NHS

Fluoridating drinking water could reduce financial burden on the NHS

Fluoridating drinking water could reduce the huge financial burden on the NHS caused by children’s oral health. These fresh claims come after…

Dentistry

Price, cost and value

Kevin Lewis questions the possibility of a ‘free’ health service. The NHS is losing almost £1 billion each year due…

Dentistry

Scottish Government launches ‘Creating a Healthier Scotland’ programme

The Scottish Government has launched a ‘national conversation’ on the future of health and social care services in Scotland. The…

Dentistry

NHS compensation reaches more than £1 billion

The NHS paid out more than £1.1 billion in compensation to patients involved in medical negligence claims for 2014/15. That’s according to…

Dentistry

End to pay progression for NHS dentists

Dentists’ leaders are seeking urgent answers after the Health Secretary announced plans to axe annual pay progression – criticising it…

Dentistry

One in five parents in East Anglia have never taken their child to the dentist

One in five parents in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk have never taken their child to see the dentist. That’s according…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry’s outlook is explained

Julian English talks to Nigel Jones, sales director at Practice Plan, about his views on the future of NHS dentistry…

Private Practice

Planning for a more positive future

The management team at Moody Terrace Dental Practice Ltd decided they wanted to create a more positive future which, for…

Dentistry

Children’s teeth in the media

Michael Watson discusses the way children’s teeth have been portrayed recently in the media. Last week dentistry hit the headlines…

Dentistry

Jeremy Hunt announces a seven-day-week NHS

Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a seven-day-week NHS in England during his speech at the King’s Fund recently. The Secretary…

Dentistry

BDA calls for a joined up partnership to tackle children’s oral health

The BDA has called for a coordinated joined up partnership to tackle the crisis on children’s oral health. These latest…

Dentistry

Friends and family test updates have been announced

Updated guidance has been published on the friends and family test to help make it more inclusive. The new guidance…

Dentistry

‘Queues around the block’ warning

There will be ‘queues around the block’ for an NHS dentist unless extra money is pumped in urgently, the Government…

Dentistry

Parents lack of understanding is costing the NHS £22m

Parents’ lack of understanding over the importance of early dental care is costing the NHS around £22 million per year.…

Dentistry

A quick start guide to recent changes in CQC compliance

Are you aware that the CQC has recently changed the way in which it regulates and inspects practices? Amy D’Arcy-Burt,…

Dentistry

Sharp rise in Scottish NHS patients

The number of patients registered with NHS dentists in Scotland has risen sharply – amid growing criticism of problems in…

Dentistry

BDA responds to the Cochrane review on fluoridation

The BDA’s scientific and public health experts have responded to the Cochrane Oral Health Review on water fluoridation. Fluoridated water,…

Dentistry

The feasibility of going private

Nigel Jones, sales director at Practice Plan, discusses the important factors to consider when contemplating the feasibility of going private.…

Dentistry

From the sublime to the ridiculous

Kevin Lewis examines a week of two halves for the profession’s mainstream image. From the sublime to the ridiculous there…

Dentistry