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Radio 4,11 Jan 2012,26 mins

Fitness to Practise

Face the Facts

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The organisation we count on to protect us from dangerous or incompetent dentists is having its own abilities called into question. There have been a series of critical reports into the way the General Dental Council deals with complaints. There's a backlog of work, it has had 4 chief executives in a little over a year and the resignation of a chair prompted the government to demand an investigation. So is our dental watchdog fit to practise? Presented by John Waite Produced by Matthew Barlow.

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