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    Posted by Mary on May 23, 2020, 8:28 am

    The applies to private provision. In my area, there is no such thing as NHS dentistry. Remember Blair promising a dentist on very street corner?

    Law firm launches legal challenge against CQC on behalf of private dentists
    2 days ago

    Laura Pearce is a solicitor at JFH Law, which is representing private dentists in a new legal challenge against the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

    On 25th March, 2020 the chief dental officer (CDO) in England sent a letter of preparedness. It advised practices to stop dental treatment, to provide telephone triage only to patients and, where necessary, refer urgent cases to a designated urgent dental care centre (UDCC).

    This letter was sent to primary dental care providers with an NHS contract. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) quickly adopted this advice and placed the following guidance on its website
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    https://www.dentistry.co.uk/2020/05/21/legal-challenge-cqc-private-dentists/

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