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UK dentistry: expectation versus reality
Neel Kothari explores why the UK dental sector might not live up to expectations for overseas professionals. Imagine deciding to…
Columnists
It needn’t be all or nothing – advice on changing your NHS contract
As many dentists reassess their relationship with NHS dentistry in the light of this year’s clawback, Zoe Close caught up with Thomas…
Business
Kevin Lewis – contextually speaking
Kevin Lewis considers the contradictions of NHS demands and the impact it has on the motivation of the profession. I…
Dentistry
Current NHS contract has ‘run out of road’, says CDO Sara Hurley
The current UDA system is no longer workable – but there needs to be ‘understanding and compromise’ in the face…
Dentistry
NHS to private conversions gather momentum as the government gets stuck between a rock and a hard place
Practice Plan’s sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, looks at the gathering momentum in NHS to private conversions and the…
NHS to Private
Why targets are wrong and NHS change can’t happen without significant investment
Nigel Jones, Practice Plan’s head of sales, caught up with Eddie Crouch, the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee chair, to talk…
NHS to Private
Dentistry Question Time – ‘there’s going to be winners and losers in dentistry’
Following our Dentistry Question Time debate, Eddie Crouch speaks out on NHS targets, communication within the profession and changing public…
Dentistry
‘Not fit for purpose’ – why change is needed to save NHS dentistry
Sarah Canavan opens up about her 25 years working as an NHS dentist and what she thinks needs to be…
Dentistry
How to solve the NHS dentistry access crisis
To solve the NHS dentistry access problem, dentists will have to accept a salary from the government, Michael Watson says. The…
Blog
Dentistry Confidence Monitor reveals fear, fragmentation, and the future
Nigel Jones discusses the results of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey with a panel of professionals in a wide-ranging debate…
Dentistry
Dental contract reform – are we making progress?
Flexible commissioning with a new dental contract will allow dentistry to move outside of the dental practice, Michael Watson says. It was…
Blog
What is the state of health care and adult social care in England?
Michael Watson reviews the CQC’s annual report – The state of health care and adult social care in England. The…
Blog
Government’s green paper and its potential impact on oral health
Michael Watson gives his thoughts on the recent launch of the government’s green paper. It must be unheard of for…
Blog
Reforming the dental contract in Wales
NHS dentistry in Wales needs a radical overhaul, Michael Watson argues. Dai Lloyd AM, chair of the Welsh Assembly Health…
Blog
Slashers, side hustles and dentists
Kevin Lewis describes a stealth heist in UDA dentistry. I have never really thought of myself as much of a…
Blog
Helping our new dentists
Ian Mills explains why dentistry graduates need additional support. Debates around the technical preparedness of young graduates are well rehearsed,…
Blog
BDA outlines what it wants from a reformed dental contract
The British Dental Association is outlining what it would like to see in a reformed NHS dental contract. NHS England has…
Dentistry
Better the devil we know
Maybe we should start finding out how to make the current contract work, rather than piloting a new system, Neel…
Blog
Introducing local commissioning and shaping modern dentistry
Seb Evans speaks to Barry Cockcroft about his time as chief dental officer for England, the introduction of local commissioning,…
Dentistry
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