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Too little, too late – a look back at 2023

Following on from last month’s part one of their review of the dental landscape in 2023, Nigel Jones continues his…

Dentistry’s 2023 round up

It has been a significant year for UK dentistry – from landmark court judgements, workforce plans and the closing down…

NHS dentistry is at its ‘most perilous point’ in 75-year history

Four in five (82.8%) dental practices in England are not registering adult NHS patients, while 71.1% are not taking on…

NHS dentistry is at a ‘tipping point’, says profession

The government has failed to offer any concrete plans to meet its goal of ‘accessible and available’ NHS dentistry. This…

Dental consultants to speak out on pay deal

The British Dental Association (BDA) said it will push to hold a referendum on government pledges to change consultant pay…

New dental social enterprise collaboration to increase NHS dental services in Suffolk

Lorraine Mattis details a new partnership that looks to provide NHS dental services to an under-served area in England. The…

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… GPs see 380,000…

Report on UK dental market: percentage of female dentists set to increase

The proportion of female dentists in the profession is set to increase to more than 60%, according to Christie &…

Perceptions of the dental workforce

A future dental workforce requires better communication skills with more women in leadership positions, Michael Watson says. The number of women…