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Are you in control of your financial future?
Wesleyan explains why it is so important to talk to a specialist for financial advice. At Wesleyan, we provide specialist…
Private Practice
Dentists invited to ‘What next for NHS dentistry?’ event
NHS dentists are being invited to a free event where a panel of their peers, including Eddie Crouch from the…
Dentistry
Shattering the NHS illusion
If change is to come, Nigel Jones believes it will have to be driven by the profession, not the Government.…
Blog
What’s the plan?
The BDA should put together a fully-costed alternative option for a new NHS contract, Michael Watson says. The problems for…
Blog
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Child extractions increase…
Dentistry
Child extractions increase by 18% over last five years
There were 45,077 extractions of multiple teeth in under 18s in England over the last year. Local Government Association figures…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… NHS dentists to…
Dentistry
Dental phobia causing millions of children to miss out on NHS dental care
Millions of children are missing out on free NHS dental care due to dental anxiety, the Dental Law Partnership claims.…
Dentistry
Silos – part one
It’s important to set regular time aside to share and deal with problems and new ideas, Alun Rees says. This…
Blog
NHS dentists to receive pay rise in December
NHS dentists in England will receive a 1.68% pay uplift in December, the British Dental Association (BDA) claims. The Government announced…
Dentistry
Cancer patients and patient charges
Providing free dental treatment to oral cancer patients should not be an issue of cost-effectiveness, Michael Watson says. Last week the Oral Health…
Blog
Cut your prices and your throat
Moving away from the NHS doesn’t mean practices need to embrace ‘low hanging fruit’ and a race to the bottom,…
Blog
Welsh NHS patients queuing around the corner to register at new dental practice
Patients in Wales are queueing around the corner after a new NHS dentist opened in Llangollen. Some residents queued for up…
Dentistry
What do Tesco and the NHS have in common?
Dentists shouldn’t rely so heavily on NHS contracts, Alun Rees says. A couple of weeks ago I was talking to…
Blog
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Fluoridation of water…
Dentistry
‘Prevention focused’ NHS questioned by dentists
The NHS ‘prevention focused’ vision for the future has been questioned by the British Dental Association (BDA). Prevention is better…
Dentistry
Two opinions on the NHS
NHS dentistry should be made up of private and Government funding, Michael Watson argues. Two opinion pieces of significance crossed…
Blog
Date set for new contract
The new NHS general dental services contract is to be rolled out from April 2020, Dentistry magazine has learned. The timetable…
Dentistry
Introducing local commissioning and shaping modern dentistry
Seb Evans speaks to Barry Cockcroft about his time as chief dental officer for England, the introduction of local commissioning,…
Dentistry