Labour promises free dental check ups if elected
2019-11-18
Labour is promising to scrap charges and offer free dental check ups if it wins the next general election. All band one treatment costs will
Conservatives
GDC responds to failure to reform healthcare regulation
2017-06-30
The General Dental Council (GDC) has responded after the Government looks like it might fail to fulfil its pledge to reform healthcare regulation. The Conservative’s 2017
Children should have teeth extracted in day clinics, Conservative peer believes
2015-09-14
Conservative peer advises day clinics for children’s tooth extractions Children should have rotten teeth extracted in day clinics to ease the growing strain on local NHS
Conservatives accused of ignoring dentistry
2015-06-24
Lord Colwyn has accused the Conservatives of ignoring decay in children A Conservative peer has accused his own Government of ignoring dentistry in its election
Dentist on ‘trumped-up charges’
2015-06-04
An MP has urged the parliamentary committee to investigate the suspension of a dentist A parliamentary committee has been urged to investigate the suspension of
Unfolding the political landscape
2015-05-18
Michael Watson reviews the recent political shake up For those of us who follow the comings and goings of the ‘Westminster Village’, the making of
New appointments at the Department of Health
2015-05-12
Michael Watson outlines the new parliamentary appointments Following last week’s general election, the new team at the Department of Health has been announced; all are
End to NHS pay cuts?
2015-04-22
Dentists promised pay increases Dentists have been promised an end to wage cuts, as public-sector pay restraint became a general election issue. Both Labour and
