NHS

Hospital dental trainees to receive 22% pay uplift

From November 2024, hospital dental trainees in England will be awarded an average pay uplift of 22.3% over two years.…

Dentistry

‘No quick fixes’: experts respond to Lord Darzi NHS report

Experts from the dental profession and wider healthcare discuss the findings of the Lord Darzi report on the issues facing…

Dentistry

NHS restricting access to obesity services, research reveals

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, with patients struggling to secure appointments for support and treatments,…

Health & research

Lord Darzi NHS report: ‘urgent action needed’ on NHS dental contract

‘There are enough dentists in England, just not enough dentists willing to do enough NHS work’ – these are the…

Dentistry

Blood pressure checks introduced at NHS dental appointments

NHS England has announced a trial scheme that will deliver blood pressure checks during dental and optometry appointments. The scheme…

Dentistry

Cancer treatment delays triple since 2012

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one third of cancer patients are waiting longer than…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 10 August 2024

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Health expert condemns ‘appalling’ attacks on NHS staff amidst violent unrest

The chief executive of a medical defence organisation has issued a statement denouncing growing threats of violence against healthcare workers.…

Dentistry

Changes to the NHS dentistry landscape in Scotland

Dental specialist financial adviser Morna Beattie, for Wesleyan Financial Services, discusses what life is like for NHS dentists in Scotland.…

NHS to Private

How can NHS dentistry be fixed?

Following the Labour government’s discussions with dental leaders on how to fix NHS dentistry, we hear some proposed solutions from…

Dentistry

NHS partners with Asda to highlight mouth cancer symptoms on toothpaste

The NHS has partnered with Asda to put mouth cancer symptoms on toothpaste and mouthwash in a bid to raise…

Dentistry

Pay uplift for NHS dentists welcomed amidst further push for contract reform

The above-inflation 6% pay uplift for high street NHS dentists confirmed today has been welcomed by the profession amidst continued…

NHS in crisis

Can NHS dentistry be an engine of growth?

Clare Briggs speaks to Kunal Thakker about how Tooth Club Dental Group has used NHS dentistry for entrepreneurial growth. We…

Dentistry

Sponsored

Health secretary to launch NHS investigation

Health secretary Wes Streeting has announced that an independent investigation will be taking place into the performance of the NHS.…

Dentistry

Which UK city is accepting the least NHS patients?

A new report found that Bristol had the lowest acceptance rate for NHS dentistry, with just 14% of the city’s…

NHS in crisis

How can the new government save NHS dentistry?

Following Labour’s general election win, Ben Atkins calls for the new government to consult the profession on NHS dentistry reform.…

Dentistry

The future of NHS dentistry: we need an honest conversation

Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones caught up with BDA chair Eddie Crouch to get his take on…

Dentistry

Nine in 10 practices falsely categorised as ‘accepting NHS patients’, says BDA

An investigation found that out of 100 practices categorised as accepting NHS patients, only 10 actually had capacity to do…

Dentistry

How Richard found a way to be happy in dentistry again

Be happy – how a dentist who had fallen out of love with his career has regained his mojo since…

Dentistry