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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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NHS calls on practices to take part in next wave of prototypes

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England has opened calls for practices interested in the next wave of…

Dentistry

Fresh calls for NHS services to be taken away from Capita

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen is asking for NHS primary care support services to be taken away from subcontractor Capita. The British Dental…

Dentistry

‘Emerging crisis’ as NHS practices struggle to recruit dentists

NHS practices are struggling to recruit dentists, with more than two thirds (68%) experiencing difficulties in the last year. That’s according…

Dentistry

FGDP(UK) sceptical about combining healthcare regulation into one super regulator

FGDP(UK) says it is sceptical about Government proposals to join all UK health regulators into one ‘super regulator’. The Faculty…

Dentistry

What should the BDA’s GDPC be fighting for?

After the latest re-elections for the BDA’s GDPC, Michael Watson looks at what it should be campaigning for this year. First of all,…

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Fresh concerns over the number of Teesside dental practices moving from NHS to private

The number of Teesside dentists moving from NHS dentistry to private has raised new concerns in the media. Queensway Dental…

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Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen re-elected as chair of the GDPC

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been re-elected as chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the BDA. Dave Cottam has…

Dentistry

‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry

We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…

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Tooth extractions amongst children reach record highs of almost 43,000 last year

Teenager and child tooth extractions reached record highs last year, equating to 170 hospital operations a day. The latest figures from…

Dentistry

Coming of age

Kevin Lewis explains why a royal college is so important for dentistry as FGDP looks to become independent. The year…

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Is dentistry making you sick?

Don’t leave it too late and make sure you get help if you need it, Alun Rees says. Dentistry is…

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Is a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph really the right way forward?

Publishing a signed letter in the Daily Telegraph isn’t the best way to get results, Michael Watson argues. On the day that…

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FGDP(UK) announces its new transition board

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has named its transition board to help it become an independent college.…

Dentistry

Dental patients can’t get appointments due to Government ‘cuts on the sly’

Spending on dental care has dropped in real terms by £7.50 per head in England over the last decade. That’s…

Dentistry

Stop snarling and work together

It’s time for the BDA to see the change the GDC is making, Eddie Scher says. It’s no secret that…

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All change in dentistry next year

How will technology change the way we work in the distant future, Michael Watson questions. The changing ways in which we…

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Amalgam phase down needs investment

The reduction in dental amalgam should be supported by investment in schemes to help prevent tooth decay, the BDA says.…

Dentistry

Is the Government limiting access to NHS dentistry?

It might not be long before the Government starts recommending annual check ups for those with good oral health, Michael…

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