Amalgam fillings don’t need replacing, DDU warns
2018-07-04
New mercury restrictions don’t mean amalgam fillings need replacing, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) has warned. EU regulations that came into effect on the 1
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BDA challenges Jeremy Hunt to invest in prevention
2018-07-02
The British Dental Association (BDA) has challenged Jeremy Hunt to put prevention at the heart of any NHS spending pledges. The BDA claims that every
NHS England admits Capita failings are ‘unacceptable’
2018-06-26
NHS England admits that Capita failings were ‘unacceptable’ and should not have happened, when questioned by MPs recently. Mismanagement by Capita over the National Performers
Dental associations jointly call for HPV vaccination
2018-05-31
Dental associations have jointly written to the Government calling for the HPV vaccine to be extended to girls and boys. The British Dental Association (BDA), the Faculty
GDC responds to consultation claims
2018-05-25
The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) consultation, Clear and certain: a new framework for fee-setting, has now closed. The consultation seeks to gather registrant’s views on how the
Evaluation of the NHS England prototype dental contracts published
2018-05-23
The prototype dental contract clinical model works but more needs to be done on the business model, Professor Rooney says. In a document published by the Department
BDA tells GDC to reduce its annual retention fee
2018-05-21
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called the GDC’s new consultation on fee setting unacceptable. In its consultation Clear and certain: A new framework for fee-setting,
Capita services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’
2018-05-17
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called Capita’s primary care support services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’. It has pointed to NHS England
Susie Sanderson inaugurated as BDA president
2018-05-15
Susie Sanderson OBE has been announced as the president of the British Dental Association (BDA), succeeding Peter Dyer. Susie was the first female dentist to
GPs not given training to spot dental neglect
2018-05-11
GPs are not given the time or training to spot the signs of dental neglect, new research has shown. The study, published in the British Dental
GDPR exemptions refused by Government
2018-05-11
Ministers have refused to make exemptions to the Data Protection Bill for small NHS providers. The British Dental Association (BDA), along with other healthcare associations,
NHS practice closures forcing patients into 30-mile round trips
2018-05-08
Dental patients from Bury St Edmunds could be facing 30-mile round trips as NHS practices become overwhelmed. The pressure on NHS dentists has come after one
