NHS

No dental practices in York are taking on new NHS patients

No dental practices are accepting new NHS patients in York, it has been revealed.  Out of the 39 practices in…

Dentistry

Practices in Scotland who recruit dental nurse trainees given free PPE

Bundles of free PPE are reserved for dental practices in Scotland taking on trainee dental nurses. The move – sanctioned…

Dental Nursing

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… We are launching…

Dentistry

‘I wish I did it sooner’

Practice Plan caught up with Nigel Suggett to discuss why he made the decision to convert to private dentistry, the…

Dentistry

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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… Profession says 3%…

Dentistry

Government failed to deliver pledge for a smoke-free England

More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a…

Oral health

Profession says 3% pay rise for NHS dentists is ‘progress’

NHS dentists have been handed a 3% uplift to their pay in a move that has been praised by the…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry discussed: can NHS dentistry return to ‘normal’, and should it?

Join Les Jones, Eddie Crouch and Lisa Bainham as they talk about a return to ‘normal’ on Tuesday 20 July…

Dentistry

Financial considerations when moving from NHS to private

Jo Phillpot, Practice Plan regional support manager, caught up with Simon Cosgrove, Wesleyan senior financial consultant, to look at the…

NHS to Private

COVID-19 – dental standard operating procedure updated in England

‘Not yet business as usual’ – this is the key message that has been put out to the dental profession…

Dentistry

Prescribe vegetables and tax salt and sugar, report suggests

Calls are being made to tax salt and sugar and for the NHS to prescribe vegetables. The National Food Strategy…

Oral health

Boost in first-time buyer interest for private practices in London

First-time buyer demand for private dental practices in London has increased in 2021. This is according to new data from…

Dentistry

NHS pension age discrimination – how it affects dentists’ plans for retirement

Sometimes referred to as the ‘McCloud judgement’, the pension age discrimination case may affect you as a dentist when it…

Dentistry

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Scotland’s CDO updates profession on infection control guidance

The chief dental officer (CDO) for Scotland has updated the profession on the future of infection and prevention control in…

Dentistry Scotland

NHS dental practice values plummet in last quarter

New figures reveal that NHS practice values plummeted in the last quarter as the UK experienced its third lockdown. This…

Dentistry

Scotland scraps plan to introduce activity targets for dental practices requiring financial support

The government in Scotland has abandoned plans to introduce activity targets to guarantee practices get financial support.  Tom Ferris, the…

Dentistry Scotland

COVID-19 – contract reform in Wales delayed until 2022

NHS dentistry in Wales will not return to the UDA system as part of its recovery plan into 2022, the…

Dentistry

Four in five dentists say technology provides better working flexibility

Almost 80% of dental professionals believe technology provides greater flexibility in the workplace, a new report finds.  However optimism towards…

Dentistry

Chatting with the chairman: Eddie Scher

Diana Spencer talks to Eddie Scher about dentistry being in his blood, becoming vaccinators and the future of the NHS.…

Dentistry