Wales is moving away from the UDA system and introducing a needs- and risk-based dental contract from April 2026 – what impact will this have?
Just over 27% of children in Wales were found to have experienced tooth decay in a new survey, which had fallen from 32.4% the previous
The Welsh Government has released updated NHS dental regulations, though the timing of this publication was dubbed ‘callousness or incompetence’ by dental experts. In September
Pictured left to right are Rhun ap Iorwerth, Sian Gwenllian, and Elin Jones (Image: Sian Gwenllian) Plans to develop dentistry education across north and mid
Patients in Wales could be offered treatment at any available practice within their area under new plans for NHS dentistry, sparking criticism from the profession.
Senedd members debated a ‘radical’ bill to introduce a legally binding minimum staff level for NHS dental services in Wales as experts warn of ‘desperate
Described as ‘a complete break from precedent’, the Welsh government has offered NHS dentists a 6% pay increase in exchange for meeting four conditions. On
English and Welsh patients will be able to cross the England-Wales border for dental treatment in an attempt to cut waiting lists, the government has
The dental profession is backing cross party calls for meaningful reform of NHS dentistry in Wales amidst backlog issues. In its new report, The Senedd
‘NHS dentistry in Wales is on its knees’: Following ‘misleading’ claims from the Welsh government on the availability of NHS dental appointments, one dentist has
After stating that 112,000 additional dental appointments will be available this financial year, the BDA has urged the Welsh government to correct this ‘misleading’ claim.
A new dental practice has opened its doors in Bangor, Wales, in a bid to alleviate the increasing shortage of NHS dentists in the area.