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GDC door is well and truly open
The new management team at the GDC should be given time, Michael Watson says. The Conference of Local Dental Committees…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
GDC, stop the ‘witch hunt’
The new management team at the GDC needs to stop the ‘witch hunt’, Michael Watson says. It is now two…
Dentistry
How did Alistair Burt’s speech go at the BDA Conference?
Alistair Burt’s speech represents a new strategic approach to tackle oral health issues, Michael Watson says. When I arrived in Manchester, I…
Dentistry
Alistair Burt claims child extractions a ‘national scandal’
The number of children going to hospital for dental extractions is a ‘national scandal’, Health Minister, Alistair Burt MP has…
Dentistry
NHS dental contract – what are the problems?
Michael Watson highlights the weaknesses with the current NHS dental contract. I shall be at the BDA Conference in Manchester this…
Dentistry
Should we learn to live with UDAs?
Maybe we should stop waiting for a new dental contract and live with UDAs, Michael Watson suggests. Just over 65…
Dentistry
Who’s to blame?
Who is to blame for the faults in dentistry, Michael Watson questions. I listened to a Radio 4 programme last…
Dentistry
Is the dental check-up really necessary?
We should spend more time seeing high-risk children then recalling low-risk patients, Michael Watson says. Doctors are beginning to ask…
Dentistry
Improving children’s oral health through prevention
The dental profession should get behind those working to make prevention a reality, Michael Watson says. Alistair Burt MP, who…
Oral health
Will a new dental contract deliver preventive dentistry?
Fresh thinking is needed to provide children with preventive dentistry, Michael Watson says. Forty years ago, a professional lifetime for…
Dentistry
Confusion over NHS pension contributions is creating an ‘appalling situation’
NHS pension issues are the fault of the government, not the employer, Michael Watson says. ‘You’re doing it wrong’, says Alan…
Dentistry
Does the UDA system really need changing?
It is not the UDA system that needs changing, Michael Watson believes. On the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the…
Dentistry
What do the latest dentists’ earnings figures really show?
Michael Watson looks into the latest NASDAL figures on dentists’ earnings. Before Easter, the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants…
Dentistry
Where should funds raised from the sugar tax go?
Funds raised from the new sugar tax should be reinvested in oral health strategies, Michael Watson says. Political commentators sometimes…
Dentistry
What will the increase in NHS dentistry fees mean?
Could the increase in NHS dentistry fees cause dentists to look elsewhere to reach their UDA target, Michael Watson questions.…
Dentistry
Delivering a new approach to NHS dentistry
Sara Hurley is determined to provide a new approach to dental care and oral health, Michael Watson believes. Outside the…
Dentistry
Who is at fault for the increase in hospital tooth extractions?
It is the patient’s fault, not necessarily the dentists’, for an increase in extractions through 2014/15, says Michael Watson. Over…
Dentistry
Will the Government implement a sugar tax?
We cannot rely on the Government, manufacturers and retailers to reduce sugar intake and improve children’s oral health, Michael Watson…
Oral health