NHS tie-in for new graduates: a fair policy or desperation?
2025-08-12
Neel Kothari asks if the proposed NHS tie-in for dentistry graduates is fair and if it will work in practice. Recently the Department of Health
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NHS dental reforms unpacked…with Nigel Jones
2025-08-08
Join Nigel Jones live on 14 August at 1pm as he discusses the latest NHS dental reforms and what this might mean for the future
No patients showed awareness of dental therapist role in new study
2025-07-16
Calls have been made for better public education on the dental team after research found ‘critical knowledge gaps’ regarding different roles. Published in the BDJ,
Three in 10 adults have never tried to get an NHS dental appointment
2025-07-14
The amount of UK adults who have never tried to see an NHS dentist has increased by 3% in the past year – now reaching
Why the 10-Year Health Plan risks driving a crisis in dentistry
2025-07-13
Dental student Amirali Ziaebrahimi explains why the government’s proposed healthcare changes risk deepening the crisis in dentistry. The government’s recently announced NHS 10-Year Health Plan
Stephen Kinnock talks NHS pensions, urgent care and graduate tie-ins
2025-07-09
From graduate tie-in timeframes to NHS pensions for DCPs, care minister Stephen Kinnock breaks down the proposed NHS dental contract reforms in an exclusive interview
NHS dental contract changes announced by government
2025-07-08
Proposed changes to the NHS dental contract have been announced by the government, including a new time-limited ‘care pathway’ for higher needs patients. Released today (8
Skilled worker visas axed for new dental nurses, hygienists and technicians
2025-07-07
Sweeping changes to UK immigration rules will bar new overseas dental hygienists, dental nurses and dental technicians from working in the UK via the skilled
NHS tie-in for dental graduates: reaction from the profession
2025-07-04
Under the new plans, dental graduates will have to provide NHS dentistry for three years – dental students, graduates and dentists share their thoughts on
Racism and sexism ‘alarmingly normalised’ in the NHS, says report
2025-07-02
Evidence of racism and sexism has been found in the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS. Published in the BDJ, a new report makes
NHS contract consultation in Wales – can the proposal work in practice?
2025-06-28
As dentists in Wales are asked for their views on a new NHS dental contract, Nigel Jones speaks to BDA Wales’ Lauren Harrhy to get
Three in four adults are not regularly seeing a dentist
2025-06-25
Three quarters of UK adults are not meeting the recommendation of seeing a dentist every 12-24 months, according to a new survey. While 78% of