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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… Brexit – what’s…
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BDA outlines what it wants from a reformed dental contract
The British Dental Association is outlining what it would like to see in a reformed NHS dental contract. NHS England has…
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Shattering the NHS illusion
If change is to come, Nigel Jones believes it will have to be driven by the profession, not the Government.…
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What’s the plan?
The BDA should put together a fully-costed alternative option for a new NHS contract, Michael Watson says. The problems for…
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Cut your prices and your throat
Moving away from the NHS doesn’t mean practices need to embrace ‘low hanging fruit’ and a race to the bottom,…
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What do Tesco and the NHS have in common?
Dentists shouldn’t rely so heavily on NHS contracts, Alun Rees says. A couple of weeks ago I was talking to…
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Better the devil we know
Maybe we should start finding out how to make the current contract work, rather than piloting a new system, Neel…
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Date set for new contract
The new NHS general dental services contract is to be rolled out from April 2020, Dentistry magazine has learned. The timetable…
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Introducing local commissioning and shaping modern dentistry
Seb Evans speaks to Barry Cockcroft about his time as chief dental officer for England, the introduction of local commissioning,…
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Below-inflation pay rise puts NHS dental services in doubt
BDA Wales has slammed a below-inflation pay rise, saying it leaves the future of NHS dental services in doubt. The Welsh Government has…
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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… NHS dentists’ salaries…
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How a new dental contract might work
Nigel Jones explains what the NHS should be concentrating on with a new dental contract.
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Your thoughts on the current prototype contract
https://www.facebook.com/dentistryuk/videos/230769637603723/ Nigel Jones lets us know his thoughts and concerns on the current prototype contract.
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Mick Armstrong labels homeless ‘no-hopers’ and ‘extremely time consuming’
Mick Armstrong, chair of the BDA’s PEC, has labelled homeless people ‘no-hopers’ and blames them for missing NHS targets. He…
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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… NHS dentists in…
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NHS dentistry in meltdown
There are not enough people working on dentistry at the Department of Health and Social Care, Michael Watson says. Recently this site…
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New dental contract successfully reduces levels of tooth decay
A new dental contract in England has successfully helped to reduce levels of tooth decay in patients, the NHS claims. The…
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Taking the pulse
The NHS needs to make a clear statement over what it will and what it won’t provide, Michael Watson says.…
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Are dental associates really self employed?
Why aren’t associate dentists classed as employed, Michael Watson questions. Last week’s blog by Alun Rees on this site discussed…
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