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From the Editor
From theEditor
Matt Everatt F.O.T.A
lWelcome to your October edition of
The Dental Technician Magazine.
The year is well and truly thundering away at a scary pace, and yes, it’ll be Christmas before you know it!
We have finally had a response from the MHRA in regards to a ‘Freedom Of Information’ (FOI) request submitted a few months ago. They failed to respond in the standard timeframe and an appeal was served via the ICO. Failing to meet the deadline again, we received a reply from the MHRA just last week. I do hope to have a full report on their response in the time before we go to print. In short they have failed to answer some very pertinent questions in relation to illegal manufacturers of custom made dental devices.
The GDC seem to have been very active this last month. I mentioned in one of my most recent Editorial Welcomes I had struggled to submit my CPD hours. I tried on at least 2, maybe 3 occasions to submit my hours. It turns out that I only logged 8 hours, when in reality I tried to submit many more hours. Having asked several colleagues, many have also said they had problems submitting their hours and several have received the dreaded letter asking for evidence and a PDP to be scrutinised by the powers that be. Fortunately, I had all the evidence to hand and I didn’t have to spend too much time digging through files of old CPD Certificates, thanks to having electronic PDFs of them.
I read recently that we lost another great Technician too soon. Graeme Winyard from Ashford Orthodontic Lab lost his battle to cancer. His colleagues and business partners Sean Thompson and Craig Stevens shared their condolences and expressed what a great man Graeme was. Our best wishes and thoughts are with Graeme’s family at this sad time. Autumn is well and truly upon us and it does seem like the country is not at its best. Worries of increasing fuel prices as we head to the colder months, interest rate increases a worry for borrowers, inflation through the roof and a recession looming, if not already upon us. I do like to try and see the positives in many things, and Autumn has always been a time when I think of the falling leaves and the new life to come in spring. A great quote I love, ‘There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the things that trouble us, allowing them to fall away like dried leaves.’ – Paulo Coelho.
I do hope autumn brings you all some peace.
It has been a very busy time for the Editorial Board, we are desperately trying to get new members to join us and provide us with the much needed technical content. If you fancy joining us or you would like to contribute some written pieces, please drop me an email to editor@dentaltechnician.org.uk
All the best for now, see you in November.
Matt
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