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Join pensions day of action, BDA urges dentists
21st Nov 2011
The British Dental Association (BDA) is urging dentists in England and Wales to join a public sector-wide day of action against government proposals to downgrade their pensions on 30 November.
The BDA is one of a number of professional representative bodies in the health sector whose members are not taking strike action, but is encouraging members to demonstrate opposition to the Government plans by participating in the day of action.
The BDA is asking members to participate in a number of ways:
• Members in general practice are urged to display a poster explaining to patients their unhappiness at the proposals. The poster can be downloaded from the BDA website
• Members in hospital or primary care salaried services should check with their workplace representatives for details of events to mark the day
• All members can tweet their opposition to the pensions changes using the hash tag #30nov.
• All members can supplement the campaigning work done by the BDA on their behalf by signing a Government e-petition and contacting their MP.
The poster, link to the e-petition and suggestions of useful points to make to MPs are available on the BDA website's pensions campaign page at www.bda.org/protectNHSpensions. The site also features information about the proposals and their potential consequences for dentists.
Dr Susie Sanderson, chair of the BDA's executive board, said: 'Like other public sector workers, dentists' pensions are under threat. The BDA and other unions have fought the Government hard on these proposals and some concessions have been won.
'Nonetheless, the proposals on the table still represent a significant attack on the pensions that hardworking NHS staff contribute to during the course of their careers.
'The BDA has not, at this stage, balloted on potential strike action on this issue. It is important that decision is not misinterpreted as a lack of concern about the proposed changes and we are therefore urging dentists to join with colleagues across the public sector and show their support for the day of action on 30 November. We need to send a clear message to government that what they are proposing is unacceptable.'
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