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’
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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
‘We’re on our own’ after childhood obesity strategy fails to tackle oral health issues
2016-08-22
Childhood obesity strategy fails to tackle the children’s teeth extraction crisis, Michael Watson says Michael Watson says the profession is on its own after the
What does the UDA contract pay for?
2016-08-16
Michael Watson clarifies what the UDA contract actually covers Michael Watson explains how the UDA system came about and how it is supposed to work
Was I imagining it?
2016-08-08
With all the political reshuffling going on and a vote for Brexit, Kevin Lewis tries to make sense of it all. The phrase ‘a week
NHS dentists accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily
2016-08-08
The BDA has responded to claims NHS dentists are extracting teeth for lucrative gains NHS dentists have been accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily because it