BDA

One in five employees looking to change jobs

Nearly one in five employees across the UK say they are likely to change jobs in the next 12 months.…

Dentistry

The Secret Dentist – time to get off the NHS dentistry fence

This month The Secret Dentist calls on organisations in dentistry to say NHS dentistry is not fit for purpose. In…

Dentistry

‘This is how NHS dentistry will die’ – 75% of dentists likely to reduce NHS commitment in next year

Nearly half of dentists have reduced their NHS commitment since the beginning of the pandemic. This is according to a…

Dentistry

‘Dentistry isn’t an optional extra’ – nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients

Nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients, according to new research.  An investigation by The Times discovered…

Dentistry

‘Stark inequalities’ – number of child tooth extractions halved during pandemic

The number of child tooth extractions more than halved during the pandemic, new figures reveal. New data shows 35,190 extractions…

Oral health

More than 2,000 dentists quit NHS in last year, figures show

Thousands of dentists have moved away from NHS dentistry in the last year, new figures suggest. The number of dentists…

Dentistry

School gets help from dental charity after students taken to hospital due to dental pain

Pupils are being treated by a dental charity after a school reached out for help to get students out of…

Dentistry

MP voices concerns over ‘financially unviable’ dental practices

An MP has spoken out about the state of dentistry in Wales and made calls for swift action.  Rob Roberts…

Dentistry

Dental profession slams delays on NHS targets

The dental profession has criticised the delay in NHS England confirming the latest targets and contract arrangements for dental teams. …

Dentistry

Dental students in crisis

Ros Keeton, chairman of the British Dental Association Benevolent Fund, discusses the results of a recent survey into the financial and…

Young Dentist

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘The system is…

Dentistry

‘The system is rotten’ – a whole years’ worth of dental treatments missed since start of Covid pandemic

Just short of 40 million fewer courses of dental treatment have been carried out in England since the start of…

Dentistry

Government propose changes on registration laws for overseas dentists

The laws paving registration routes for overseas dental professionals could be changed under a new consultation.  Yesterday the government announced…

Dentistry

Profession warns of growing dental inequalities in Scotland after new data released

Calls are being made for the government in Scotland to ‘heed the concerns of the profession’ in the face of…

Dentistry Scotland

Hike in Scottish dental examination fees ‘barely scratch the surface’

New funding has been announced to support dental services in Scotland – but dentists say it does too little to…

Dentistry Scotland

One in 10 dental staff have not had their first COVID jab

Around 9% of dental staff are not fully vaccinated against COVID as the profession fears mandatory vaccine measures will lead…

Dentistry

Eddie Crouch: ‘NHS reform needs to be an indicator of travel’

Nigel Jones, and BDA Executive Committee chair, Eddie Crouch, recently took part in an FMC webinar to discuss all things…

NHS to Private

CDO Sara Hurley releases updated SOP for dentistry

An updated standard operating procedure (SOP) is now available for dental teams. Yesterday chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley…

Dentistry

‘Demeaning their efforts’ – dentists in the armed forces slapped with ‘real-terms pay cut’

Dentists serving in the armed forces face a real-terms wage cut under recent pay recommendations. The move – which also…

Dentistry