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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 21 January 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Medical and dental leaders call…
Dentistry
Medical and dental leaders call for changes to ‘broken’ pay review process
Medical and dental leaders have joined forces in a bid to restore independence to a ‘broken’ pay review process within…
Dentistry
Poor pay is pushing talent out of NHS, says BDA
The UK government’s approach to pay is driving talent out of the NHS, according to the British Dental Association. This…
Dentistry
Rishi Sunak claim that UK has ‘more NHS dentists’ since new contract changes is a ‘grotesque misrepresentation’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK now has ‘more NHS dentists’ since the new NHS contract changes were introduced…
Dentistry
Welsh government releases ‘misleading’ patient data
After stating that 112,000 additional dental appointments will be available this financial year, the BDA has urged the Welsh government…
Dentistry
Calls for urgent change amidst alarming new findings on dental access
Leading dental experts are calling for urgent reform amidst new data on how the pandemic affected access to dentistry. The…
Dentistry
Will this winter be the final straw for NHS dentistry?
As NHS dentists face a difficult winter, Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones spoke to BDA chair Eddie…
Dentistry
New parliamentary inquiry could save NHS dentistry
‘The last best hope to save the service’: parliament has launched a new inquiry into the state of NHS dentistry…
Dentistry
New changes made to NHS dental contract
Dentists have warned that new ‘marginal’ changes to the NHS dental contract do not go far enough in ending the…
Dentistry
‘Don’t shoot the messenger’ – GMB presenter responds following outrage over comments on NHS dentistry
Good Morning Britain’s presenter Richard Madeley has responded following outrage from the dental profession over controversial comments he made about…
Dentistry
Baby breakfast pouches contain up to four teaspoons of sugar, study shows
Experts are calling for the government to fight misleading marketing claims following a new report from Action on Sugar. The…
Oral health
Late-stage diagnosis for head and neck cancers rise in Northern Ireland
‘Too many cases of head and neck cancers are being diagnosed at a late stage in Northern Ireland, resulting in…
Oral health
MPs back latest calls from BDA to reform NHS dentistry
‘Any further cuts will condemn this service to oblivion’ – Members of Parliament have backed the BDA’s latest call to…
Dentistry
Winter strikes – low wages risks the future of NHS
Endemic low wages threatens the future of the NHS this winter, according to the biggest union representing health workers. Christina…
Dentistry
Dentist receives invite to the Queen’s funeral
A dentist is just one of 10 ‘ordinary’ Australians to receive an invite to the Queen’s funeral. Trudy Lin, from…
Dentistry
One million pregnant patients miss out on free access to NHS dentistry
Almost one million pregnant patients missed out on free NHS dental care amidst the current access crisis. Patients are entitled…
Dentistry
Covid freedom day – how has dentistry changed since?
We look back on how dentistry adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and what we’ve learned 12 months on from Covid…
Dentistry
‘On its last legs’ – only one third of adults accessed NHS dental care in two years
Only one third of adults accessed NHS dental care in the last two years, new figures reveal, sparking further frustration…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry at breaking point, BBC study reveals
‘Years of chronic neglect’: a comprehensive investigation by the BBC has revealed that nine out of 10 NHS dental practices…
Dentistry