Latest NHS dental stats revealed: has provision improved since last year?
2025-08-28
The latest NHS dental statistics show that 1.3 million more courses of treatment were delivered in England this year – but this is still 10%
Eddie Crouch
‘Dental care is healthcare’: man who nearly died after struggling to find dentist speaks out
2025-03-20
‘Dental care is healthcare’ – these are the words of a man who almost lost his life to sepsis after struggling to get a dental appointment. Nick
The future of NHS dentistry: we need an honest conversation
2024-06-29
Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones caught up with BDA chair Eddie Crouch to get his take on the prospects for NHS dentistry.
Government exploring ‘non-van solutions’ after promising mobile clinics
2024-04-17
The government is looking into ‘non-van solutions’ to the dental access crisis despite pledging a fleet of mobile clinics in the NHS dental recovery plan.
Calls for government to act fast on children’s dental decay
2024-02-02
Children living in the most deprived areas are twice more likely to experience tooth decay, new research shows. New data on the oral health of
‘Size doesn’t matter’ – BDA casts doubt on government promises
2024-01-24
The government’s promises of a ‘big package of change’ for NHS dentistry have been received with scepticism from the dental community. The government was challenged
Too little, too late – a look back at 2023
2024-01-01
Following on from last month’s part one of their review of the dental landscape in 2023, Nigel Jones continues his discussion with BDA chair Eddie
A year of peaks, troughs and little progress – a look back at 2023
2023-12-14
‘Not just a rollercoaster year, this time it’s Blackpool’s The Big One!’ – Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones and BDA chair Eddie Crouch reflect on the
Dental consultants to speak out on pay deal
2023-11-28
The British Dental Association (BDA) said it will push to hold a referendum on government pledges to change consultant pay scales and the pay review
NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA warns
2023-08-24
Following the NHS Dental Statistics 2022/23 published today, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that there is no prospect of NHS dentistry returning to
New government plans to boost number of dentists in England
2023-06-30
The government will train thousands more dentists and doctors as part of a new scheme to boost staff numbers. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan,
Millions of children have not seen an NHS dentist in last year
2023-05-03
The BDA has warned that the oral health of children is set to worsen following new research highlighting the lack of access to NHS dentistry.