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Northern Ireland dentists vote to accept new dental contract
Community dentists in Northern Ireland have voted to accept a new dental contract that will see wages rise 4.4%. In…
Dentistry
Regulation Debate: the fate of dental hygiene in Ireland
Irish Dentistry Editor Carlotta Eden introduces the magazine’s  campaign for independent regulation for dental hygienists. At the Irish Dental Hygienists…
Dentistry
Time-limited contracts slammed
Dentists’ leaders have attacked George Osborne’s plans for ‘time-limited’ contracts and demanded urgent talks. The British Dental Association (BDA) reacted…
Dentistry
Osbourne promises ‘a better deal’ for dentistry
George Osborne has included NHS dentistry on a hit-list of professions where customers deserve ‘a better deal’. The Chancellor attacked…
Dentistry
BDA warns not to leave oral health off health agenda
The BDA has reminded the Government that oral health should be at the heart of any health planning. This has come…
Dentistry
GDC given new powers to streamline investigation of dental complaints
The Department of Health has announced new powers that will enable the GDC to changes its fitness to practise procedures. The new powers,…
Dentistry
DDRB starts examination over dentists’ pay
Michael Watson discusses the complications the DDRB, the BDA and the Department of Health will face when examining dentists’ pay.…
Dentistry
Fraud could be costing NHS England more than £5bn a year
NHS England could be losing around £5bn every year due to fraud, a new report suggests. The report looked into…
Dentistry
Price, cost and value
Kevin Lewis questions the possibility of a ‘free’ health service. The NHS is losing almost £1 billion each year due…
Dentistry
Sugar recommendations accepted
The Government has vowed to act on key recommendations made by official nutrition advisers to cut Britain’s so-called ‘addiction to…
Dentistry
‘Queues around the block’ warning
There will be ‘queues around the block’ for an NHS dentist unless extra money is pumped in urgently, the Government…
Dentistry
Parents lack of understanding is costing the NHS £22m
Parents’ lack of understanding over the importance of early dental care is costing the NHS around £22 million per year.…
Dentistry
Calls for judicious use of antibiotics in dentistry
The British Dental Association (BDA) is working with experts to combat the health risks from pathogens resistant to antibiotics. The…
Dentistry
Burt announced as new dentistry minister
MPs will come face-to-face with the dentistry minister again, after David Cameron dropped the experiment of giving the job to…
Dentistry
New appointments at the Department of Health
Following last week’s general election, the new team at the Department of Health has been announced; all are Conservatives. The…
Dentistry
Eddie Crouch responds to the ‘seismic shift’ in prototype contracts
Eddie Crouch responds to Lord Howe’s latest claims of a ‘seismic shift‘ in NHS dentistry. You can tell when there…
Dentistry
Department of Health names prototype practices for NHS contract
The Department of Health has announced 62 pilot practices will become prototype practices for the NHS contract in England. These prototypes contain…
Dentistry
BDA says number of graduates waiting for training places ‘not acceptable’
The BDA has said the number of UK dental graduates still waiting for an allocation of training places is ‘not acceptable’.…
Young Dentist
Friends and Family Test needed by 1 April
NHS dental practices will be required to implement the Friends and Family Test from 1 April. The regulations that put the…
Dentistry
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