Today's announcement to bring forward the integration of primary care will be undermined from the start if the government fail to move forward on the fundamental reform of NHS dentistry.
Date: 26 May 2022
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is making good progress in transferring Vocational Dental Practitioners (VDPs) to NES as the lead employer for trainees rather than individual dental practices.
Date: 24 May 2022
Reinstating the much needed Out of Hours provision has been one of our highest priorities.
The British Dental Association warns an unprecedented collapse in NHS commitment among dentists in England could spell the end for the service without radical and urgent action from government.
With inflation now at a 40-year high, the British Dental Association has called on Health Secretary Sajid Javid to follow the precedent set with NHS prescriptions and freeze NHS dental charges for the foreseeable future.
Date: 21 May 2022
The British Dental Association has backed calls from Healthwatch England for urgent and fundamental reform of NHS dentistry to be delivered by next year, as new figures point to the depth of access problems, and the risk of widening oral health inequality.
Date: 09 May 2022