JCVI using flawed evidence to reject HPV vaccinations

2017-09-05

The BDA has accused the JCVI of using flawed modelling as a basis to reject HPV vaccinations in all children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination

Patients missing out on NHS dental care a ‘national disgrace’

2017-08-31

Almost half (48.6%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist, new figures from NHS Digital show. Although experiencing a slight 0.4% rise from the year

Northern Ireland’s ‘reckless’ health cuts blasted

2017-08-29

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has been told to find £70 million worth of savings from the Health Service. This is despite budgets for general

Freeze on foundation dentist trainers’ pay an act of ‘self-harm’

2017-08-11

The Government has confirmed a 1% pay increase for foundation dentists and a 1.14% uplift for general dental practitioners. Along with this, the Government has frozen

Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places

2017-08-09

The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It is all part of a

Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million

2017-08-08

Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh Government has recently committed to

UK Groups Debate HPV Vaccination for Boys

2017-07-25

The United Kingdom’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) will not recommend extending the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to adolescent boys, prompting condemnation

GDC call to action – check the small print on your indemnity cover

2017-07-19

The General Dental Council (GDC) is warning dental professionals to ‘check the small print’ on their indemnity cover. The warnings come after the GDC highlighted a recent

Academic Clinicians See Growing Numbers in the United Kingdom

2017-07-10

As the numbers of practicing dentists continue to rise in the United States, the number of dentists who work in clinical academic settings in the

Rise in the number of dental clinical academics

2017-07-10

The number of dental clinical academics is on the rise in dentistry, recovering after a period of decline. The Dental Schools Council (DSC) survey found

Healthcare unions angry at failure to deal with NHS pay cap

2017-07-06

Healthcare unions have expressed their anger and disappointment at the Government’s failure to deal with the public sector pay cap. The 17 healthcare unions, which

NHS pay cap must end, unions tell PM

2017-07-05

Health associations have joined forces to write a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a stop to the NHS pay restraint. The letter, written