NHS Dentistry

Dental reform consultation – CDO calls for responses from practices

The CDO is calling on practices to help shape the future NHS dentistry model by completing a survey on treatment…

Dentistry Scotland

‘Too little and too late’ – reactions to the NHS dental contract changes

Yesterday, the government announced the first significant changes to the dental contract since its introduction – here is what is…

Dentistry

‘Could do better’ – Nigel Jones reacts to the NHS dental contract changes

‘Could do better’ is the verdict of Practice Plan’s sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones on the NHS dental contract…

Dentistry

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NHS staff pay rise – salary increase will ‘worsen dental workforce crisis’

The latest pay rise for NHS dentists ‘will only accelerate the workforce crisis’ by forcing dentists to reconsider their future…

Dentistry

Dental tourism: nine in 10 dentists have treated patients who travelled abroad for treatment

More than 90% of dentists report that they have examined patients who had undergone dental treatment abroad.  In a new…

Dentistry

Face masks reintroduced in some healthcare settings amidst rising Covid-19 cases

Healthcare settings providing NHS care are reintroducing face masks in the face of rising Covid-19 cases. NHS England has asked…

Dentistry

University creates new dental centre to help ease NHS dental crisis

A new dental centre is being put together in a bid to handle the current crisis in NHS dentistry. Kicked…

Dentistry

What’s next for dentists in Scotland?

As dentists in Scotland digest the announcement regarding the reduction of their Item of Service multiplier from 1.7 to 1.3,…

Dentistry Scotland

Dentists write open plea to new Health Secretary Steve Barclay MP

The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the new Health Secretary and urged him to reform NHS dentistry ‘without…

Dentistry

Four in five dental practices have more vacancies than this time last year

Around 80% of dental practices in the UK have more vacancies than this time last year. This is according to…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 2 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Sara Hurley CDO…

Dentistry

Sara Hurley CDO confirms new targets for NHS dentistry

The chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has confirmed new targets will come into force for practices with NHS…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry in Scotland – ministers ‘playing with fire’ by cutting funds

Ministers ‘risk undermining the future sustainability’ of NHS dentistry in Scotland by making cuts to funding. This is according to…

Dentistry Scotland

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 25 June 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental students ‘likely…

Dentistry

Tiverton by-election highlights ‘cost of failure to fix NHS dentistry’

Reports suggest NHS dentistry was a key factor in fuelling the Conservatives landslide defeat in the Tiverton by-election yesterday. BDA…

Dentistry

Dentist slams MP for last-minute withdrawal from dental conference amidst current crisis

A dentist has slammed an MP for her last-minute withdrawal from a dental conference in the face of the current…

Dentistry

Dentists in Scotland have lost their drive and their sparkle

Practice Plan regional support manager, Louise Bone, gives her overview of the current state of dentistry in Scotland. I think…

Dentistry Scotland

Westminster Health Forum – experts discuss priorities for dentistry in England

The Westminster Health Forum into priorities for dentistry in England has kicked off this morning. Running from 9am to 1pm,…

Dentistry

Why I moved to a private practice during the pandemic

Suki Singh talks to associate Hussein Hassanali about his experience of moving from practising NHS dentistry to private and how…

NHS to Private