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NHS contract reform – when will we see it and what will it look like?
Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones looks at the potential changes to the NHS contract and how a lengthy wait for reform…
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Hundreds of NHS dental vacancies in Wales left unfilled
Fears are mounting over recruitment troubles after new statistics reveal there are hundreds of NHS dental vacancies in Wales. According…
Dentistry
One in four dentists in Scotland report depressive symptoms
More than one quarter of dentists in Scotland report ‘significant depressive’ symptoms amidst COVID-19. This is according to recent survey…
Dentistry Scotland
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… No dental practices…
Dentistry
Scotland appoints three new deputy chief dental officers
Scotland is appointing three new deputy chief dental officers, it has been revealed. The division of the chief dental officer…
Dentistry Scotland
No dental practices in York are taking on new NHS patients
No dental practices are accepting new NHS patients in York, it has been revealed. Out of the 39 practices in…
Dentistry
Practices in Scotland who recruit dental nurse trainees given free PPE
Bundles of free PPE are reserved for dental practices in Scotland taking on trainee dental nurses. The move – sanctioned…
Dental Nursing
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… We are launching…
Dentistry
‘I wish I did it sooner’
Practice Plan caught up with Nigel Suggett to discuss why he made the decision to convert to private dentistry, the…
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Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Profession says 3%…
Dentistry
Government failed to deliver pledge for a smoke-free England
More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a…
Oral health
Profession says 3% pay rise for NHS dentists is ‘progress’
NHS dentists have been handed a 3% uplift to their pay in a move that has been praised by the…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry discussed: can NHS dentistry return to ‘normal’, and should it?
Join Les Jones, Eddie Crouch and Lisa Bainham as they talk about a return to ‘normal’ on Tuesday 20 July…
Dentistry
Financial considerations when moving from NHS to private
Jo Phillpot, Practice Plan regional support manager, caught up with Simon Cosgrove, Wesleyan senior financial consultant, to look at the…
NHS to Private
COVID-19 – dental standard operating procedure updated in England
‘Not yet business as usual’ – this is the key message that has been put out to the dental profession…
Dentistry
Prescribe vegetables and tax salt and sugar, report suggests
Calls are being made to tax salt and sugar and for the NHS to prescribe vegetables. The National Food Strategy…
Oral health
Boost in first-time buyer interest for private practices in London
First-time buyer demand for private dental practices in London has increased in 2021. This is according to new data from…
Dentistry
NHS pension age discrimination – how it affects dentists’ plans for retirement
Sometimes referred to as the ‘McCloud judgement’, the pension age discrimination case may affect you as a dentist when it…
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Scotland’s CDO updates profession on infection control guidance
The chief dental officer (CDO) for Scotland has updated the profession on the future of infection and prevention control in…
Dentistry Scotland