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BDA accuses NHS of scattergun approach to NHS charge fines
The BDA has condemned the NHS’s approach to fining patients as almost as many appeals are being won as fines…
Dentistry
Are some practices subsidising the high UDA rates of others?
The BDA should be making sure some dental practices aren’t subsidising the high UDA rates of others, Michael Watson says.…
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HMRC and the evolving status of associates
Looking at the work patterns of some associate dentists, Alun Rees struggles to justify their status as self employed. The…
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HMRC sends letters to associate dentists over employment status
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has written to associate dentists saying it is reviewing the employment status of associates.…
Dentistry
Government’s ‘stealth tax’ is making the NHS millions
The Government is being accused of charging patients a ‘stealth tax’ when they visit for an NHS dental checkup. The…
Dentistry
Health bodies ask football clubs to finish agreements with junk food manufacturers
The BDA has joined 50 other health bodies calling on football associations to finish their agreements with junk food manufacturers. The open…
Oral health
NASDAL figures – are dentists overpaid?
Michael Watson questions whether the BDA is ‘crying wolf’ over the pay of dental practice owners. The annual NASDAL (National Association…
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NHS staff due to receive 6.5% pay rise
NHS staff will receive a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years, the Government has said.…
Dentistry
Child extractions costing Northern Ireland health service more than £9 million
More than 5,000 children had multiple teeth extracted across one year in Northern Ireland, a new study has shown. BDA Northern…
Dentistry
Department of Health and Social Care increases patient charges for dentistry
The Department of Health and Social Care has increased NHS dentistry patient charges by around 5% from April. The new…
Dentistry
Patient charges being increased
An increase in patient charges could encourage dentists to take on more children, Michael Watson says. Late last Friday, the Department of…
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Dentists could play ‘key role’ in detecting eating disorders
Dentists could be playing a ‘key role’ in detecting patients with eating disorders, new research has suggested. Researchers from…
Oral health
Use of non-dental services to treat children’s oral pain costs NHS £2.3m
Children’s use of non-dental services to treat oral pain is costing the NHS £2.3m a year. That’s according to new…
Oral health
Extreme weather could leave practices facing clawbacks
The BDA is calling on NHS England and the Welsh Government to invoke force majeure on their GDS contracts. These calls come…
Dentistry
The problem with young dentists…
It might not be the young dentists at fault, it may be the older dentists getting in the way, Alun…
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Data Protection Act could end up costing practices £2,000 every year
Dentists, opticians and pharmacies have joined forces to highlight the costs of the ‘botched’ Data Protection Act. Speaking to the Government, the…
Dentistry
Not bidding for orthodontic contract ‘may be better option’, BDA says
The British Dental Association (BDA) has advised practices to carefully consider their financial position before bidding for NHS orthodontic contracts. The…
Orthodontics
Seventy per cent of dentists plan to leave the NHS within five years
With many dentists reflecting on their future in the profession, Nigel Jones wonders how the Government is going to provide NHS…
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LDC chair leaves dental prototypes
After the Department of Health launched the fourth wave of prototypes, Michael Watson reflects on how reforming the dental contract is going.…
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