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Use of non-dental services to treat children’s oral pain costs NHS £2.3m
Children’s use of non-dental services to treat oral pain is costing the NHS £2.3m a year. That’s according to new…
Oral health
Extreme weather could leave practices facing clawbacks
The BDA is calling on NHS England and the Welsh Government to invoke force majeure on their GDS contracts. These calls come…
Dentistry
The problem with young dentists…
It might not be the young dentists at fault, it may be the older dentists getting in the way, Alun…
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Data Protection Act could end up costing practices £2,000 every year
Dentists, opticians and pharmacies have joined forces to highlight the costs of the ‘botched’ Data Protection Act. Speaking to the Government, the…
Dentistry
Not bidding for orthodontic contract ‘may be better option’, BDA says
The British Dental Association (BDA) has advised practices to carefully consider their financial position before bidding for NHS orthodontic contracts. The…
Orthodontics
Seventy per cent of dentists plan to leave the NHS within five years
With many dentists reflecting on their future in the profession, Nigel Jones wonders how the Government is going to provide NHS…
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LDC chair leaves dental prototypes
After the Department of Health launched the fourth wave of prototypes, Michael Watson reflects on how reforming the dental contract is going.…
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NHS calls on practices to take part in next wave of prototypes
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England has opened calls for practices interested in the next wave of…
Dentistry
Fresh calls for NHS services to be taken away from Capita
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen is asking for NHS primary care support services to be taken away from subcontractor Capita. The British Dental…
Dentistry
‘Emerging crisis’ as NHS practices struggle to recruit dentists
NHS practices are struggling to recruit dentists, with more than two thirds (68%) experiencing difficulties in the last year. That’s according…
Dentistry
FGDP(UK) sceptical about combining healthcare regulation into one super regulator
FGDP(UK) says it is sceptical about Government proposals to join all UK health regulators into one ‘super regulator’. The Faculty…
Dentistry
What should the BDA’s GDPC be fighting for?
After the latest re-elections for the BDA’s GDPC, Michael Watson looks at what it should be campaigning for this year. First of all,…
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Fresh concerns over the number of Teesside dental practices moving from NHS to private
The number of Teesside dentists moving from NHS dentistry to private has raised new concerns in the media. Queensway Dental…
Dentistry
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen re-elected as chair of the GDPC
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been re-elected as chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the BDA. Dave Cottam has…
Dentistry
‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry
We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…
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Tooth extractions amongst children reach record highs of almost 43,000 last year
Teenager and child tooth extractions reached record highs last year, equating to 170 hospital operations a day. The latest figures from…
Dentistry
Coming of age
Kevin Lewis explains why a royal college is so important for dentistry as FGDP looks to become independent. The year…
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Is dentistry making you sick?
Don’t leave it too late and make sure you get help if you need it, Alun Rees says. Dentistry is…
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Is a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph really the right way forward?
Publishing a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph isn’t the best way to get results, Michael Watson argues. On the day that…
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