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Sugar tax report released
A report controversially blocked by the Government calls for a ‘sugar tax’ – but also demands other crackdowns to curb…
Dentistry
BDA makes recommendations on dentists’ pay
The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) has had evidence submitted to it from the BDA for 2016/17.…
Dentistry
DDRB starts examination over dentists’ pay
Michael Watson discusses the complications the DDRB, the BDA and the Department of Health will face when examining dentists’ pay.…
Dentistry
Finding inspiration at Career’s Day 2016
In February, UCL Eastman Dental Institute and the British Dental Association will host their annual Career’s Day. Here the UCL…
Young Dentist
Dentistry is low risk for patients
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report has found dentistry delivers low risk, good quality care. The CQC…
Dentistry
Junior dentists balloted on industrial action
Junior hospital dentists in England are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over NHS contracts that will…
Young Dentist
Concerns raised over GDC extending its remit
Concerns have been raised over the GDC’s attempt to extend its remit beyond its current duties. The General Dental Council…
Dentistry
Locking horns
Kevin Lewis reviews the latest news regarding the GDC’s consultation over the annual retention fee. In the afternoon of 6…
Dentistry
GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation over the annual retention fees (ARF), suggesting a freeze in…
Dentistry
Children’s decay a ‘postcode lottery’
Children’s tooth decay is a ‘postcode lottery’, a new report has found, and therapists are calling for a health summit…
Oral health
BDA slams labour law reform proposals
The British Dental Association (BDA) has strongly criticised sweeping labour law reforms proposed by the Government. The Government is planning…
Dentistry
Seven-day NHS debate
A seven-day-a-week NHS should not be introduced just to help people with ‘busy lives’, a senior Conservative MP told ministers.…
Dentistry
Every dental graduate gets a DFT place
Every UK dental graduate has secured a dental foundation training place for the second year in a row, according COPDEND.…
Young Dentist
All nations across the UK are failing to invest in oral health
Dentists across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland have warned governments in the UK that failure to invest in oral…
Dentistry
BDA warns of a failing health system
Policymakers are failing to consider the role of oral health in the wider health system, according to the BDA. The…
Dentistry
Jamie Oliver launches his petition for a sugar tax
Jamie Oliver has launched a petition calling for the Government to implement a sugar tax on unhealthy foods. The celebrity…
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Morale in dentistry is ‘dangerously’ low
Dentists’ morale is dangerously low with Northern Irish dentists faring the worst, according to a new survey from the HSCIC.…
Dentistry
Antimicrobial resistance a ‘serious threat’ to public health
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has called for a stop to inappropriate use of antibiotics in the NHS.…
Dentistry
Stopping the GDC
Healthcare regulators, including the GDC, need a radical overhaul of how they operate, Michael Watson believes. Last week the Professional…
Dentistry