BDA

Professor Nairn Wilson announced as new BDA president

Professor Nairn Wilson CBE was recently inaugurated as the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) 129th president at the association’s annual conference…

Dentistry

BDA calls for action on ‘unfinished business’ with the GDC

The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on returning health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to tackle ‘unfinished business’ on professional regulation.…

Dentistry

Community dentists reporting high levels of stress at work

Four in 10 community dentists report high levels of stress at work, a new study has found. The latest survey of…

Dentistry

End to NHS pay cuts?

Dentists have been promised an end to wage cuts, as public-sector pay restraint became a general election issue. Both Labour…

Dentistry

The dental foundation training dilemma

To work in the NHS as a dentist you need to have been on a performer’s list. To be admitted…

Young Dentist

NHS dentists still ‘better off’ in retirement despite changes

NHS dentists will still be better off in retirement than most private-sector workers, economists say – despite controversial changes that…

Dentistry

Department of Health names prototype practices for NHS contract

The Department of Health has announced 62 pilot practices will become prototype practices for the NHS contract in England. These prototypes contain…

Dentistry

BDA says number of graduates waiting for training places ‘not acceptable’

The BDA has said the number of UK dental graduates still waiting for an allocation of training places is ‘not acceptable’.…

Young Dentist

Private dental practice profits creep ahead of NHS

Private dental practice profits have crept ahead of NHS net profits for the first time in almost a decade. These…

Dentistry

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen elected new chair of the GDPC

Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen has been elected as the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC). The committee claims to represent…

Dentistry

Michael Watson reviews the dental contract rise of 1.34%

Last week, whilst the profession and the dental press were busy listening to and digesting the General Dental Council’s appearance…

Dentistry

Desmond D’Mello case: patients tested positive for hepatitis C

Five people treated by Dr Desmond D’Mello have been tested positive for hepatitis C. Hygiene concerns came to light when…

Dentistry

Dentists feel ‘dissatisfied with life’

Dentists are almost twice as likely as the general population to feel dissatisfied with life, a survey on their personal…

Dentistry

GDC comes under fire from the health select committee

The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) struck a defiant tone at a Parliamentary inquiry, telling MPs: ‘Our…

Dentistry

Mick Armstrong backs GDC annual accountability hearing pledge

Mick Armstrong backs calls from the dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC), for regular Parliamentary accountability hearings on its work. In…

Dentistry

BDA supports calls for coordinated action on obesity and tooth decay

The British Dental Association (BDA) has announced its support for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s (BSPD) call for a…

Dentistry

Pressing for reform

Neel Kothari continues his interview with the chair of the BDA’s (British Dental Association’s) principal executive committee, Mick Armstrong. Neel Kothari:…

Dentistry

New dental adviser appointed at the CQC

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed John Milne, a practising dentist in West Yorkshire and the current chair of…

Private Practice

Dentistry in the spotlight at Westminster

Dentistry will come under the spotlight at Westminster in the run-up to the general election, as MPs probe two controversies.…

Private Practice