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Fresh calls for water fluoridation in the UK
Fresh calls are being made for water fluoridation in the UK after new research shows it has no negative effects.…
Oral health
NHS England admits Capita failings are ‘unacceptable’
NHS England admits that Capita failings were ‘unacceptable’ and should not have happened, when questioned by MPs recently. Mismanagement by…
Dentistry
Dentists demand better dental services in care homes
Dentists around the UK are calling on the Government to properly fund dental services for residents in care homes. The…
Oral health
Just how bad does it have to get?
Michael Watson details exactly what’s going wrong in NHS dentistry and what the Government needs to do to resolve it. Over…
Blog
Dental associations jointly call for HPV vaccination
Dental associations have jointly written to the Government calling for the HPV vaccine to be extended to girls and boys. The British…
Dentistry
Pressure builds on Government over sugar
Stronger action is required if the nation is to tackle the childhood obesity and tooth decay crisis, Michael Watson says.…
Blog
GDC responds to consultation claims
The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) consultation, Clear and certain: a new framework for fee-setting, has now closed. The consultation seeks to gather…
Dentistry
Evaluation of the NHS England prototype dental contracts published
The prototype dental contract clinical model works but more needs to be done on the business model, Professor Rooney says. In…
Dentistry
BDA tells GDC to reduce its annual retention fee
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called the GDC’s new consultation on fee setting unacceptable. In its consultation Clear and certain:…
Dentistry
Has outsourcing had its day?
The 2006 dental contract doesn’t work from a financial and business structure, Michael Watson says. Last week dental news was…
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Capita services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called Capita’s primary care support services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’. It…
Dentistry
Tooth decay rates amongst children seeing a steady decline
Tooth decay levels in five-year-old children are seeing a steady decline, Public Health England (PHE) claims. The latest figures from the Child…
Oral health
Susie Sanderson inaugurated as BDA president
Susie Sanderson OBE has been announced as the president of the British Dental Association (BDA), succeeding Peter Dyer. Susie was…
Dentistry
GPs not given training to spot dental neglect
GPs are not given the time or training to spot the signs of dental neglect, new research has shown. The…
Dentistry
GDPR exemptions refused by Government
Ministers have refused to make exemptions to the Data Protection Bill for small NHS providers. The British Dental Association (BDA),…
Dentistry
A split decision
The additional money raised by the sugar tax is just going to go back into Government hands and not help…
Blog
NHS practice closures forcing patients into 30-mile round trips
Dental patients from Bury St Edmunds could be facing 30-mile round trips as NHS practices become overwhelmed. The pressure on…
Dentistry
Energy drinks creating an oral health crisis
Energy drinks are helping to create a crisis in children’s tooth decay, according to the British Dental Association (BDA). The…
Oral health
Potential breakthrough on GDPR changes
The British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) amendments to the Data Protection Bill have been suggested to the Government. Changes from the…
Dentistry