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Smoke, mirrors, and sleight of hand
As the Government helped to push Carillion towards collapse, could it be doing the same for NHS dentistry, Kevin Lewis…
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Fresh calls for NHS services to be taken away from Capita
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen is asking for NHS primary care support services to be taken away from subcontractor Capita. The British Dental…
Dentistry
‘Emerging crisis’ as NHS practices struggle to recruit dentists
NHS practices are struggling to recruit dentists, with more than two thirds (68%) experiencing difficulties in the last year. That’s according…
Dentistry
Scotland launches Oral Health Improvement Plan
The Oral Health Improvement Plan has been launched by the Scottish Government to provide a framework for improving the oral health of the…
Dentistry
What should the BDA’s GDPC be fighting for?
After the latest re-elections for the BDA’s GDPC, Michael Watson looks at what it should be campaigning for this year. First of all,…
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Performer list woes
Dental practice owners are suffering because the NHS and Capita can’t issue performer numbers, Jeff Sherer says. The unfortunate demise of…
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Give patients notice of plans to go private
Dental practices looking to move from NHS to private treatments are being advised to warn patients of their plans. The…
Dentistry
The Carillion effect
How does the Carillion collapse relate to NHS dentistry? Alun Rees explains. Carillion has gone. Another rude awakening from the easy delusions that ‘bigger…
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Are dental practices ever full?
The profession should stop carrying out adult courses of treatment on the NHS if the epidemic in children’s oral health…
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Dental students trained to recognise signs of abuse
Australian dental graduates at James Cook University (JCU) are being trained to recognise signs of domestic abuse. This is the first-of-its-kind…
Dentistry
‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry
We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…
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Cognitive dissonance – again
With increasing expectations from patients, dentists are spending more time worrying about what could go wrong than enjoying the work they do,…
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Tooth extractions amongst children reach record highs of almost 43,000 last year
Teenager and child tooth extractions reached record highs last year, equating to 170 hospital operations a day. The latest figures from…
Dentistry
Coming of age
Kevin Lewis explains why a royal college is so important for dentistry as FGDP looks to become independent. The year…
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Will the Daily Telegraph letter gather just as much support amongst patients?
The letter in the Daily Telegraph might be a big hit amongst dentists, but will it hit the same chord with patients,…
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NHS dentistry described as an ‘international disgrace’ in Daily Telegraph
Tony Kilcoyne has published a letter in the Daily Telegraph highlighting the crisis NHS dentistry is facing today. In the letter, which…
Dentistry
Where does the news come from?
No evidence of difference does not mean there is no difference, Alun Rees says. There has been a Twitter storm…
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Dental patients can’t get appointments due to Government ‘cuts on the sly’
Spending on dental care has dropped in real terms by £7.50 per head in England over the last decade. That’s…
Dentistry
All change in dentistry next year
How will technology change the way we work in the distant future, Michael Watson questions. The changing ways in which we…
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