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BDA releases PEC candidates

The British Dental Association (BDA) has released the list of candidates running for this year’s Principal Executive Committee (PEC). Twenty-two…

Dentistry

BDA warns pay cuts will have consequences

Real term cuts to dental pay will have a detrimental effect on patient care, the BDA has said. These calls…

Dentistry

Balloting begins for hospital dentists

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced that it will commence balloting junior hospital dentists over proposed industrial action. This…

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Calls for strike action from the dental profession

Prominent members of the dental profession should know better than to call for strikes, Michael Watson says. In a couple…

Dentistry

Oral cancer now the 10th most common cancer in men

Oral cancer has now been declared the 10th most common cancer detected in men, according to new figures. The figures,…

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BDA tells GDC to stop ‘hoarding’ registrants’ money

The GDC has been accused of ‘hoarding reserves’ by the BDA after launching its consultation on the ARF for 2016.…

Dentistry

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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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.…

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