DFO Netcast 47 - The Two Dead Grannies
Channel: Derek Watson
Date: 2013-11-05

Our move to the newfangled YouTube format was justified. The Dental Fusion Netcast is gathering momentum! We have added Chris Ritchie's dead grandmothers to the audience taking it into double figures.

We are entering a short window of opportunity before an election, when the profession can exert pressure on the Government. Could the BDA exert some pressure and, more importantly, why would they? Whose job is it to decide how oral health is improved - the democratically elected politicians or the highly-trained dental profession?

Not content with forcing dentists to give out certificates stating that crowns conform to EU rules, Technicians now want every dentist with a Cerec machine to be registered with the MHRA. Will the MHRA be bothered to prosecute? If dentists fall over each other as normal to see who can be the first to register and who can register the most practices, will they need to?

How can you save money on your indemnity insurance? Does it pay to declare that you work part-time, or do medical underwriters equate part-time to part-skilled? Richard Lishman summarises the current availability of finance for practice and equipment purchase. Does a new dentist have to buy a practice with a contract, or is it still possible to squat? Richard also tells his joke.

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