NHS

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

Investment in dental health of diabetic patients could save NHS millions

Tackling the dental health of those suffering with diabetes has been found to create substantial savings in further medical treatments,…

Oral health

Sara Hurley begins series of regional practice visits

Sara Hurley, CDO for England, visited Kimberworth Park Dental Practice in Rotherham as part of a series of regional visits. The…

Dentistry

Alistair Burt claims child extractions a ‘national scandal’

The number of children going to hospital for dental extractions is a ‘national scandal’, Health Minister, Alistair Burt MP has…

Dentistry

Scrapping NHS bursaries could have a ‘massive impact’

Scrapping NHS bursaries for students in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions could save £88 million. That’s according to…

Dentistry

NHS dental contract – what are the problems?

Michael Watson highlights the weaknesses with the current NHS dental contract. I shall be at the BDA Conference in Manchester this…

Dentistry

Charging migrants for NHS dental treatment

Dental leaders are on a fresh collision course with the government over another attempt to make migrants pay for their NHS…

Dentistry

A commitment to change

Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, speaks to Julian English about her life, her role, oral health and Melchester…

Dentistry

England in crisis

Four months on from his open letter exposing the crisis in England’s NHS dental system, Tony Kilcoyne tells Sophie Bracken…

Oral health

In sickness and in health

A short-term fix will not solve the huge underlying issues found in the NHS, Kevin Lewis says. The government’s recent…

Dentistry

Have your voice heard in the latest NHS Confidence Monitor

The fourth NHS Confidence Monitor has been launched for dental professionals to have their say on NHS dentistry. The survey…

Dentistry

Broken Compass

Dentists wouldn’t get away with treating patients how they are treated by the NHS, Jeff Sherer says.Normally on the 31…

Dentistry

Regulating dentistry

Seb Evans caught up with John Milne to ask him about his time at the CQC. Regulation is the buzzword…

Dentistry

Preventive treatments should be at the heart of NHS dentistry

NHS dentistry is failing patients most in need due to the targets placed upon them, the BSDHT has claimed. Responding…

Oral health

Will a new dental contract deliver preventive dentistry?

Fresh thinking is needed to provide children with preventive dentistry, Michael Watson says. Forty years ago, a professional lifetime for…

Dentistry

The battle between quality and quantity

Nigel Jones reviews the current landscape of NHS dentistry. It is an interesting time at the moment in NHS dentistry…

Dentistry Features

‘Crisis’ in children’s oral health with more than 100 extractions every day

The NHS performs more than 100 operations every day in England to remove decayed teeth in children. Costs to the…

Dentistry

Goodwill values soar, despite uncertainty around the NHS

The average goodwill for NHS and mixed practices has soared, according to the latest figures from NASDAL. The average goodwill…

Dentistry