Specialist support on hand to evaluate your NHS options
2015-02-06
Dentistry catches up with Josie Hutchings, to discuss Practice Plan’s NHS change support team. If you are debating about your future within NHS dentistry and
NHS
Michael Watson questions what is available under the NHS?
2015-02-05
Last month Which? launched a campaign to ‘clean up dental costs’, with a lurid picture of a sweating patient being attacked by an ice-pick wielding
Your practice in 20 years
2015-01-26
Jon Drysdale looks into his crystal ball to see what your practice may be worth in the future. Let’s begin by looking back 20 years
GDC to co-operate with NHS England
2015-01-26
The General Dental Council (GDC) and NHS England will launch a pilot scheme, which will aim to ensure that concerns about a dentist’s NHS performance
Ethnic minority patients less likely to get an NHS dental appointment
2015-01-23
Ethnic minority patients are significantly less likely to get an NHS dental appointment when they want one, Government research has found. Around 94% of white people
Are you ready for the friends and family test?
2015-01-20
The friends and family test is coming to your practice very soon, its aim is to help practices understand their services. Following the successful launch
A closer look at the prototype contracts
2015-01-19
What will dentists think of the prototype contracts announced last week? Those who wanted to see the back of the units of dental activity (UDAs) will
BDA responds to Which? investigation over dental costs and treatment options
2015-01-19
Which? has published a recent investigation showing that patients are confused about the costs and options for their treatment because some dentists aren’t explaining dental prices
Next stage of the dental contract reform published
2015-01-15
The Department of Health has published the next stage of the dental contract reform today and opened an expression of interest for dental practices to take
GDC launches a new pilot scheme this month
2015-01-13
A pilot scheme is being launched by the General Dental Council (GDC) this month, which will aim to ensure that concerns about dentist’s performance are
Further pay squeeze looms
2015-01-12
Dentists face a further pay squeeze whoever wins the general election, following the first sparring in the four-month campaign. Labour responded to Conservative allegations that
New Year’s resolutions
2015-01-12
Seventeen days is the average period during that we adhere to New Year’s resolutions apparently. So by this time in January most of us will have consigned