NHS Dentistry

Four in five dental practices have more vacancies than this time last year

Around 80% of dental practices in the UK have more vacancies than this time last year. This is according to…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 2 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Sara Hurley CDO…

Dentistry

Sara Hurley CDO confirms new targets for NHS dentistry

The chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has confirmed new targets will come into force for practices with NHS…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry in Scotland – ministers ‘playing with fire’ by cutting funds

Ministers ‘risk undermining the future sustainability’ of NHS dentistry in Scotland by making cuts to funding. This is according to…

Dentistry Scotland

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 25 June 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental students ‘likely…

Dentistry

Tiverton by-election highlights ‘cost of failure to fix NHS dentistry’

Reports suggest NHS dentistry was a key factor in fuelling the Conservatives landslide defeat in the Tiverton by-election yesterday. BDA…

Dentistry

Dentist slams MP for last-minute withdrawal from dental conference amidst current crisis

A dentist has slammed an MP for her last-minute withdrawal from a dental conference in the face of the current…

Dentistry

Dentists in Scotland have lost their drive and their sparkle

Practice Plan regional support manager, Louise Bone, gives her overview of the current state of dentistry in Scotland. I think…

Dentistry Scotland

Westminster Health Forum – experts discuss priorities for dentistry in England

The Westminster Health Forum into priorities for dentistry in England has kicked off this morning. Running from 9am to 1pm,…

Dentistry

Why I moved to a private practice during the pandemic

Suki Singh talks to associate Hussein Hassanali about his experience of moving from practising NHS dentistry to private and how…

NHS to Private

Reform of NHS dentistry ‘will take place before Parliament’s summer recess’, says minister

Only ‘modest’ and ‘marginal fixes’ will take place within the current NHS dental system despite promises from the government. This…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis – contextually speaking

Kevin Lewis considers the contradictions of NHS demands and the impact it has on the motivation of the profession. I…

Dentistry

Dental health inequalities worse for patients from Asian and black ethnic backgrounds, says report

New insight into health inequalities shows that dental access troubles disproportionately affect young people and patients from black and Asian…

Dentistry

Watch On Demand – why I left the NHS behind twice and would never go back

Nigel Jones spoke to Simon Gallier about why he left NHS dentistry. Join Nigel Jones in conversation with Dr Simon…

Dentistry

Practice Makes Perfect – what problem are we trying to solve?

Nigel Jones explores the current problems facing NHS dentistry and the inequalities with access to dental care. In business, writing…

NHS to Private

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 28 May 2022

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

Dentistry

NHS dentists feel ‘chewed up and spat out’, BDA warns MPs

The BDA has spoken to MPs about the urgent NHS dentistry crisis, highlighting the desperate need for government support. Shawn…

Dentistry

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