Latest Blog Posts

• Coronavirus: Dentists face tough decisions on returning to work

  Yasmin George, a general dental practitioner, on the frustrations of not being able to treat patients during the lockdown and the challenges of returning to work from 8 June.

  Blog Date 30 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: when will dentists reopen to see patients face-to-face?

  Eddie Crouch tells us why the issue of when dentists will be able to see patients face-to-face is a complicated and politically fraught one, which we are seeking your views on to help make our case to government.

  Blog Date 27 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: the new vision for dentistry in Wales

  Tom Bysouth, Chair WGDPC discusses the Welsh Government’s unveiled plans for dentistry.

  Blog Date 22 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Five things you need to know about the future of dentistry

  Our chair Mick Armstrong outlines the seismic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental services.

  Blog Date 21 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Planning for GDS recovery in Northern Ireland

  Tristen Kelso gives us an insight into how General Dental Services (GDS) are planning for the next phase in Northern Ireland in the context of COVID-19.

  Blog Date 21 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: The global response to post-lockdown dentistry

  The Chair of our International Affairs Committee looks at how other countries are preparing to increase dental activity as lockdown restrictions are eased.

  Blog Date 19 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Redeployed to the front line

  A dental hygienist tells us what it’s like to work on a COVID ward in a London hospital.

  Blog Date 19 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Hospital dentistry in Scotland during and after COVID-19

  Manar Elkhazindar on some of the challenges faced by the Hospital Dental Service in Scotland in dealing with COVID-19 and planning what comes after.

  Blog Date 19 May, 2020

• Coronavirus and the oral health of older people

  A consultant in Special Care Dentistry tells us how COVID-19 impacts the oral health of older people and how dentists should work with medical and social care providers to protect older patients.

  Blog Date 19 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Progress made in Scotland in early May

  It’s now been six weeks since lockdown was declared in the UK to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Here in Scotland, we continue to press for progress and clarity on financial support for dentists and dentistry and for plans to be made for dentistry post-lockdown.

  Blog Date 7 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Progress made in Northern Ireland

  In such fast-moving times, it’s important to pause every now and then to take stock of what we’ve achieved. Progress has been made, but on three of our biggest issues there is a lot more to be done.

  Blog Date 7 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: When to prescribe antibiotics

  Susie Sanderson outlines when it's appropriate to prescribe antibiotics, and the harm overprescription could cause.

  Blog Date 7 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: We need the BDA now more than ever

  Newly-elected BDA board member for London, Shareena Ilyas, explains why she believes BDA membership is crucial for all dentists both during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

  Blog Date 7 May, 2020

• Are dental practice owners responsible for an associate’s negligence?

  Who is responsible if an associate dentist is found to have harmed a patient through negligence? Received wisdom on this has always been that the self-employed associate is responsible for their actions, however recent developments in the case law surrounding vicarious liability now shows that this may not always be the case.

  Blog Date 6 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: An NHS practice owner on the future of NHS Dentistry

  A practice owner in Lancashire tells us how he set up two urgent dental centres and how the pandemic has exposed cracks in the funding of NHS dentistry.

  Blog Date 5 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: We're all essential healthcare workers

  The Chair of Northern Ireland Council reflects on how the Coronavirus outbreak has reaffirmed her belief in the vital role of dentists and dentistry.

  Blog Date 5 May, 2020

• Coronavirus: Our campaign to help private dental practices

  Our CEO Martin Woodrow explains why the BDA is fighting for private practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and how our campaign is having an impact.

  Blog Date 28 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: PDS leading on urgent care in Scotland

  The chair of the Scottish PDS Committee tells us how the PDS have led the way in setting up urgent care in Scotland and reflects on years of underfunding.

  Blog Date 23 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: dentists need proper PPE to treat patients

  BDA Chair Mick Armstrong discusses the reality faced by dental professionals across the UK who are battling issues of PPE supplies while also desperately trying to help patients in need.

  Blog Date 22 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: dentists and patients must not be put at risk in UDCs

  Charlotte Waite outlines her experience securing essential PPE when setting up urgent dental centres.

  Blog Date 18 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Progress on key areas in Scotland

  Dr Phil Grigor, BDA Scotland National Director, highlights some of the main recent developments affecting dentists and their teams.

  Blog Date 16 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: To save dentistry we need to save all dentists

  Olivia O’Neil-Dunne makes the case for dentistry to her MP and explains how, by ignoring private practice, the Government is endangering dentistry and the nation’s oral health.

  Blog Date 16 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Progress and urgent dental centres in Wales

  Dr David Johnson reflects on the progress made on Urgent Dental Centres and the response of dentistry in Wales to COVID-19.

  Blog Date 16 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Our support for community dentists in Northern Ireland

  Grainne Quinn, Chair of the Northern Ireland Salaried Dentists Committee discusses the latest activity in Northern Ireland in response to COVID-19.

  Blog Date 16 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Why are self-employed dentists getting no financial support?

  Associate dentist Sarah Canavan says it's unfair that the Government’s package for helping those who are losing their income during the Coronavirus pandemic doesn’t apply to most self-employed dentists.

  Blog Date 9 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Recent progress on service funding and Urgent Dental Centres in Wales

  In his second blog on the Welsh response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tom Bysouth discusses the latest measures to support dental workers in Wales, from financial strategies to guidance on PPE.

  Blog Date 9 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: A first hand account of working in an urgent dental centre in Northern Ireland

  This weekend saw the opening of urgent dental centres (UDCs) in five locations throughout Northern Ireland. Philip McLorinan describes what it’s like to work in one of these clinics.

  Blog Date 8 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Dentists are stepping up

  Dentists all over the country are stepping up in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to support their patients, communities and frontline healthcare staff.

  Blog Date 7 April, 2020

• Coronavirus: Progress made for dentists in Wales

  Tom Bysouth, Chair of the Welsh General Dental Practice Committee, updates us on the work being done to support dentists in Wales during the COVID-19 outbreak.

  Blog Date 2 April, 2020

• COVID-19 in Northern Ireland: Your issues are being heard

  Richard Graham, Chair of the Northern Ireland Dental Practice Committee, gives an insight into the work being done on your behalf.

  Blog Date 2 April, 2020