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Government announces ‘significant change’ to dental contract
This morning, the NHS announced the first significant change to its dental contract in 16 years since its introduction, including…
Dentistry
GDC opens consultation on three-year strategic plan
The GDC is requesting public views on its plans for the next three years, which includes an increase of the…
Dentistry
The legal eagle – we are all paying for exorbitant clinical negligence costs
Action to fix our warped system is long overdue, says the DDU’s John Makin on clinical negligence costs. No one…
Dentistry
Cost of living pressures – NHS dental charge freeze is crucial
Dentists have called on the government to freeze NHS dental charges following the stark rise in the cost of living.…
Dentistry
Massive new tax break for dental practitioners
There is a government-backed new tax break for dental practitioners. Taking time out to think is so important for one’s…
Private Practice
Government plans to eliminate smoking from Britain by 2030
The government is planning on eliminating smoking from Britain under leaked plans published in the Daily Mail. Tobacco companies will be…
Oral health
Government launches investigation into dental fines
The National Audit Office is launching an investigation into healthcare penalty charge notices in Spring this year. It will be…
Dentistry
Food menus to include calorie information in new Government plans
Restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways will all display calorie information for their food, under new Government plans. The Government has…
Oral health
First measure of industry progress on cutting sugar unveiled
Public Health England (PHE) has today published the first assessment of progress on the Government’s sugar reduction programme. As part of…
Oral health
Government urged to support local authorities in the fight against tooth decay
Following new calls from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for oral health programmes in schools, the British…
Dentistry
Type 2 diabetes ‘timebomb’ prompts call on government to ‘take dentistry seriously’
England looks set to reach five million type 2 diabetes diagnoses by 2020 – five years sooner than previously thought…
Oral health
Labour calls for investigation into GDC’s spending
The National Audit Office should investigate the General Dental Council’s hefty legal and PR bills, the government has been told.…
Dentistry
Dental experts slam toothless, ‘watered down’ obesity plan
Leading dental associations, charities and organisations have united to voice their disappointment over the government’s Childhood obesity: a plan for…
Oral health
BDA claims trade union reform will undermine healthcare professionals
The British Dental Association (BDA) has criticised government plans it believes will undermine bargaining powers for healthcare professionals. The Government has…
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
Unfolding the political landscape
For those of us who follow the comings and goings of the ‘Westminster Village’, the making of a new (all…
Dentistry
Nothing in government manifestos for dentistry
Dentistry is not mentioned once in any of the general election manifestos of the big three Westminster parties. In 2010,…
Dentistry
The Government’s outlook for dentistry
I read Kevin Lewis’ blog last week on the Dentistry website about the permutations of the Government in the event…
Dentistry
Parliament to debate on the performance of the GDC
MPs are set to debate the performance of the General Dental Council (GDC), the regulator for dentists and dental care…
Dentistry