NHS in crisis

NHS flexible commissioning update has ‘same old problems’, says BDA

NHS England has released new guidance for flexible commissioning, which the BDA dubbed a ‘new framework with the same old…

Dentistry

Labour promises contract reform and 700,000 extra NHS dental appointments

The Labour Party has promised to tackle the NHS dental crisis head on, with pledges to reform the NHS contract…

Dentistry

Practice in Cornwall to only see vulnerable NHS patients

A dental practice in Cornwall is to kickstart an NHS pilot scheme whereby only children and the most vulnerable patients…

Dentistry

Mobile dental bus could relieve dental access pressure in Isle of Wight

A mobile dental bus could help the current dental crisis on the Isle of Wight, according to health bosses. The…

Dentistry

Government ‘effectively said it cannot afford NHS dentistry’, says BDA

The government has ‘effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry’ as it prepares to impose an approach to…

Dentistry

‘The new normal’ – patients queue at 4am for NHS dental care

Patients are queuing at 4am in a desperate attempt to access NHS dental care – a scene that the profession…

Dentistry

Consultation opens on plan to relieve NHS dental access

The government has opened a public consultation on a proposal which could see dental hygienists and therapists alleviate access issues.…

NHS in crisis

NHS Workforce Plan: the laboratory community reacts

The government’s new NHS Workforce Plan has no mention of dental technicians or clinical dental technicians despite the challenges labs…

Laboratory

Reforms to NHS dentistry in Scotland ‘fall short’

The profession has argued that reforms to NHS dentistry in Scotland fall short of the changes required to make the…

Dentistry Scotland

Online oral health service launched amidst NHS dental access troubles

A health board has kicked off an online oral health advice service to help patients who are struggling to access…

AI & technology

Health Secretary Steve Barclay quotes inaccurate figures for NHS dentistry

The Health Secretary quoted inaccurate figures on the number of dentists carrying out NHS dentistry, sparking calls for better data. …

Dentistry

Unmet need for NHS dentistry ‘hits record high’

More than six million adults failed to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, statistics suggest. The…

Dentistry

Profession ‘dismayed’ at pay increase for armed forces dentists

BDA and BMA representatives have expressed concern over the recently announced pay increase for dentists and doctors working within the…

Dentistry

Are associates and dental nurses being forgotten in NHS dentistry?

Dental professionals have warned that dental associates and dental nurses are being forgotten as talks considering dental reform continue. Last…

Dentistry

Dentists call for Health Secretary to accept dental reform recommendations

More than 1,300 dentists have signed an open letter that calls for a patient-centred and prevention-focused approach to NHS dentistry.…

Dentistry

Why dental hygienists and therapists are key to expanding access to dental care

With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighting dental therapists as key to the UK’s dental access issues, we hear from Miranda…

NHS in crisis

‘I feel like I’m drowning’ – can NHS dentistry actually change?

Nishma Sharma opens up about her views of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and why attitudes towards NHS dentistry…

Dentistry

MPs demand ‘fundamental reform’ of NHS dentistry in new report

Members of Parliament call for ‘rapid and timely action’ as they lay out their concerns over the future of NHS…

Dentistry

Profession slams 6% pay uplift for dentists

A 6% uplift on dentists’ pay has been accepted by the government amidst conversations over the future of NHS dentistry.…

Dentistry