Please be advised that the EU PPE Regulations 2016 which became UK law in the UK from 2018 has had an additional update due to Brexit. The changes are to the CE marking (which is the EU conformity mark). Dental laboratories should use the UKCA mark for PPE placed on the market in Great Britain
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Category: Regulation
Get Ready for Brexit
With so much attention focused on the Coronavirus, it is easy to forget that the Brexit deadline of December 31st is quickly heading towards us. On the positive side of things, as dental laboratories are already registered with the MHRA, it doesn’t appear that there will be any significant change to that process prior to
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New EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) to be postponed until 2021
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to postpone by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) to allow Member States, health institutions and economic operators to prioritise the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This proposal therefore postpones the application of the EU Regulation by one year – until
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MDD updates coming into force May 25th
The new Medical Device Regulation will come into force after a three-year transition period ending on May 25th 2020; all dental laboratories should be fully compliant by this date. The main changes to the MDD include: Changes to the laboratory prescription/statement: The dental laboratory must declare the name and address of the manufacturer, and of
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CPD reminder
Since the introduction of Enhanced CPD in 2018, all DCPs must make an annual CPD statement. This entails confirming how many hours of CPD have been completed in the previous 12 months (even where that figure is ‘zero’) and making a declaration that the CPD completed is relevant to their field of practice, a CPD
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ECPD guidance booklet
DLA Members, have you received your ECPD guidance booklet? Every year of your cycle you must make an ‘annual CPD statement’. This is to let the GDC know that you are keeping up with the requirements of the scheme. If you don’t make your statement or meet the requirements, you may be putting your registration
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