April 2027.
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