Dentists facing NHS pension payment delays
2014-11-06
Dentists who apply for their NHS pension while erroneously listed on open NHS contracts could experience delays receiving their payments, warned Jon Drysdale. As an
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Whistle blowing
2014-11-03
Neel Kothari comments on the whistle-blowing culture within the NHS. Recently, Sir Robert Francis QC (Queen’s Counsel), who led two major inquiries into failures at
LDCs create alternative dental contract
2014-10-23
Dentistry reports on an exercise pitting prototype dental contracts against ACRs. There is a strong rumour the new prototype reformed contracts are to be announced
Pulling out rotten teeth from children runs up an annual £30m bill for the taxpayer
2014-10-14
It cost the NHS £3.1m to carry out ‘minor extractions’ from under-18s, over the 2012-13 financial year, and a further £27.4m for the ‘extraction of
Michael Watson reports on the latest from the NHS dental contract
2014-10-03
It is now six months since health minister, Lord Howe, speaking at the BDA Conference outlined a timetable for reform. This summer there would be
Reaching for your personal best
2014-10-01
Nigel Jones questions where patient care fits in to the definition of success. In amongst all of the amazing sporting occasions in the past few
BDA calls for the Government to invest ‘significant sums’ in NHS dentistry
2014-09-29
Governments across the UK must pay heed to the economic challenges facing NHS dentistry and maintain their commitment to patients and practitioners, the British Dental
Where would we be without the NHS? Neel Kothari explains why we shouldn’t take the NHS for granted
2014-09-29
Cleft lip and/or palate is a condition easily repaired in the developed world but can last well into adulthood in west Africa Over the past
Invest in dentistry, governments urged
2014-09-23
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called for UK governments to pay heed to the economic challenges facing NHS dentistry and maintain their commitment to
