NHS

DDRB starts examination over dentists’ pay

Michael Watson discusses the complications the DDRB, the BDA and the Department of Health will face when examining dentists’ pay.…

Dentistry

‘Consider yourself as one’ Sara Hurley, CDO for England, tells dental profession

Distinctive roles within a dental team need to be overlooked if dentistry is to meet the oral health needs of…

Oral health

Using the In Practice Prevention programme to improve oral health

The creation of the In Practice Prevention programme is encouraging, Michael Watson says. News from Ireland last week that 10,000…

Dentistry

The NHS conundrum

Nigel Jones reflects on the last few months and discusses the conundrum of NHS dentistry in England. In the wake…

Dentistry

Junior dentists balloted on industrial action

Junior hospital dentists in England are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over NHS contracts that will…

Young Dentist

Growing number of dentists wouldn’t recommend dentistry

Half of dentists wouldn’t recommend going into dentistry to their friends and family, a new survey has found. The survey,…

Dentistry

Dental practice sales remain stable

Dental practice sales have remained stable over the last quarter, according to the latest figures from NASDAL. The National Association…

Dentistry

Kevin rides again

The ever-growing legislation involved within dentistry is creating a crisis within the profession, Kevin Lewis believes. No, not this Kevin…

Dentistry

Children’s decay a ‘postcode lottery’

Children’s tooth decay is a ‘postcode lottery’, a new report has found, and therapists are calling for a health summit…

Oral health

Brighton and Hove launches voluntary sugar tax

Brighton and Hove has launched a voluntary sugar tax, becoming the first British city to do so. The council has…

Dentistry

NHS England needs to fund preventive programmes

Michael Watson reviews some of the talks held at the BADT in Birmingham. Last week I visited the British Association of…

Dentistry

Birmingham dental hospital opening delayed by four months

The opening of Birmingham’s new state-of-the-art dental school and hospital is set to be delayed by four months. It was…

Young Dentist

Fraud could be costing NHS England more than £5bn a year

NHS England could be losing around £5bn every year due to fraud, a new report suggests. The report looked into…

Dentistry

Michael Watson calls for a ‘rubber windmill’ exercise to test the prototype contracts

Is it time for another ‘rubber windmill’ exercise, this time to test the prototype contracts to destruction, Michael Watson asks.…

Dentistry

Seven-day NHS debate

A seven-day-a-week NHS should not be introduced just to help people with ‘busy lives’, a senior Conservative MP told ministers.…

Dentistry

Hygienists and therapists can help exceed confidence in NHS dentistry

Concerns over the future of NHS dentistry can be changed with the correct use of the dental team, according to…

Oral health

I’m a dentist, get me outta here

The GDC should only investigate the initial complaint, and not sift through clinical records to find ‘something to stick’, says Jeff…

Dentistry

Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’

The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted it is turning the corner and will take the…

Dentistry

Michael Watson posts an open letter response to Barry Cockcroft

Michael Watson responds to Barry Cockcroft’s recent comments on NHS England figures for dentistry. Dear Barry, I read with some…

Dentistry