Lancashire dentists should be doing more to promote oral health amongst children, Councillor Andrea Kay says. She is calling on practices to send their trainees into
The BDA and the BMA have joined to call for reform of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB). The associations claim the DDRB’s
Northern Irish dental practitioners are at ‘breaking point’, the British Dental Association (BDA) has claimed. The comments come after NHS Digital figures show Northern Irish dentists
Wrongly fining people for NHS treatment is putting those on low incomes off going to the dentist, the BDA claims. Almost 370,000 people were fined after being accused
NHS dentists in England and Wales have seen their salary drop by 0.7% to £68,700, according to the latest NHS Digital results. Scotland was the only
The total number of full-time clinical academics employed in UK dental schools has increased by 40% since 2004. Workforce figures from the Dental Schools Council (DSC)
The HPV vaccine will now be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England, the Government has announced. Until now the vaccine has only been
The Government has announced a 2% uplift in pay for NHS dentists in England from October. This move comes after the Review Body on Doctors’ and
Thousands of patients are unable to see an NHS dentist due to a recruitment crisis, the Daily Mail reports. Mydentist, with more than 650 practices
Patients with long-term facial pain are costing the economy over £3,000 each every year, a new study has found. Patients with persistent long-term face and mouth
Matt Hancock will become the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after Jeremy Hunt left the position. The British Dental Association (BDA) has quickly moved
The HPV vaccine will be extended to all teenage boys and girls, to help protect them against deadly cancers. Since 2008, the vaccination has only
