Completing a second successful move away from the NHS
2023-11-06
It’s second time around for practice manager Kate Cummings – learn how she was able to become a fully private practice with the right support.
NHS Contract
It needn’t be all or nothing – advice on changing your NHS contract
2023-09-28
As many dentists reassess their relationship with NHS dentistry in the light of this year’s clawback, Zoe Close caught up with Thomas Coates to discuss the process
Changes made to performance level tolerance for NHS dentistry
2023-06-20
NHS England has revised its performance level tolerance to ‘support the ongoing recovery of dental services’. In a statement released yesterday, it stated that the
What to expect when moving to private practice
2023-03-17
Gaby Bissett talks to Suki Singh about how Practice Plan supports practices making the transition to private practice and why getting the team on board
Are dentists really ‘growing more optimistic’ over NHS contract reforms?
2023-01-09
A new report suggest that dentists are ‘growing more optimistic’ over potential NHS contract reforms – while 70% of the dental profession still expect profits
Dentists ‘growing more optimistic’ over NHS contract reforms
2022-12-20
Around 70% of the dental profession still expect profits to grow this year, with goodwill values remaining high. This is according to the Lloyds Bank
New changes made to NHS dental contract
2022-11-28
Dentists have warned that new ‘marginal’ changes to the NHS dental contract do not go far enough in ending the current crisis. NHS England has
The Secret Dentist – the damaging NHS contract and ‘detached’ GDC
2022-11-19
The Secret Dentist has not held back – this month they discuss how damaging the attitude of the GDC and the NHS dental contract are
Question Time – NHS England’s dental contract changes and the findings so far
2022-11-15
Join Nigel Jones, Chris Groombridge and Shiv Pabary MBE on Tuesday 22 November at 7pm for a Question Time discussion of the NHS dental contract changes.
Couple start a petition after ‘agonising wait’ for a dentist
2022-08-12
via Josh Keeling/BBC A man has launched a petition calling for more NHS dentists after his partner begged him to pull out her tooth with
Sara Hurley CDO confirms new targets for NHS dentistry
2022-06-28
The chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has confirmed new targets will come into force for practices with NHS dental contracts. From July 1,
NHS dental targets increase to 60% from April
2021-03-29
NHS dental practices will need to hit 60% of their pre-COVID activity under new requirements. This was announced under a new statement from CDO Sara