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‘Growing epidemic’: calls for ban on non-tobacco vape flavours
Vapes should be sold behind the counter like cigarettes and all flavours except tobacco should be banned, according to a…
Dentistry
Dental consultants to speak out on pay deal
The British Dental Association (BDA) said it will push to hold a referendum on government pledges to change consultant pay…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 21 January 2023
Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Medical and dental leaders call…
Dentistry
Medical and dental leaders call for changes to ‘broken’ pay review process
Medical and dental leaders have joined forces in a bid to restore independence to a ‘broken’ pay review process within…
Dentistry
‘Demeaning their efforts’ – dentists in the armed forces slapped with ‘real-terms pay cut’
Dentists serving in the armed forces face a real-terms wage cut under recent pay recommendations. The move – which also…
Dentistry
Petrol crisis – NHS health workers should get priority access to fuel, says association
NHS healthcare workers are calling for priority access to petrol stations. This follows days of chaos as people across the…
Dentistry
Juniors asked to have their say on revised 2016 contract
Hospital trainee members in England are being asked for their views on revisions to the 2016 contract. The move comes…
Young Dentist
Government accused of double standards after introducing new GP contract
The Government is being accused of double standards in primary care after rolling out a new five-year contract for GPs.…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Below-inflation pay rise…
Dentistry
Associations join forces to call for reform of the DDRB
The BDA and the BMA have joined to call for reform of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB).…
Dentistry
Record numbers of people are ‘alcohol dependent’
One in seven people (605,688) in England are ‘alcohol dependent’, new figures from the Government show. Despite these record highs,…
Oral health
Free at the point of delivery
The NHS hasn’t been ‘free at the point of delivery’ since it was barely 15 months old, Michael Watson argues.…
Blog
Needs must
Does the NHS require special treatment, Kevin Lewis questions. The long-term dilemma of finding a way to fund the NHS…
Blog
Sugary food and sweet packets should carry health warnings, medics say
Sugary food and sweet packets should carry warnings on them to help improve children’s oral health, doctors have said. The…
Oral health
BDA welcomes breakthrough in junior doctors contract row
The BDA has welcomed news of a provisional agreement between junior doctors and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Dentists employed in hospitals on…
Young Dentist
Stop publishing letters in The Telegraph
A different method is needed if Tony Kilcoyne is going to make any change, Seb Evans says. One of the stories that…
Dentistry
Is it even possible for dentists to strike?
Realistically, dentists should come to a consensus over how to provide a good service rather than voting to go on…
Dentistry
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
Doctors and dentists join voices in calling for a sugar tax
The BMA has suggested a 20% sugar tax on drinks high in sugar in order to tackle obesity. The calls…
Dentistry
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