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With £2 billion promised to the NHS, Robert Donald explains where this money is most needed in dentistry. NHS Scotland’s 70th birthday has come and gone. We have been told a birthday bonus of £2 billion has been set aside and Scotland now has a new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport in post to … Continued
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The uncertainty introduced with the new Oral Health Improvement Plan and a struggle to find suitable candidates to fill positions in dental practices is creating a crisis in Scottish dentistry, Robert Donald says. According to the latest press interview given by the Scottish Government, the new Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP) is going to ‘change … Continued
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Not introducing water fluoridation in the Government’s Oral Health Improvement Plan is a missed opportunity, Robert Donald says. The Scottish Government (SG) published its long awaited Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP) in January. The document sets out the SG’s direction of travel for oral health improvement and NHS dentistry for the next generation. According to … Continued
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Robert Donald highlights the main issues raised from the recent LDC Committee conferences. It’s Local Dental Committee conference season again with the Scottish and UK events taking place in Stirling and Birmingham, respectively. Both events were dominated by the main issues facing dentists throughout the UK – increased bureaucracy, heavy touch regulation and chronic underfunding, … Continued
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The Scottish government needs to stop reacting and be more proactive with GDPs remuneration, Robert Donald says. The Doctors’ and Dentists’ Pay Review Body (DDRB) published its 45th report at the end of March. You will all probably know by now that the headline figure was a derisory 1% increase in pay. The award is … Continued
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