NHS

Prototypes ‘unambitious’ and ‘unacceptable’

Professor Jimmy Steele’s comments, highlighting the gulf between his vision for contract reform, and the prototypes, have been welcomed. A…

Dentistry

Out of this world

Kevin Lewis reviews the NHS’ ‘never events list’ and what might happen if a ‘never event’ is reported to the…

Dentistry

Type B prototypes closest to Steele’s original vision

Professor Jimmy Steele has claimed the type B prototypes are closest to the approach he had envisaged. Three of the…

Dentistry

Sara Hurley announced as new chief dental officer

Sara Hurley BDS(UBrist) MFGDP(UK) MSc(UCL) MA(KCL) has been announced by NHS England as the new chief dental officer. Sara will…

Dentistry

Nothing in government manifestos for dentistry

Dentistry is not mentioned once in any of the general election manifestos of the big three Westminster parties. In 2010,…

Dentistry

The pension shake-up – five things all dentists need to know

Michael Copeland looks at five things every dentist should understand about the new pension freedom rules. In April this year,…

Dentistry

Reflecting on the future of the NHS

Following publication of the independent NHS confidence monitor survey commissioned by Practice Plan and the much-anticipated meeting of the insights…

Dentistry

End to NHS pay cuts?

Dentists have been promised an end to wage cuts, as public-sector pay restraint became a general election issue. Both Labour…

Dentistry

The ethical limit

Neel Kothari questions whether there should be an ethical limit to the number of UDAs handed out to dentists. The…

Dentistry

The dental foundation training dilemma

To work in the NHS as a dentist you need to have been on a performer’s list. To be admitted…

Young Dentist

Eddie Crouch responds to the ‘seismic shift’ in prototype contracts

Eddie Crouch responds to Lord Howe’s latest claims of a ‘seismic shift‘ in NHS dentistry. You can tell when there…

Dentistry

Are we dealing with creeping normality?

Nigel Jones takes a look at how the forthcoming planned changes within NHS dentistry may or may not creep up…

Dentistry

Ethical limit of UDAs

Neel Kothari reveals the stark difference in UDAs claimed between NHS dentists. Over the past few years many within the…

Dentistry

Lord Howe launches a ‘seismic shift’ in dentistry

Lord Howe has said dental practices trialling a new payment scheme, which focuses on prevention, are at the forefront of…

Dentistry

A quarter of adults in Wales aren’t registered with a dentist

One in four adults in south Wales aren’t registered with a dentist according to a new survey. The survey, carried out…

Dentistry

NHS dentists still ‘better off’ in retirement despite changes

NHS dentists will still be better off in retirement than most private-sector workers, economists say – despite controversial changes that…

Dentistry

Counterfeit equipment

Recently two NHS employees were involved in the theft and resale of £75,000 worth of dental equipment, taken from health…

Dentistry

Private dentistry is ‘here to stay’

Recently there has been some more positive news about private dentistry. First the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and…

Private Practice

Department of Health names prototype practices for NHS contract

The Department of Health has announced 62 pilot practices will become prototype practices for the NHS contract in England. These prototypes contain…

Dentistry