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What is appropriate (indemnity) cover?
Current inquiries into indemnity cover may have far-reaching effects on dental indemnity, Neel Kothari says. Recently NHS England informed dentists of…
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Vaping could be gateway for teenagers to smoking real cigarettes
Teenagers who vape are more likely to smoke tobacco in the future, a new study has found. Scientists from the…
Oral health
Sadiq Khan pledges to improve children’s oral health in London
The London Mayor has pledged to improve children’s oral health in the capital with the London Health Inequalities Strategy. The…
Oral health
Disillusionment sets in early for young dentists
Older members of the dental profession should do more to protect young graduates entering dentistry, Michael Watson says. Last week…
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Rise in the number of unhappy dentists planning to leave the NHS
The number of dentists that don’t see themselves within the NHS in five years time has increased by 16%. That’s…
Dentistry
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… Below-inflation pay rise…
Dentistry
Associations join forces to call for reform of the DDRB
The BDA and the BMA have joined to call for reform of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB).…
Dentistry
Below-inflation pay rise puts NHS dental services in doubt
BDA Wales has slammed a below-inflation pay rise, saying it leaves the future of NHS dental services in doubt. The Welsh Government has…
Dentistry
Alternative universe
Could the NHS itself be making ‘never events’ more likely, asks Kevin Lewis. Every so often – though it seems…
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Seven years in: the evolution and impact of the CQC
Nigel Jones and John Milne discuss the effect the Care Quality Commission has had on the profession and how the…
Dentistry
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… Food menus to…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry throughout the years
In the wake of the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Roger Matthews considers the impact this beloved institution has had…
Dentistry
Is the ‘looming’ NHS crisis already here?
Is there a crisis just around the corner for NHS dentistry, Nigel Jones questions. The BDA believes it will take…
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Record numbers of people are ‘alcohol dependent’
One in seven people (605,688) in England are ‘alcohol dependent’, new figures from the Government show. Despite these record highs,…
Oral health
Smoking costs communities £12.6 billion every year
Smoking costs communities in England £12.6 billion a year in NHS costs, sick days and smoking breaks. That’s according to…
Oral health
Half of adults in the UK visiting an NHS dentist
Half (50.7%) of adults in England saw an NHS dentist in the last two years, NHS Digital statistics show. The…
Dentistry
Is a two-year check up the answer?
If the NHS wants to create a financially viable way of keeping dental spaces in appointment books it will need…
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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… NHS dentists’ salaries…
Dentistry
Kirklees Healthwatch proposes move to two-year check ups
Kirklees Healthwatch backs calls for patients with healthy teeth to only visit the dentist once every two years. It believes…
Dentistry