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Smoking one cigarette ‘could cut 20 minutes off life expectancy’
Smoking a single cigarette could shorten your life expectancy by 20 minutes, a new study has found. This figure marks…
Health & research
Government plans to reform dental regulation dubbed ‘disappointing’
A recently announced proposal to reform regulation across all healthcare professions has been criticised for its failure to provide a…
Dentistry
European dental qualifications will be recognised in UK for the next five years
European dental qualifications will continue to be recognised in the UK for the next five years, the government announced today.…
Dentistry
Poor pay is pushing talent out of NHS, says BDA
The UK government’s approach to pay is driving talent out of the NHS, according to the British Dental Association. This…
Dentistry
The legal eagle – putting fit back into fitness to practise
John Makin, head of the DDU, explains why the GDC needs powers to reform its fitness to practise procedures. Nobody…
Dentistry
MPs join calls for abandonment of new NHS dental targets
Members of Parliament have rallied together in a bid to scrap new NHS dental targets ‘as a matter of urgency’.…
Dentistry
PPE order limits for dental practices increase over Christmas
Limits on personal protective equipment orders (PPE) have been increased over Christmas. The PPE portal – set up by the…
Dentistry
Government progress ‘slow’ in tackling childhood obesity
Government progress in tackling the growing problem of childhood obesity has been slow, reports the UK’s independent spending watchdog. The…
Dentistry
Government eases pressure on face mask shortage
The UK government will unlock stocks of face masks to ease the pressure on supply problems facing UK dentistry. It…
Dentistry
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.…
Dentistry
NHS England offering mental health support for dentists and doctors
NHS England is launching mental health support for dentists and doctors, the Department of Health and Social Care, has announced. Confidential support…
Dentistry
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…
Dentistry
BDA calls on government to extend NHS pension flexibilities to dentists
The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling on the government to extend greater NHS Pension flexibilities to dentists. Earlier this…
Dentistry
Government looks to shake up healthcare regulation
The Department of Health and Social Care says it will change regulators’ fitness to practise processes and operating framework. The changes…
Dentistry
Dave Cottam elected new chair of the GDPC
Dave Cottam is the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the British Dental Association (BDA). He…
Dentistry
‘Lack of progress in contract reform means many are questioning how long they can wait’
With a reformed contract due to be rolled out in less than 12 months, Practice Plan has been inviting NHS…
Dentistry
Concerns over depriving dentists of NHS pension scheme prior to a criminal conviction
Dental Protection has serious concerns over the new government proposal that could deprive dentists of the NHS Pension Scheme prior to…
Dentistry
Patient charge revenue makes up more than a quarter of NHS dental services spend
Steve Brine MP says patient charge revenue makes up 28.7% of Government expenditure on NHS dental services. In an open…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry forcing patients towards ‘DIY’ alternatives
Access problems with NHS dentistry is forcing patients to seek ‘DIY’ alternatives, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen claims. Recent reports have found patients in Cornwall spending…
Dentistry