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Report on UK dental market: percentage of female dentists set to increase
The proportion of female dentists in the profession is set to increase to more than 60%, according to Christie &…
Dentistry
NHS to limit sugary drinks sales in hospitals
The NHS is restricting sugar-sweetened drinks in hospitals to cut patient, visitor and staff sugar consumption. Trusts across England have pledged…
Oral health
Dentistry to take positive stance on recruitment post Brexit
Dentistry needs to take a positive stance on Brexit and recruitment opportunities it could create, Sara Hurley says. Speaking at…
Dentistry
What is appropriate (indemnity) cover?
Current inquiries into indemnity cover may have far-reaching effects on dental indemnity, Neel Kothari says. Recently NHS England informed dentists of…
Blog
Seven years in: the evolution and impact of the CQC
Nigel Jones and John Milne discuss the effect the Care Quality Commission has had on the profession and how the…
Dentistry
Professor Paul Coulthard appointed dean at Queen Mary University
Professor Paul Coulthard has been appointed as dean for dentistry at the Queen Mary University of London. He will be…
Dentistry
New dentists in Lincolnshire
The Government should be reconsidering the flawed economic model of the current dental contract, Michael Watson argues. When I worked at…
Blog
It will end in tiers
NHS England’s plans to introduce tier two dentists will devalue GDPs’ status, Kevin Lewis argues. There are several ways to…
Blog
Free at the point of delivery
The NHS hasn’t been ‘free at the point of delivery’ since it was barely 15 months old, Michael Watson argues.…
Blog
Private healthcare data to be captured by NHS systems
Private healthcare data will soon be recorded in the same way as NHS data in England. That’s after the launch…
Private Practice
Taking the pulse
The NHS needs to make a clear statement over what it will and what it won’t provide, Michael Watson says.…
Blog
NHS England admits Capita failings are ‘unacceptable’
NHS England admits that Capita failings were ‘unacceptable’ and should not have happened, when questioned by MPs recently. Mismanagement by…
Dentistry
Just how bad does it have to get?
Michael Watson details exactly what’s going wrong in NHS dentistry and what the Government needs to do to resolve it. Over…
Blog
NHS dentists challenged to see 70,000 more pre-school children
NHS England has challenged dentists to see an additional 70,000 pre-school children over the next year. These calls have come in…
Dentistry
Has outsourcing had its day?
The 2006 dental contract doesn’t work from a financial and business structure, Michael Watson says. Last week dental news was…
Blog
Capita services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’
The National Audit Office (NAO) has called Capita’s primary care support services ‘a long way below an acceptable standard’. It…
Dentistry
Steve Brine MP responds to NHS dentistry questions
The Department of Health is no longer in charge of NHS dentistry, Michael Watson claims. If there is one date…
Blog
Extreme weather could leave practices facing clawbacks
The BDA is calling on NHS England and the Welsh Government to invoke force majeure on their GDS contracts. These calls come…
Dentistry
Not bidding for orthodontic contract ‘may be better option’, BDA says
The British Dental Association (BDA) has advised practices to carefully consider their financial position before bidding for NHS orthodontic contracts. The…
Orthodontics