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Whose fault is it if people cannot see an NHS dentist?
The government may lay the blame at the door of dentists for some patients not being able to access an…
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Moving oral health higher up the government’s agenda
Oral health would be higher up on the government’s agenda if it knew the financial savings it could make, Seb…
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The worst example of wasteful spending in dentistry?
Is the £108,066 spent on legal fees for the Desmond D’Mello case really a good use of registrants money, Neel Kothari…
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The dentistry awards season
Congratulations to dentists and practices that enter awards and put themselves out there, Alun Rees says. The awards season seems to…
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The Telegraph letter won’t lead to beneficial changes in NHS dentistry
Ministers admitting to NHS dentistry faults won’t create changes that benefit patients and dentists, Michael Watson says. I do not…
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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…
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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…
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Sugar tax revenue won’t help improve children’s oral health
Dental professionals are ‘on their own’ spreading the word about the damage sugar can do to children’s teeth, Michael Watson…
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Was it something they said?
Kevin Lewis runs through some soundbites from 2016. What kind of a year was that, then? In a year that…
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GDC ‘Terminator’ gets new target in sights
Dental technicians will now require statutory indemnity, a move Luke Barnett doesn’t agree with.Just when I thought that they couldn’t…
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