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Has referring for NHS care become a postcode lottery?
Is referring for NHS care unnecessarily complicated and problematic, Neel Kothari questions. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a…
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How to solve the NHS dentistry access crisis
To solve the NHS dentistry access problem, dentists will have to accept a salary from the government, Michael Watson says. The…
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Has the GDC lost the confidence of the profession?
Looking at the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor, a panel got together to talk about the dental regulator, the…
Dentistry
Associations tell government to stop future NHS tenders
The ADG and the BDA is calling on the government to stop all future NHS tenders for orthodontic services. In…
Orthodontics
Brushing teeth three times a day could lead to a healthier heart
Brushing teeth three times a day could help boost your heart health, new research shows. Researchers looked at the height, weight, illness…
Oral health
Longer hours needed to maintain same levels of dental pay
Three quarters (75%) of dentists feel they have to work longer hours to maintain the same levels of dental pay.…
Dentistry
The danger with dental practice valuation averages
Alan Suggett outlines the dangers with an average dental practice valuation. Averages can be a difficult beast. For instance, which…
Dentistry
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… Time to end…
Dentistry
Time to end ‘bidding wars’ for NHS orthodontics
The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for an end to competitive tendering for NHS orthodontics. Commissioning orthodontic services across the West…
Orthodontics
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… Labour promises free…
Dentistry
Embracing opportunity with M-Brace Orthodontics
What started out from humble beginnings in rented space in established dental practices, is now the thriving M-Brace Orthodontics, which…
Orthodontics
Adults in England unable to get an NHS dental appointment
Around 1.45 million adults across England cannot get an NHS dental appointment, new analysis from the BBC shows. A further 2 million…
Dentistry
The BDA launches its manifesto for oral health
The BDA is calling on all parties in the general election to stop ignoring oral health in overall health policies. It is asking for…
Dentistry
When should an NHS dental patient be paying for treatment?
After Labour announces it will remove check-up costs for the NHS dental patient, Michael Watson gives his thoughts on the…
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The fear of inaction in your dental career
Nigel Jones relays one young dentist’s fear of leaving his dental career in the hands of the NHS. The numbers…
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Labour promises free dental check ups if elected
Labour is promising to scrap charges and offer free dental check ups if it wins the next general election. All…
Dentistry
NHS dentists don’t want to be working in the NHS
More than three quarters (77%) of NHS dentists don’t see themselves working in the NHS in five years’ time. The latest…
Dentistry
Dentistry Confidence Monitor reveals fear, fragmentation, and the future
Nigel Jones discusses the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey with a panel of professionals in a wide-ranging debate…
Dentistry
Dental contract reform – are we making progress?
Flexible commissioning with a new dental contract will allow dentistry to move outside of the dental practice, Michael Watson says. It was…
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