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NHS dentists’ salaries continue to drop in England, Northern Ireland and Wales
NHS dentists in England and Wales have seen their salary drop by 0.7% to £68,700, according to the latest NHS Digital…
Dentistry
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…
Dentistry
Matt Hancock announced as new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Matt Hancock will become the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after Jeremy Hunt left the position. The British Dental…
Dentistry
NHS England admits Capita failings are ‘unacceptable’
NHS England admits that Capita failings were ‘unacceptable’ and should not have happened, when questioned by MPs recently. Mismanagement by…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry under the spotlight
In the second of a two-part article, Sophie Hatton reports back from Simplyhealth Professionals’ ‘If’ roundtable debate, which brought together…
Dentistry
Evaluation of the NHS England prototype dental contracts published
The prototype dental contract clinical model works but more needs to be done on the business model, Professor Rooney says. In…
Dentistry
Capita services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called Capita’s primary care support services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’. It…
Dentistry
GPs not given training to spot dental neglect
GPs are not given the time or training to spot the signs of dental neglect, new research has shown. The…
Dentistry
NHS practice closures forcing patients into 30-mile round trips
Dental patients from Bury St Edmunds could be facing 30-mile round trips as NHS practices become overwhelmed. The pressure on…
Dentistry
Self medication for dental problems increases overdose risks
Self medication from patients unable to access care could lead to an increased risk of overdose, the BDA warns. A…
Dentistry
Government’s ‘stealth tax’ is making the NHS millions
The Government is being accused of charging patients a ‘stealth tax’ when they visit for an NHS dental checkup. The…
Dentistry
Department of Health and Social Care increases patient charges for dentistry
The Department of Health and Social Care has increased NHS dentistry patient charges by around 5% from April. The new…
Dentistry
Patient charges being increased
An increase in patient charges could encourage dentists to take on more children, Michael Watson says. Late last Friday, the Department of…
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Dentists could play ‘key role’ in detecting eating disorders
Dentists could be playing a ‘key role’ in detecting patients with eating disorders, new research has suggested. Researchers from…
Oral health
Use of non-dental services to treat children’s oral pain costs NHS £2.3m
Children’s use of non-dental services to treat oral pain is costing the NHS £2.3m a year. That’s according to new…
Oral health
Not bidding for orthodontic contract ‘may be better option’, BDA says
The British Dental Association (BDA) has advised practices to carefully consider their financial position before bidding for NHS orthodontic contracts. The…
Orthodontics
NHS calls on practices to take part in next wave of prototypes
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England has opened calls for practices interested in the next wave of…
Dentistry
Fresh calls for NHS services to be taken away from Capita
Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen is asking for NHS primary care support services to be taken away from subcontractor Capita. The British Dental…
Dentistry
What should the BDA’s GDPC be fighting for?
After the latest re-elections for the BDA’s GDPC, Michael Watson looks at what it should be campaigning for this year. First of all,…
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