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No mention of dentistry in NHS Long Term Plan

The NHS claims its new Long Term Plan could help to save up to 500,000 lives over the next decade. With…

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BDA say ‘lack of transparency and accountability dog GDC fee plan’

The BDA has given its view following the recent GDC fee plan announcement The BDA has expressed its concern about…

Dentistry

No catch-up HPV vaccine programme for boys, Steve Brine MP says

Steve Brine MP has said there will be no catch-up HPV vaccine programme for boys. In a letter to the…

Dentistry

What’s the plan?

The BDA should put together a fully-costed alternative option for a new NHS contract, Michael Watson says. The problems for…

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What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Child extractions increase…

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Not enough evidence for energy drink ban

MPs have ruled out statutory ban on sale of energy drinks to children Experts advising the government have said there…

Dentistry

Child extractions increase by 18% over last five years

There were 45,077 extractions of multiple teeth in under 18s in England over the last year. Local Government Association figures…

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What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… NHS dentists to…

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NHS dentists to receive pay rise in December

NHS dentists in England will receive a 1.68% pay uplift in December, the British Dental Association (BDA) claims. The Government announced…

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Antibiotic prescriptions in dentistry drop by a quarter

Antibiotic prescribing has reduced by 24.8% from 2013 to 2017, the latest Public Health England (PHE) report shows. Overall across…

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Better the devil we know

Maybe we should start finding out how to make the current contract work, rather than piloting a new system, Neel…

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What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Fluoridation of water…

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‘Prevention focused’ NHS questioned by dentists

The NHS ‘prevention focused’ vision for the future has been questioned by the British Dental Association (BDA). Prevention is better…

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Introducing local commissioning and shaping modern dentistry

Seb Evans speaks to Barry Cockcroft about his time as chief dental officer for England, the introduction of local commissioning,…

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BDA advise on EpiPen supply disruption

Practices are urged to renew anaphylaxis kits with adrenaline ampoules not AAIs The Chief Dental Officer for England has written…

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CQC considers increasing dental fees by 13%

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation on increasing its dental fees by 13% from April 2019. In its…

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Little and large

Sometimes bigger isn’t always better. When it comes to corporates, Kevin Lewis argues that size does matter. The phrase ‘too…

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​BDA representatives elected to serve the FDI World Dental Federation

Two leading members of the British Dental Association have been elected to serve the FDI World Dental Federation, at this year’s World…

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Calls for dental trainees to help educate school children

Lancashire dentists should be doing more to promote oral health amongst children, Councillor Andrea Kay says. She is calling on practices…

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