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Posts by Glenys Bridges:
To Give Impression of Quality
Many practice teams are well prepared to demonstrate the quality of their dental services in the event of a CQC...
Refresher on Decontamination Requirements
Over recent years the area of dental practices that experienced the most significant changes is that of decontamination. The earliest...
New Joined-up Thinking
They say that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. The term ‘designed by a committee’ has been...
Avoiding Overdue Patient Payments
The plain fact is that dental practices are businesses and like any business they stand or fall upon their ability...
New Guidance on the Safe Use of Hand-held Dental X-ray Equipment
During February 2016 the GDC highlighted to the profession some new guidance on the safe use of hand-held dental x-ray...
Employment References – Avoiding Pitfalls
As part of its recruitment policies and procedures, every practice has a responsibility (under Regulation 18 of the Health and...
What is Reflective Practice and Why is it so Important?
As part of our commitment to our professional development, GDC registrants will need to develop the skill of Reflective Practice...
Do you have an effective customer care strategy?
The introduction of the Friends and Family Test (FFT) for dental patients brings you a range of valuable information about...
Return to Work Management
Staff absence can have a massive impact on the smooth running of the practice. Whether staff absence is due to...
Risk Assessment – Because prevention is better than cure!
Forty-plus years on from the recommendations of the Robens Committee’s for the improvement work place safety, were enacted in the...