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NHS England announces a 1% pay rise for dentists
NHS England has awarded dentists a pay increase of 1% for 2017/18, after a recommendation by the DDRB. The government…
Dentistry
BDA starts legal proceedings against NHS England
The BDA has started legal proceedings against NHS England for the way it has tendered over £1/2 billion of dental…
Orthodontics
NHS England criticised for down-playing Capita failings
Comments made by NHS England that seemingly belittle severe delays in processing GDPs’ applications to the National Performers List by Capita, have…
Dentistry
Capita failings stop NHS dentists making a livelihood
Dentists are calling on MPs to hold NHS-subcontractor, Capita, to account for its administrative problems. Capita is responsible for providing…
Dentistry
Are politicians accountable anymore?
Ministers should stop shifting the blame to the NHS, Michael Watson says. A blog from Nicholas Timmins caught my eye…
Blog
‘Urgent dental service’ closure piles more pressure on GPs and A&Es
Kentish Town ‘urgent dental service’ is being closed leaving only two hospitals in London capable of dealing with dental issues.…
Dentistry
One rule for one…
The NHS is telling dentists to offer all necessary treatments to patients, but not offering the funding for these services,…
Blog
What a difference a year makes…
Over a year after her appointment as CDO for England, Seb Evans speaks to Sara Hurley about how the last…
Dentistry
More than 160 operations every day to extract children’s teeth
New figures show 160 children and teenagers have teeth extracted under general anaesthetic every day in hospitals in England. The…
Dentistry
Is the Daily Telegraph letter really supporting the profession?
We should be supporting the work NHS dentists do, not making wild suggestions like those published recently in the Daily Telegraph, Michael…
Blog
A dental review of 2016
Michael Watson reviews what has happened throughout 2016 in dentistry. For my final blog of 2016, I return to the…
Blog
BDA planning legal action over NHS deductions
The British Dental Association (BDA) is planning legal action over NHS England’s deductions from patient charge revenue. The association has…
Dentistry
Eric Rooney appointed honorary clinical professor at UCLan School of Dentistry
Eric Rooney, deputy CDO for NHS England, has been appointed honorary clinical professor at the University of Central Lancashire. The university…
Dentistry
Regulators respond to Dentistry’s UDA concerns
Over a month ago, Dentistry magazine sent an open letter to the regulators of NHS dentistry in England and Wales expressing…
Dentistry
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
Dentists acting as ‘tax collectors’, government told
Dentists are being forced to act as ‘tax collectors’, ministers have been told – with no guarantee that the money…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
CDO outlines key themes for oral health strategy
Sara Hurley has outlined the key themes of her integrated strategy for oral health and dental care. Speaking at the…
Oral health
Rising number of children’s tooth extractions in England
The number of children having their teeth extracted in England has increased, figures from the HSCIC have shown. Numbers rose by…
Dentistry