NHS England

GDC appoints clinical dental advisers to FtP team

The GDC has appointed four new clinical dental advisers and a senior dental adviser to join its fitness to practise…

Dentistry

Sara Hurley launches NHS survey on record keeping standards

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, is urging NHS dentists to give their views in a nationwide survey. At…

Dentistry

How long will the NHS ‘national disgrace’ continue?

How long will dentists be able to continue ‘choosing’ which patients they see, Michael Watson questions. The headline figures, published by…

Blog

Child tooth decay in Wales drops

Child tooth decay in Wales has fallen, with the proportion of children experiencing tooth decay now standing at 34.2%. This is…

Oral health

Tackling poor oral health in children

Michael Watson reports on the latest national plan to tackle poor oral health in children. A year ago, the then…

Blog

The role of the dental nurse

Only when NHS England pays nurses directly will you get a nurse-led clinic, Michael Watson says. At the British Dental Association…

Blog

NHS England extends orthodontic contract deadline

NHS England has extended its registration deadline for tenders to provide orthodontic services in the south of England. It has…

Orthodontics

NHS England announces a 1% pay rise for dentists

NHS England has awarded dentists a pay increase of 1% for 2017/18, after a recommendation by the DDRB. The government…

Dentistry

BDA starts legal proceedings against NHS England

The BDA has started legal proceedings against NHS England for the way it has tendered over £1/2 billion of dental…

Orthodontics

NHS England criticised for down-playing Capita failings

Comments made by NHS England that seemingly belittle severe delays in processing GDPs’ applications to the National Performers List by Capita, have…

Dentistry

Capita failings stop NHS dentists making a livelihood

Dentists are calling on MPs to hold NHS-subcontractor, Capita, to account for its administrative problems. Capita is responsible for providing…

Dentistry

Are politicians accountable anymore?

Ministers should stop shifting the blame to the NHS, Michael Watson says. A blog from Nicholas Timmins caught my eye…

Blog

‘Urgent dental service’ closure piles more pressure on GPs and A&Es

Kentish Town ‘urgent dental service’ is being closed leaving only two hospitals in London capable of dealing with dental issues.…

Dentistry

One rule for one…

The NHS is telling dentists to offer all necessary treatments to patients, but not offering the funding for these services,…

Blog

What a difference a year makes…

Over a year after her appointment as CDO for England, Seb Evans speaks to Sara Hurley about how the last…

Dentistry

More than 160 operations every day to extract children’s teeth

New figures show 160 children and teenagers have teeth extracted under general anaesthetic every day in hospitals in England. The…

Dentistry

Is the Daily Telegraph letter really supporting the profession?

We should be supporting the work NHS dentists do, not making wild suggestions like those published recently in the Daily Telegraph, Michael…

Blog

A dental review of 2016

Michael Watson reviews what has happened throughout 2016 in dentistry. For my final blog of 2016, I return to the…

Blog

BDA planning legal action over NHS deductions

The British Dental Association (BDA) is planning legal action over NHS England’s deductions from patient charge revenue. The association has…

Dentistry