Smelling the roses
2016-11-11
We need to strike a good work-life balance if we are going to enjoy our best years in dentistry and after we retire, Kevin Lewis
NHS
Who’s to blame for Bradford’s lack of access to an NHS dentist?
2016-10-11
Michael Watson believes it is the professions’ responsibility to offer NHS dentistry to people in Bradford It is the responsibility of the profession to solve
Government’s track record on self sufficiency ‘doesn’t inspire confidence’
2016-10-10
The BDA has highlighted the number of dental graduates who couldn’t get a foundation training place after Jeremy Hunt said he wanted the NHS to
A modern day classic
2016-10-05
Kevin Lewis highlights the different levels of scrutiny healthcare workers are held to, compared with managers and regulators. We are going a bit upmarket for
England expects
2016-09-26
Kevin Lewis weighs up the latest round of NHS junior doctors’ strikes in England. Lost in all the noise and acrimony of the junior doctors’
Half of adults in England not visiting an NHS dentist
2016-09-23
Only half of adults in England visit an NHS dentist, new statistics have shown Almost half (48.3%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist
GDC launches new scheme to encourage local resolution
2016-09-20
The GDC’s new ‘GDC NHS concerns handling scheme’ hopes to encourage local resolution The General Dental Council (GDC) has introduced a new process of dealing
Profession calls for more positive messages about NHS dentistry
2016-09-20
The latest NHS Confidence Monitor has called for greater support for dental professionals from the government and GDC NHS dentistry should be conveyed more positively in
Dentists’ income drops by 15.7% in the last five years
2016-09-14
Dentists’ income has fallen by 15.7%, according to the latest figures from NHS Digital NHS contract holders’ average taxable income in England and Wales dropped
There should be no more part-funded NHS treatments
2016-09-12
Michael Watson believes we should end part-funded NHS treatments It is time for the NHS to list what is available on the NHS, and what
NHS charges ‘driving patients to GPs’
2016-09-07
NHS dental charges are driving patients to visit GPs rather than dentists, new analysis from the British Dental Association (BDA) has found. The association also warned
Dentistry voices grave concerns over UDA allocations
2016-09-01
Julian English and Neel Kothari send a letter to Sara Hurley, Ian Brack and David Mowat MP, highlighting the high number of UDAs allocated to some
