Professor Jimmy Steele CBE, author of the Steele Review and former head of dental sciences at Newcastle University, has passed away. Professor Steele’s health service research has
Figures published by the new NHS Counter Fraud Authority point to chaos within the dental contract system, the BDA has warned. The numbers quoted by
The BDA has claimed a merger of all healthcare regulators might not be the ‘silver bullet’ many expect. The government is considering merging all healthcare
Dentists are now twice as likely to be sued than they were a decade ago, figures from Dental Protection show. This is despite reports from
The latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report has found that 88% of dental practices are meeting regulations. The report found 111 dental practices (10% of those
The GDC has appointed four new clinical dental advisers and a senior dental adviser to join its fitness to practise team. The new members will
The world is facing a ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’, Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer (CMO) for England, has warned. That’s unless the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant
The Department of Health (DH) must step in and save the ‘crisis’ over dental indemnity fees, the BDA says. DH has recently announced the launch of a GP-only indemnity
The General Dental Council (GDC) has chosen to keep the annual retention fee (ARF) unchanged, at £890 for dentists. The GDC is the most expensive
Sixty per cent of UK dentists are planning on moving away from NHS dentistry in the next five years. That’s according a British Dental Association
NHS dentists’ taxable income has dropped by 35% in real terms since 2006, according to new figures from NHS Digital. Real incomes for a practice-owning
Almost half of NHS dental practices aren’t accepting new adult patients and only three-fifths are accepting new child patients. That’s according to the NHS Choices
