Claire Stevens is a consultant in paediatric dentistry and a founding member of the Diversity in Dentistry Action Group. She talks us through her own
NHS England and NHS Improvement launched their confidential coaching service #LookingAfterYouToo in April 2020, at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, over 7,000
The dental profession is pushing for the government to abandon targets following revelations that dental staff are being told to limit urgent care. In a
John Healey MP is warning cuts to funding could see almost 5,000 patients lose access to their dentist. The Access to General Dental Services funding
Chief dental officer (CDO) Sara Hurley has paid tribute to her deputy as he steps down from his role. This week, deputy CDO Eric Rooney
Could a future outside of the NHS be good for dentistry? This month The Secret Dentist questions whether we might start to see the end
Dental teams are ‘second in line’ for the COVID-19 vaccine, it has been confirmed. Dentists and their colleagues – including receptionists and cleaners – fall
With so many groups in dentistry pulling in different directions, it’s difficult to have one common voice to help argue the bigger causes, the secret
Despite reservations over leaving the NHS, Adam Hunter’s conversion to Denplan showed him a way forward that improved life for him and his patients. Ipswich-based
Nigel Jones explores the opportunities and the challenges for the profession in the coming year and argues that 2021 could be a real chance to
Around one in seven people in the UK are unable to access NHS treatment this Christmas, a new study shows. The Association of Dental Groups’
Hello! As you will have seen on the news, the NHS has planned extensively to deliver the largest vaccination programme in our history, and it
