NHS in crisis

Less than half of Northern Ireland registered with a health service dentist

New data shows that just 49% of the population of Northern Ireland was registered with a health service dentist as…

Dentistry

Experts slam cuts to ‘vital’ dental public health roles

Experts have warned that cuts to dental public health roles could weaken prevention work in some of England’s most deprived…

Dentistry

Too many graduates, but not enough NHS dentists?

As MPs begin hearing evidence on England’s student loan system, new data on public attitudes to higher education raises a…

Dentistry

A dental workforce warning from South Africa

A regulatory body sitting on a bottleneck. A workforce that trains, qualifies, then finds the door to progression closed. A…

Dentistry

UDAs up by 48% on Isle of Wight as new dental reforms announced

New measures have been finalised to increase appointment availability, expand urgent care access and strengthen long-term dental services across the…

Dentistry

One in 15 Brits has resorted to DIY dentistry, survey finds

Around 7% of UK adults said they had carried out some form of DIY dentistry in a new survey –…

Dentistry

Funding increase for Northern Irish dentistry deemed ‘insufficient’ as full £8m package confirmed

While dental experts acknowledged the ‘significant efforts’ of the health minister in securing a funding increase, they also stressed that…

Dentistry

‘Absolutely shocking’: Welsh contract rollout draws criticism from practices and BDA

Today (1 April) marks the introduction of changes to the Welsh NHS dental contract but its rollout has been lambasted…

Dentistry

Pay uplift for NHS dentists will have ‘real consequences’, experts warn

The government has confirmed a pay uplift for NHS dentists – though key figures in dentistry say the changes ‘radically…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry satisfaction remains low but Scotland shows what a different model can achieve

New data from the King’s Fund’s Public Satisfaction with the NHS and Social Care in 2025 survey shows that NHS…

Dentistry

One in five surveyed UK dentists provide no NHS care

A fifth of UK-registered dentists said they only deliver private care with no NHS activity, the General Dental Council (GDC)…

Dentistry

Government should do more about dentistry, 65% of Scots say

Only one in five Scots said the government is doing all it reasonably can about dentistry when polled, while 65%…

Dentistry Scotland

NHS dental charge increase dubbed a ‘kick in the teeth’

Patient fees for NHS dentistry will increase from April 2026, which dental experts have criticised as a ‘substitute for state…

Finance & accounting

NHS contract clawback at £900 million in past two years

Dental experts have spoken out against ‘the perversity of the broken contract’ as a BBC investigation said the £900 million…

Dentistry

Spring statement is a ‘total failure to deliver’, dental experts say

As the government has released its 2026 spring statement, experts have criticised its inaction on key issues for the dental…

Finance & accounting

What do changes to the 700,000 appointment pledge mean for dentistry?

Ian Gordon considers the impact of recent changes to the government’s pledge to provide 700,000 extra dental appointments – are…

Dentistry

Dental graduate NHS tie-in proposed in Scotland

Scottish dental, medical and nursing graduates would have to work in the NHS for five years or repay tuition support…

Dentistry Scotland

Experts slam dentistry ‘double standard’ as GPs receive funding uplift

The government has announced a £485 million budget uplift for GPs, leading experts to question why funding for dentistry has…

Dentistry

Pledged 700,000 extra appointments expanded to non-urgent cases

The 700,000 additional dental appointments promised by the government will now apply to a broader scope of cases, following criticism…

Dentistry