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Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places
The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It…
Dentistry
Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million
Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh…
Dentistry
Will the NHS have to publish dentists’ salaries
With the BBC making public the salaries of its highest earners, Michael Watson questions whether the same might happen for dentistry.…
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HPV vaccination failure condemned across dental profession
The JCVI has today refused to extend the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine to all boys. The decision, which has been…
Oral health
GDC call to action – check the small print on your indemnity cover
The General Dental Council (GDC) is warning dental professionals to ‘check the small print’ on their indemnity cover. The warnings come after…
Dentistry
Rise in the number of dental clinical academics
The number of dental clinical academics is on the rise in dentistry, recovering after a period of decline. The Dental…
Dentistry
Child tooth decay in Wales drops
Child tooth decay in Wales has fallen, with the proportion of children experiencing tooth decay now standing at 34.2%. This is…
Oral health
Healthcare unions angry at failure to deal with NHS pay cap
Healthcare unions have expressed their anger and disappointment at the Government’s failure to deal with the public sector pay cap.…
Dentistry
NHS pay cap must end, unions tell PM
Health associations have joined forces to write a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a stop to the NHS…
Dentistry
GDC responds to failure to reform healthcare regulation
The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded after the Government looks like it might fail to fulfil its pledge to reform…
Dentistry
Tackling poor oral health in children
Michael Watson reports on the latest national plan to tackle poor oral health in children. A year ago, the then…
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School children drinking ‘high levels’ of sports drinks
Almost 90% of school children consume sports drinks, a new study published in the British Dental Journal has shown. The research…
Oral health
Healthcare regulation changes kicked into the long grass
Theresa May and the Government have failed to pledge reforms on healthcare regulation in the 2017-19 legislative programme. Despite promises in…
Dentistry
The role of the dental nurse
Only when NHS England pays nurses directly will you get a nurse-led clinic, Michael Watson says. At the British Dental Association…
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Extractions under GA leads to five missed school days
Children who require general anaesthetic (GA) to extract decaying teeth miss five days of school. That’s according to a new study published…
Dentistry
Dentists pledge donations to Manchester Arena families
The British Dental Association (BDA) has pledged £5,000 to support the victims of the Manchester attack last week. This promise…
Dentistry
BDA responds to Conservative Party manifesto
In his response to the Conservative Party manifesto, British Dental Association (BDA) chair, Mick Armstrong, said vulnerable patients require more…
Dentistry
The Ten Quid Dentist
With contract values changing, should we now start ending the era of the ‘Ten Quid Dentist’, Alun Rees questions. In…
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BDA launches its manifesto for the General Election
The British Dental Association (BDA) has set out its six-point manifesto for the General Election. It is calling on all parties…
Dentistry
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