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BDA blasts derisory pay
3rd May 2006
The British Dental Association has criticised the dental fee increase as “derisory”, saying it will do nothing to solve the dental crisis. The government has announced a 3% increase in dental fees paid to dentists carrying out NHS work and a 2.4% increase to dentists working in the salaried primary care services. However, in its submission to the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body, the BDA called for the fee to increase by at least 5.8% with a 7% rise for salaried services. Susie Sanderson, chair of the BDA’s executive board said: ‘Instead of using this pay round to invest in the future of NHS dentistry and to show its confidence and support of the profession, the government has agreed a derisory award which will do nothing to solve the current crisis.’ The National Audit Office did a study in 2004 which found that spending on general dental services per capita increased by 9% since 1990/91 compared to a 75% increase in overall NHS funding per capita. Dr Sanderson called it a case of ‘chronic under-funding’ and said until it ‘is tackled, the government will continue to fail in its pledge to improve access to NHS dentistry.’
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