Dental Pay

Dental news you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Failed systems’ –…

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Longer hours needed to maintain same levels of dental pay

Three quarters (75%) of dentists feel they have to work longer hours to maintain the same levels of dental pay.…

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Dentists’ pay rise, due in November, will be backdated to April

The British Dental Association (BDA) has received confirmation that dentists in England will get a 2.42% uplift in November. The government…

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Scottish dentists and doctors to be awarded pay rise

The Scottish government has announced a 2.5% pay increase for dentists and medical staff The boost, which is above the…

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Report on UK dental market: regional workforce dynamics

Last week Christie & Co launched its first report on the UK dental market, covering pay rates and staff shortages In…

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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).…

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Northern Irish dentists at ‘breaking point’

Northern Irish dental practitioners are at ‘breaking point’, the British Dental Association (BDA) has claimed. The comments come after NHS Digital…

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NHS dentists in England to receive a 2% pay rise

The Government has announced a 2% uplift in pay for NHS dentists in England from October. This move comes after the…

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NASDAL figures – are dentists overpaid?

Michael Watson questions whether the BDA is ‘crying wolf’ over the pay of dental practice owners. The annual NASDAL (National Association…

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Lies, damn lies and statistics

Michael Watson questions whether the recent BDA statistics about young dentists leaving the profession will have any effect. When you…

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