British Dental Association
Latest Stories
‘More sugary than Coca-Cola’: dentists call for baby food action
Dentists have urged the government to confront the ‘grotesque levels of sugar’ in baby food following ‘damning’ research into the…
Oral health
‘Dental care is healthcare’: man who nearly died after struggling to find dentist speaks out
‘Dental care is healthcare’ – these are the words of a man who almost lost his life to sepsis after struggling to…
Dentistry
Funding stalls for NHS dentistry, dental leaders warn
Following a ‘damning’ report into NHS funding, dental leaders have urged the government to ‘put its money where its mouth…
Dentistry
Up to 96% of practices are not accepting new NHS adult patients
Up to 96% of dental practices in England are unable to take on new adult NHS patients, suggest findings from…
Dentistry
Pay uplift for NHS dentists welcomed amidst further push for contract reform
The above-inflation 6% pay uplift for high street NHS dentists confirmed today has been welcomed by the profession amidst continued…
NHS in crisis
Government exploring ‘non-van solutions’ after promising mobile clinics
The government is looking into ‘non-van solutions’ to the dental access crisis despite pledging a fleet of mobile clinics in…
Dentistry
NHS dental recovery plan could be unreliable, government admits
The government gave ‘evasive and inaccurate answers’ regarding NHS dentistry at today’s Health and Social Care Committee hearing, the profession…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 11 November 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Mouth cancer…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 2 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Hospital dental…
Dentistry
Unmet need for NHS dentistry ‘hits record high’
More than six million adults failed to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, statistics suggest. The…
Dentistry
Rishi Sunak answers question on dentistry in first PMQs
In his first PMQs as Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak faced questions on the future of NHS…
Dentistry
Calls for Liz Truss and senior colleagues to take urgent action on NHS dentistry
The future of NHS dentistry lays in the hands of Downing Street, the Treasury and the Department of Health. This…
Dentistry
Ministers to make it simpler for overseas dentists to work in the NHS
Government ministers will introduce legislation to make it easier for overseas dentists and nurses to work in the UK. According…
Dentistry
‘Deeds, not words’ – Rishi Sunak pledges to fix NHS dental crisis
Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak says he will ‘restore’ NHS dentistry if he becomes the next British Prime Minister. But…
Dentistry
Dentists respond to soaring oral cancer rates
Cancer Research UK has revealed that rates of mouth (oral) cancer have jumped by 68% in the UK over the…
Oral health