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Dentistry is the UK’s most loyal profession

Dentistry has the strongest occupational loyalty of any profession in the UK, new data has revealed, despite a number of…

Dentistry

Dental contract reform 2026: practices face impossible maths on urgent care

With dental contract reform 2026 arriving on the horizon, one burning question for NHS practice owners is how do you…

Dentistry

Pay uplift for NHS dentists will have ‘real consequences’, experts warn

The government has confirmed a pay uplift for NHS dentists – though key figures in dentistry say the changes ‘radically…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry satisfaction remains low but Scotland shows what a different model can achieve

New data from the King’s Fund’s Public Satisfaction with the NHS and Social Care in 2025 survey shows that NHS…

Dentistry

One in five surveyed UK dentists provide no NHS care

A fifth of UK-registered dentists said they only deliver private care with no NHS activity, the General Dental Council (GDC)…

Dentistry

Government should do more about dentistry, 65% of Scots say

Only one in five Scots said the government is doing all it reasonably can about dentistry when polled, while 65%…

Dentistry Scotland

NHS dental charge increase dubbed a ‘kick in the teeth’

Patient fees for NHS dentistry will increase from April 2026, which dental experts have criticised as a ‘substitute for state…

Finance & accounting

NHS contract clawback at £900 million in past two years

Dental experts have spoken out against ‘the perversity of the broken contract’ as a BBC investigation said the £900 million…

Dentistry

What do changes to the 700,000 appointment pledge mean for dentistry?

Ian Gordon considers the impact of recent changes to the government’s pledge to provide 700,000 extra dental appointments – are…

Dentistry

Eight in 10 NHS staff say new green spaces have improved work

NHS charities across the UK have been awarded £500,000 to invest in creating and improving green spaces, which research has…

Dentistry

Experts slam dentistry ‘double standard’ as GPs receive funding uplift

The government has announced a £485 million budget uplift for GPs, leading experts to question why funding for dentistry has…

Dentistry

Pledged 700,000 extra appointments expanded to non-urgent cases

The 700,000 additional dental appointments promised by the government will now apply to a broader scope of cases, following criticism…

Dentistry

Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million pounds

Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, up from £45.8 million the previous year, according…

Dentistry

Changes to the NHS dental contract – considering the implications

Nigel Jones breaks down the intent behind incoming changes to the NHS dental contract and what their impact might be…

NHS to Private

What does the 2026 NHS contract amendment mean for dentists?

Rather than fundamental contract reform, the 2026 NHS dental contract amendment is more of a rebalancing exercise, argues Julian Perry.…

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NHS dentists required to deliver minimum level of urgent care

NHS dental contract holders will have to deliver 8.2% of their contract value as urgent or unscheduled activity in 2026/27,…

Dentistry

Six in 10 Brits oppose NHS fixing overseas surgery complications

Around 58% of Brits feel the NHS should not fund corrective surgeries for complications resulting from overseas procedures in a…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry 2026: contract reform and bridging the access gap

Join Nigel Jones, Chris Groombridge and Simon Thackeray on Tuesday 27 January at 7pm as they discuss NHS dentistry in…

Dentistry

Government dentistry underspend falls by 91%

Unused government budget for NHS dentistry has fallen from £392 million in 2023/24 to just £36 million, the care minister…

Dentistry