Dental workforce

The dental workforce is increasingly female: where are the leaders?

Raabiha Maan discusses changing demographics in dentistry: with so many women in the workforce, how can we ensure leadership evolves…

Dentistry

Overseas registration exam: a solution to dental workforce challenges

Jeff Sherer, owner of The Dental Design Studio, explains why those who pass the overseas registration exam (ORE) can help…

Dentistry

NHS dental access: why the ORE is part of the solution

Neil Carmichael, executive chair of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), explains why the group backs calls to reform the…

Dentistry

Latest NHS dental stats revealed: has provision improved since last year?

The latest NHS dental statistics show that 1.3 million more courses of treatment were delivered in England this year –…

Dentistry

Fixing the dental technology workforce crisis

David Smith discusses the dental technician shortage and how to rebuild a skilled, future-ready workforce. I recently delivered a presentation…

Laboratory

New clinical training facility launched to tackle dental workforce crisis

A new clinical training facility will deliver in-depth training to dental staff to boost workforce capability across the UK. The…

Dentistry

Dental schools urge government to expand training places

Increase UK training places in dentistry and dental hygiene to help secure long-term sustainability of NHS dentistry, the government has…

Dentistry

Addressing the dental hygienist and therapist workforce shortfall

Mohammed Ghafoor discusses the barriers facing EU-trained dental hygienists and dental therapists. The UK is currently grappling with a significant…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 5 April 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

‘No future for NHS dentistry without reform’, report warns

Experts are calling for contract reform to maintain the dental workforce as a new report identified more than 5,500 unfilled…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 7 December 2024

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Dental Leadership Network: addressing the dental workforce crisis

November’s Dental Leadership Network event tackled the problem of building and maintaining the UK’s dental workforce. On 12 November, the…

Dentistry

Solving the workforce crisis: the new government’s hardest task

Nigel Jones explains why the workforce crisis should be the first item on the new government’s dental agenda. As our…

NHS to Private

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… GPs see 380,000…

Dentistry

Report on UK dental market: percentage of female dentists set to increase

The proportion of female dentists in the profession is set to increase to more than 60%, according to Christie &…

Dentistry

Perceptions of the dental workforce

A future dental workforce requires better communication skills with more women in leadership positions, Michael Watson says. The number of women…

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