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Current NHS contract has ‘run out of road’, says CDO Sara Hurley
The current UDA system is no longer workable – but there needs to be ‘understanding and compromise’ in the face…
Dentistry
Decon Pete – National Standards of Cleanliness, what’s required?
Decon Pete gives a further update on the National Standards of Cleanliness document and exactly what practices will need to…
Dentistry
Free flu vaccinations for dentists scrapped by NHS England
NHS England have axed free flu jabs for dentists and their teams this year in a move slammed by the…
Dentistry
Decon Pete – NHS National Standards of Cleanliness
Decon Pete speaks to us about the NHS National Standards of Cleanliness 2021 and explains what it means in practise…
Dentistry
Extra £50 million of funding pumped into NHS dentistry
Hundreds of thousands of new dental appointments will be made available following new funding for NHS dentistry. The money will…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Almost 1,000 dentists…
Dentistry
Omicron wave – dental practices can submit claim for lost activity due to staff absence
Exceptional circumstances have been announced by NHS England in light of the continued impact of Covid-19 and staff absence. Where…
Dentistry
‘Completely demoralised’ – why the NHS targets have pushed me to go private
As 2022 rolls in, NHS dental providers will now have to deliver 85% of their contracts as part of the…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Boris Johnson quizzed…
Dentistry
Dental professionals need to have first vaccine dose by February
NHS England confirmed unvaccinated dental staff need to have had their first dose by the end of winter to meet…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley releases updated SOP for dentistry
An updated standard operating procedure (SOP) is now available for dental teams. Yesterday chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley…
Dentistry
What’s new in the latest IPC guidance?
Changes to pathways and distancing are just some of the updates from the latest infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance. …
Dentistry
One quarter of year six schoolchildren now obese, says NHS
Obesity rates among infants has soared by almost 5% in only one year, new statistics reveal.  Between 2019-20 and 2020-21,…
Dentistry
Discrimination and bias ‘may be getting worse’ in NHS, says report
Discrimination and unfair treatment is ‘evident’ within the NHS despite efforts to tackle it, a new report found. The findings…
Dentistry
Targets, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the impact on dentistry
Nigel Jones recently caught up with Eddie Crouch, chair of the BDA’s Executive Committee, to discuss the late UDA target…
NHS to Private
Primary Care Appeals: getting to the heart of dispute resolution
NHS Resolution introduces its Primary Care Appeals service, helping to resolve any disputes between the NHS and dental practices. Relationships…
Dentistry
UDA target makes no sense but there is optimism for the future
Nigel Jones and Eddie Crouch discuss the current state of NHS dentistry and how negotiations are going between NHS England…
Dentistry
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Dental practices should withhold associates’ full pay, BDA suggests
Dental practices should pay associates at a lower rate until the NHS fulfils practices’ full contract value, the BDA says.…
Dentistry
Dentists are being looked after and supported with NHS #LookingAfterYouToo coaching service
NHS England and NHS Improvement launched their confidential coaching service #LookingAfterYouToo in April 2020, at the outbreak of the coronavirus…
Dentistry
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