NHS

Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places

The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It…

Dentistry

Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million

Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh…

Dentistry

NHS accused of wasting money

If Professor Tim Briggs took a closer look at NHS dentistry what would he find, Michael Watson questions. A report…

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Kevin Lewis questions why we are continuing with the UDA system when there are other ways to deliver quality dentistry.…

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Practice valuations falling

Practice valuations have continued to see a steep drop this year according to the latest NASDAL goodwill survey. The latest…

Dentistry

Will the NHS have to publish dentists’ salaries

With the BBC making public the salaries of its highest earners, Michael Watson questions whether the same might happen for dentistry.…

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Child tooth decay in Wales drops

Child tooth decay in Wales has fallen, with the proportion of children experiencing tooth decay now standing at 34.2%. This is…

Oral health

Healthcare unions angry at failure to deal with NHS pay cap

Healthcare unions have expressed their anger and disappointment at the Government’s failure to deal with the public sector pay cap.…

Dentistry

NHS pay cap must end, unions tell PM

Health associations have joined forces to write a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a stop to the NHS…

Dentistry

What will happen to dentistry now the Government goes back to work?

An end to austerity won’t necessarily mean the Government will reverse the 35% fall in net income suffered by GDPs, Michael…

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Dastardly deeds

Kevin Lewis examines the impact of recent political and judicial events on NHS dentistry. I write this column in the…

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Sugary food and sweet packets should carry health warnings, medics say

Sugary food and sweet packets should carry warnings on them to help improve children’s oral health, doctors have said. The…

Oral health

Mastering marketing your practice

With dental practices increasingly relying upon a wide range of media and marketing techniques to promote themselves, David Lauder explains…

Dentistry

Tackling poor oral health in children

Michael Watson reports on the latest national plan to tackle poor oral health in children. A year ago, the then…

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NHS dentistry cutbacks

NHS dentistry cutbacks will continue well after the election, Michael Watson says. This week’s blog was to have been about…

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Eighty per cent of under twos ‘failed to see NHS dentist last year’

Eight in 10 children aged between one and two years did not visit an NHS dentists in 2016/17, according to…

Dentistry

Make sure your voice is heard with NHS dentistry survey

Dentists are being asked to share their experience of working within the NHS by taking part in the latest NHS Confidence…

Dentistry

Contract reform update

Steve Williams gives his initial thoughts on the current prototype contracts that are being tested at the moment. The Jimmy…

Dentistry

Parents don’t realise dental care is free for children

A third of parents don’t realise dental care is free for children, a new survey has revealed. The survey, carried…

Dentistry