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BDA hospital trainees headed to Westminster yesterday to lobby their MPs over new contract proposals. The trainees set out to explain their worries that the Government’s proposals on the junior contract might put patients and practitioners in jeopardy. MPs including Clive Efford, Jim McMahon and Nick Brown met with dentists from their constituencies, at a…
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The Government risks shutting students from poorer backgrounds out of healthcare professions, the BDA has warned. The warning follows media coverage suggesting that the Government plans to cut bursaries for student doctors and dentists. Nurses have already been in the firing line, with funding for students scrapped in the November budget. The British Dental Association…
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The BDA is suspending planned industrial action for 26-28 January. The news comes in support of the BMA, as it seeks to rekindle talks to resolve the differences over the proposed new contract for hospital juniors in England. The BDA has been supporting hospital junior dentist members to ensure a safe and fair junior contract…
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Judi Humphreys joined hospital dentists on the 12 January for the first 24-hour strike. The strike comes in response to government failure to address concerns on safe working and unsocial hours. Dentistry’s Charlotte Lloyd spoke to Judi to find out more. Charlotte Lloyd (CL): Why are you personally participating in the strike? Judi Humphreys (JH):…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced that hospital dentists will take part in their first ever industrial action on Tuesday next week. Dentists will join their medical colleagues following government failure to address concerns on safe working and unsocial hours. An overwhelming majority of BDA voters had backed moves to take part in industrial…
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The BDA’s ballot on industrial action has revealed 100% of voters are backing moves to join medics on their second planned day of industrial action set for Tuesday 8th December. This has come as a response to news that government appears to have relented in its bid to impose a new contract on hospital dentists…
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Don’t miss the chance to attend Europe’s biggest award ceremony – The Dentistry Awards 2015. Book your tickets now! Are you ready for the most anticipated event of the year? The Dentistry Awards will be celebrating everything that is great in UK dentistry on Friday 27 November. The shortlist for the awards was recently revealed…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced that it will commence balloting junior hospital dentists over proposed industrial action. This comes in response to changes to their contract starting on the 18 November 2015. These NHS dentists are employed on the same terms of service as junior doctors, who have been balloted by the British…
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We send out a big thank you to all the partners of The Dentistry Awards. Acteon Acteon designs, manufactures and distributes medical and dental devices. The company is renowned for its expertise in electronics and micro-mechanics. In conjunction with national research agencies and universities, its integrated R&D department has developed a wide range of small…
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The finalists of The Dentistry Awards 2015 have just been announced! We would like to say congratulations to all the practices and individuals shortlisted –and good luck! Best Team Scotland and Northern Ireland Dunmurry Dental Practice Inverurie Dental Practice Merrylee Dental Practice Visage Glasgow Vita Dental Spa Vitality Dental Care Young Smile Dental Care. North…
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Junior hospital dentists in England are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over NHS contracts that will see them working longer for less. This is the first time members of the dental profession have been asked to consider industrial action, says their trade union the British Dental Association (BDA). Peter Dyer, chair…
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Practice Plan held a dedicated day to support and develop dental practice management teams. Charlotte Lloyd was there to report back. Practice Plan welcomed delegates to join one of its Practice Management Conferences, to give them the opportunity to hear from four experts including Chris Barrow, Jane Lelean, Simon Tucker and Pat Langley. The event…
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For the first time, a new study suggests that the use of local anesthetic may affect tooth cell growth and the development of children’s health. The study was led by Dr Bing Hu at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and involved other researchers from China and Switzerland, The study was published on…
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The annual Association for Dental Education in Europe conference is to showcase a dental project that develops adults with learning disabilities to become dental health ambassadors to their peers. The event will be held in Szeged, Hungary, at the end of this month and a team from the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) will present…
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Researchers at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry have received funding of around £150,000 from the Medical Research Council. The funding is to support a pilot study which aims to go some way towards addressing the national crisis in children’s oral health, especially in communities of social deprivation. Dental disease is common in children and…
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It’s your last chance to enter the prestigious Dentistry Awards 2015. The awards are set to be the biggest event in UK dentistry, rewarding and recognising regional excellence. Do you believe you are a special type of practice? Do you make every patient smile? Do you have a fantastic team? Then enter The Dentistry Awards…
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Professor Steve Creanor, clinical professor of oral sciences at Plymouth University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, has been made a dental fellow of the faculty of dental surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Fellowship of this faculty is offered to dental surgeons who, in the opinion of the college, have…
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Young people aged between 14 and 19 in Plymouth have had the opportunity to learn about good dental health and how to become a dentist. The event took place at this year’s Summer Mix, an initiative designed to raise the aspirations of young people in the city by giving them access to vocational and educational…
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Plymouth University’s dental and dental nurse graduates for 2015 have achieved 100% employment. The University has revealed that 70 dental graduates and four dental nurse graduates have all left the University with jobs. Of the 70 dental graduates, 40% have found jobs in the wider south west region. All but one will be working in…
