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In our lives we experience many elements of change. In fact, if we didn't experience change or things didn't evolve where would we be? I guess what matters is, firstly our ability to adapt to change, and also to recognize when it's time to make a change personally or professionally.
Dentistry changes all of the time and many of us have seen plenty of changes during our careers. On the horizon is the potential removal of the barrier of ‘prescribing rights’. The British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) and The British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) councils have been working closely with NHS England over the last 18 months, attending meetings with other allied health professionals and contributing to the scoping project.
In April this year we were delighted to receive the news that we have been assessed as suitable to apply for ‘exemptions’. This means that, if we are successful in this bid, we would be able to administer prescription only medicines (PoMs) without a patient specific prescription or a patient group direction.
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