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Smelling the roses
We need to strike a good work-life balance if we are going to enjoy our best years in dentistry and…
Dentistry
Taking back control to improve confidence in NHS dentistry
Nigel Jones, Charles Major and Ian Hill discuss the realities of practising dentistry in today’s climate. In these times of…
Dentistry Features
Who’s to blame for Bradford’s lack of access to an NHS dentist?
It is the responsibility of the profession to solve the issue over a lack of access to NHS dentistry in…
Dentistry
Government’s track record on self sufficiency ‘doesn’t inspire confidence’
The British Dental Association (BDA) has slammed the government on its commitment for ‘self sufficiency’ within the NHS. Health Secretary…
Dentistry
A modern day classic
Kevin Lewis highlights the different levels of scrutiny healthcare workers are held to, compared with managers and regulators. We are…
Dentistry
Making a difference in children’s oral health
Child tooth decay needs to be tackled in schools, rather than waiting for a visit to the dental practice, Michael…
Oral health
Significant decline in performance of key NHS agencies
Dentists have reported a significant decline in the performance of key agencies, including NHS England, over the past year. Many…
Dentistry
New ‘Easy IOTN’ app could help both orthodontic patients and dentists
The new Easy IOTN app could help involve both patient and parent in orthodontic treatment at an early stage, Michael Watson says.…
Orthodontics
COHIPB – England’s answer to Childsmile – is launched
The Children’s Oral Health Improvement Programme Board (COHIPB) has been launched in England to help combat children’s oral health issues.…
Oral health
England expects
Kevin Lewis weighs up the latest round of NHS junior doctors’ strikes in England. Lost in all the noise and…
Dentistry
Half of adults in England not visiting an NHS dentist
Almost half (48.3%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist in the last two years, figures from NHS Digital…
Dentistry
GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution
The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing with complaints, encouraging local resolution. Following a pilot…
Dentistry
Profession calls for more positive messages about NHS dentistry
NHS dentistry should be conveyed more positively in the national press, according to the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey results. Dental professionals…
Dentistry
The changing face of dentistry
The future of dentistry will move responsibility away from the associates to the contract holders, Michael Watson says. Last week NHS…
Dentistry
From NHS to private: a shared vision for success
Just over a decade ago, The Priors Dental Practice’s principal Mark Emms and practice manager Lindsey Edwards made the decision…
Dentistry Features
Dentists’ income drops by 15.7% in the last five years
NHS contract holders’ average taxable income in England and Wales dropped 15.7% in the last five years to £117,400 in…
Dentistry
There should be no more part-funded NHS treatments
It is time for the NHS to list what is available on the NHS, and what will be privately funded,…
Dentistry
NHS charges ‘driving patients to GPs’
NHS dental charges are driving patients to visit GPs rather than dentists, new analysis from the British Dental Association (BDA) has…
Dentistry
Dentistry voices grave concerns over UDA allocations
Julian English and Neel Kothari send a letter to Sara Hurley, Ian Brack and David Mowat MP, highlighting the high number…
Dentistry
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