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Dentistry voices grave concerns over UDA allocations
Julian English and Neel Kothari send a letter to Sara Hurley, Ian Brack and David Mowat MP, highlighting the high number…
Dentistry
‘We’re on our own’ after childhood obesity strategy fails to tackle oral health issues
Michael Watson says the profession is on its own after the childhood obesity strategy failed to prioritise oral health. Aesop’s…
Dentistry
What does the UDA contract pay for?
Michael Watson explains how the UDA system came about and how it is supposed to work in the practice. The…
Dentistry
NHS dentists accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily
NHS dentists have been accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily because it is more lucrative than saving them. That’s according to…
Dentistry
Was I imagining it?
With all the political reshuffling going on and a vote for Brexit, Kevin Lewis tries to make sense of it…
Dentistry
Dental contract, described as ‘high priority’, to be introduced in 2018
A Health Minister has insisted the new dental contract is a ‘very high government priority’ – despite the long delay in…
Dentistry
Improving oral health in care homes
The oral health of older people living in care homes needs to be given more priority, Michael Watson says. A…
Oral health
Dentists acting as ‘tax collectors’, government told
Dentists are being forced to act as ‘tax collectors’, ministers have been told – with no guarantee that the money…
Dentistry
Thoughts on a time-limited offer
With the prospect of time-limited contracts hanging in the air for NHS contract holders, understandably the topic has been of…
Dentistry Features
Government reshuffle means ‘no excuse for unfinished business’
The BDA has said there’s ‘no excuse for unfinished business’ with the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State…
Dentistry
Politicians should be honest with the public about the NHS
Michael Watson reviews a new report from the King’s Fund calling on the government to be honest with the public…
Dentistry
Jump in the number of dental professionals performing ‘too many’ UDAs
The number of individual dental professionals performing more than 18,000 UDAs in England and Wales has jumped over the past…
Dentistry
NHS bursary for hygiene and therapy students to be stopped
The government has announced plans to stop dental hygiene and therapy students of an NHS bursary. Dental therapists, hygienists, nurses,…
Young Dentist
Record registration numbers announced in Scotland
Record numbers of Scottish patients are registered with an NHS dentist, according to the latest figures from ISD Scotland. The…
Dentistry
Who will be the next Prime Minister?
Michael Watson looks back through history to speculate on who might be the next Prime Minister. The unexpected outcome of…
Dentistry
It’s enough to make you sick
Pharmaceutical companies are finding new ways to keep the prices of their drugs and medicines high, which is hitting the…
Dentistry
Swimming against the tide
The current commissioning model for the NHS has become part of the problem, Kevin Lewis says. This column is like…
Dentistry
NHS uncertainty continues to crush professional confidence
A group of key opinion leaders recently met to explore the results of Practice Plan’s NHS Confidence Monitor in greater…
Dentistry Features
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
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