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Fail to learn from history and be doomed to repeat it

Nigel Jones urges dentists to take steps to ensure they don’t face the same challenges many did after the 2006…

Dentistry

Dentists in England to receive an above-inflation 2.5% pay rise

The government will be giving an above-inflation pay rise of 2.5% to dentists, which will be backdated to April. Health Secretary…

Dentistry

Concerns grow in Peterborough over availability of NHS dental appointments

Peterborough councillors voice growing concerns over the shortage of NHS dentists accepting new patients. NHS England can only name two practices currently…

Dentistry

Signposting to nowhere

UK dentists get a very early lesson in the kind of autonomy (or more accurately, the lack of it) that…

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‘Visionary document’ on standards for restorative dentistry published

NHS England is publishing new standards for restorative dentistry, which it hopes will serve as a handbook for dental commissioners. The standards…

Dentistry

What odds would suit you?

Is it time to take the gamble and move away from the NHS, Alun Rees asks. According to sources, Sara…

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HPV vaccine available to boys from September this year

Public Health England (PHE) is extending the HPV vaccine to 12 to 13-year-old boys from September this year. HPV causes…

Oral health

Cornwall patients waiting a year-and-a-half for an NHS dental appointment

NHS dental patients in Cornwall are waiting on average 529 days for an appointment, NHS England figures show. Health officials…

Dentistry

Reality TV encouraging children to take up smoking and drinking

Reality TV could be encouraging children and younger people to smoke and drink, public health experts are warning. Nottingham University…

Oral health

‘It’s taking a long time, but we’re getting there’ Sara Hurley says on contract reform

Sara Hurley says the current prototypes are looking ‘favourable’ in terms of providing clinical results. Speaking today at the Westminster…

Dentistry

A looming workforce crisis

A more positive portrayal of NHS dentists in the media could help public perception of the workforce, says Nigel Jones.…

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Dental crisis in Wales as just one in six NHS practices accept new patients

Only one in six NHS dental practices in Wales are accepting new adult patients, research from the BDA shows. The…

Dentistry

Multiple practice ownership grows by 50% in the last four years

The number of multiple practice owners in dentistry has grown by 50% since 2015, according to Christie & Co. In…

Dentistry

Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?

If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…

Dentistry

Brits cancelling appointments due to fear of dentist

More than a quarter (26%) of Brits have cancelled or delayed a dental appointment due to fear of the dentist.…

Dentistry

NHS negativity is thwarting potential in dentistry

NHS dentistry might make some feel despondent, but don’t let it ruin your passion, says Nigel Jones. I have to…

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Care homes aren’t giving residents oral health care needed

The Care Quality Commission says care homes aren’t doing enough to ensure residents get the oral health care they need.…

Oral health

Dentists vote for a minimum UDA value

Dentists unanimously call for a minimum UDA value of £25 at the Local Dental Committees’ (LDC) annual conference. Welsh colleagues…

Dentistry

Dave Cottam elected new chair of the GDPC

Dave Cottam is the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the British Dental Association (BDA). He…

Dentistry