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DENTALTRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · United Kingdom Edition Published in London www.dental-tribune.co.uk Vol. 10, No. 1 + 2 NOWWHAT? Becoming the owner of your own business brings challenges for which you must ensure you are prepared. ” Page 12 ORALDISEASES While blaming patients, dentists are often failing to diagnose and treat othercontributingcausative factors. ” Page 14 ORTHOTRIBUNE Read the latest news and clinical developments from the field of orthodontics in our specialty section included in this issue. ” Page 17 LONDON, UK: The General Dental Council(GDC)hasannouncedlegisla- tivechangethatwillseetheintroduc- tion of case examiners to streamline its fitness to practise process. By re- ducing the number of cases heard by theregulatorybody,theorganisation hopestosave£1.8millionperyear. According to the GDC, case exam- iners will carry out the decisions currently made by its Investigating Committee.Theywillbeabletomake agreementswithdentalprofessionals to help them meet the required stan- dards through training, allowing the person to practise under supervision of another registered dental profes- sional or by allowing him or her to work if he or she meets certain con- ditions. “When someone is being investi- gated by the GDC, we recognise this placesthepersonunderconsiderable stress and anxiety,” commented Di- rectorofFitnesstoPractiseattheGDC JonathanGreenonthechange.“While we absolutely have a duty to protect patientsbytakingswiftactionagainst those who should not be practising dentistry, we must make the entire process as efficient, seamless and timely as possible by providing the necessarysupport.” The organisation received over 3,000 cases in 2014 according to its annual report. Approved by both the HousesofParliamentandtheScottish Parliament, the new legislation will comeintoeffecton13April.Itispartof a three-year road map aimed at mak- ing dental regulation in the UK more effective,theorganisationsaid. In addition to the introduction of case examiners, improvements will be made to the current complaints system, which will be addressed lo- cally when possible. Further goals are to enhance transparency and to im- provepatientinformation. “We want patients to be able to make informed choices about their care so when they visit a dentist or dental care professional, they are confident that the treatment they re- ceive is from someone is who quali- fied and trained to deliver the best possiblecare,”WilliamMoyes,Chairof the GDC, commented. “We also want tohelptheprofessiontocontinuously improve by using our standards as a guideandsharingbestpracticetode- liver the best quality of care to every patient,ineverysetting,everytime.” The GDC has come under fire re- cently from both legislators and the British Dental Association over an investigation into a whistle-blower’s complaint by the Professional Stan- dards Authority for Health and So- cial Care that identified a number of governance issues at the organ- isation’stop. LONDON, UK: New research has now shown that oral health in the UK is comparableto,orevenslightlybetter than, in the United States. The study that was conducted by researchers from both sides of the pond found that compared to the British, Ameri- cans, and particularly women, have less of their own teeth left. Further- more,intheUK,mainlyelderlypeople areaffectedbyedentulousness,butin theUS,missingteethwerefoundtobe moreprevalentinmiddleagegroups. Although similar large social dispar- ities in oral health were deemed to exist in both countries, people with a lower education and income gen- erally tended to have better teeth in Britain. The oral health status of the wealthy and educated, however, was much better in the United States, the researchersfound. For the study, which was pub- lished in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal, the re- searchers from universities in Lon- don, Boston and Bogotá, Colombia analysed and compared data from the British Adult Dental Health Survey 2009 and the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveysfrom2005to2008. It is the first study to have directly compared oral health data between thetwocountries. Teethmyth debunked By DTI SIGN UP NOW! JOIN BY QR www.dental-tribune.com STUDY CLUB NEWSLETTER EDUCATION DENTAL TRIBUNE NEWSLETTER DIGITAL MEDIA DENTAL TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER PRINT MEDIA AD By reducing the number of cases heard by the regulatory body,the GDC hopes to save £1.8 million per year. GDClaysoutthree-yearroadmap Under-fire regulator announces changes to fitness to practise process By DTI DTUK0116_01_Title 25.02.16 14:53 Seite 1 DTUK0116_01_Title 25.02.1614:53 Seite 1