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BDA starts legal proceedings against NHS England
The BDA has started legal proceedings against NHS England for the way it has tendered over £1/2 billion of dental…
Orthodontics
New rules on personal injury claims risk fuelling retention crisis
Changes to the discount rate of personal injury claims could seriously undermine retention, it has been reported. On 28 February,…
Dentistry
‘Frustrating’ contract reform
Seb Evans speaks to Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen about the BDA’s involvement with NHS dental contract reform. Seb Evans (SE): Who’s involved…
Dentistry
Stocks, sows’ ears and silk purses
Kevin Lewis discusses potential issues after the discount rates applied to personal injury claims were dropped from +2.5% to -0.75%.…
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BDA calling on Greater Manchester to prioritise oral health
The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling on the next Greater Manchester mayor to prioritise oral health. Greater Manchester currently…
Oral health
Dental amalgam to be phased down, European Parliament agrees
Dental amalgam’s use in dentistry will be gradually phased down, the European Parliament has agreed. The move comes after the United…
Dentistry
NHS dental charges in Wales set for above-inflation increases
NHS dental charges in Wales are set to increase above the rate of inflation, the Welsh government has said. In its latest…
Dentistry
NHS England criticised for down-playing Capita failings
Comments made by NHS England that seemingly belittle severe delays in processing GDPs’ applications to the National Performers List by Capita, have…
Dentistry
Capita failings stop NHS dentists making a livelihood
Dentists are calling on MPs to hold NHS-subcontractor, Capita, to account for its administrative problems. Capita is responsible for providing…
Dentistry
Another Mydentist practice closes
After Mydentist had to close one of its practices in Wales, Michael Watson looks at why this seems to be…
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BDA Careers Day – helping young dentists kick start their futures
On Friday 10 February at America Square Conference Centre in London, the BDA hosted a Careers Day to help young…
Young Dentist
BDA seeking profession’s thoughts on regulation
The BDA is seeking the profession’s thoughts on what it wants from regulation to guide the BDA’s engagement with Health Ministers…
Dentistry
Screening dental patients for diabetes ‘worthwhile’
Screening dental patients for diabetes would be ‘worthwhile’, a study published in the BMJ has found. The article, titled ‘Periodontitis as…
Oral health
Bill Moyes reappointed as General Dental Council chair
Bill Moyes has been reappointed as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) by its Privy Council. His appointment as chair…
Dentistry
Delay in delivering new NHS dental contract affecting 65% of practices
Seb Evans discusses the results from the latest fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk poll about whether the potential new NHS contract is affecting dental…
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Turning a corner
Kevin Lewis takes a closer looks at the GDC’s Shifting the balance: a better, fairer system of dental regulation. As…
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Online antibiotic prescriptions ‘indefensible’
Online antibiotic prescriptions are indefensible without seeing dental patients first, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The statement was made after…
Dentistry
Alison Lockyer elected head of BDA’s EEDT Working Group
Alison Lockyer has been elected chair of the BDA’s Education, Ethics and the Dental Team (EEDT) Working Group. The election was…
Dentistry
The advice that never was
Michael Watson reports on the Department of Health’s Managing dental services: a guide for commissioners, practices and dentists in England. Last…
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