Latest Blog Posts

• Associates: Is your employment status up for debate?

  James Goldman tells us whether IR35 changes will impact the employment status of dental associates and lead to large tax bills for practice owners.

  Blog Date 21 February, 2020

• Assurance Reviews: Securing a fair deal for NHS practices

  We have achieved a breakthrough on Dental Assurance Reviews with the BSA committing to targeting genuine outliers

  Blog Date 19 February, 2020

• The face mask shortage: What you need to know

  ​Over the past week dentists have faced a global shortage of face masks, presenting an imminent risk of disruption to all UK dental practices, here's what you need to know

  Blog Date 19 February, 2020

• Pension tax reform: Making a bad situation worse?

  Philip McEvoy tells us why the wrong pensions tax reforms could make a bad situation worse for NHS dentists worried about breaching the Annual Allowance.

  Blog Date 17 February, 2020

• Young dentists and the BDA Benevolent Fund

  We sat down to speak to Laura Hannon, General Manager of the BDA Benevolent Fund, to find out how they support young dentists in financial need.

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Top five things you can do for your mental wellbeing

  Hina Patel shares her top five tips on how dentists can de-stress, which one will you try first?

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Working for you: BDA Scotland in 2020

  Our focus for BDA Scotland for 2020 is to ensure that NHS dentistry remains sustainable and that dentists are at the heart of oral health policy decisions in Scotland.

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Stress in dentistry: Joining up the dots

  Roz McMullan on bringing organisations together to tackle stress in dentistry.

  Blog Date 4 February, 2020

• What’s it like being an associate dentist?

  Janine Sohota tells us how she dealt with the “UDA rut” and chose a career path that works for her.

  Blog Date 4 February, 2020

• What I wish I'd known about buying an NHS dental practice...

  Lauren Harrhy bought a mixed NHS dental practice two years ago in Wales. Here's what she wish she knew before taking the plunge...

  Blog Date 27 January, 2020

• Celebrating the contribution of an outstanding younger dentist: Reena Wadia

  ​We are really pleased to announce that Reena Wadia has been chosen as the recipient of the Joy Harrild Award for Young Dentists in the latest round of BDA Honours and Awards.

  Blog Date 24 January, 2020

• Museum volunteer honoured by the BDA: Joanna Breach

  We are thrilled that Joanna Breach is being honoured with a BDA Certificate of Merit for Services to the Association in the latest round of BDA Honours and Awards.

  Blog Date 23 January, 2020

• Return of devolved government: An opportunity to progress dentistry in Northern Ireland

  After three years without local government in Northern Ireland, we are pleased that power-sharing has now been restored, and hopeful that much-needed progress can now start to be made for Health Service dentistry.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Understanding why patients won't attend the dentist

  Rebecca Harris from Liverpool University has been doing some research into the reasons why patients don't attend and has produced a toolkit to help encourage dental visits - she's sharing the findings at a free event in February.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Putting your money where your mouth is: funding for dentistry in Wales

  It’s great to see Assembly Members continuing to back our call for investment to end the access crisis in Wales.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Don’t let the risk of litigation cause you stress

  Jane Merivale talks about her 25 years working as a dentist and a dento-legal advisor and what you can do to combat the fear around litigation in our profession.

  Blog Date 13 January, 2020

• What’s it like being a... dental hygienist in a private practice? Brooke Shipp

  Brooke Shipp is a dental hygienist working in a private practice in London. She explains why she's passionate about promoting good oral health and why no two days are ever the same…

  Blog Date 7 January, 2020

• BDA Northern Ireland: Health Service dentistry needs tangible solutions now

  A round-up of the work of the BDA Northern Ireland staff and representatives during 2019: find out what we have been calling for on behalf of dentists.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019

• Standing up for community dentistry in Northern Ireland during 2019

  Reflecting back on 2019, Grainne Quinn celebrates the success of getting the CDS contract signed off and implemented, and looks forward to what 2020 might bring.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019

• BDA Wales: the power to change dentistry during 2020

  BDA Wales and your representatives have been busy this year, working on a range of issues affecting dentistry in Wales - and we hope that 2020 will be a year that dentistry is finally given the recognition it deserves.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019

• BDA Scotland: moving dentistry forward in 2019

  BDA Scotland has been busy working on your behalf this year. Our staff and committee members have been making the case for dentistry and highlighting a number of issues affecting dentists working in Scotland - here's a roundup of our activities.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2019

• Dental contract reform: our asks for 2020

  During 2019, we have continued to push for a reformed NHS dental contract that works for both patients and the profession. This is what we are asking for...

  Blog Date 12 December, 2019

• Dental contract reform: let's move forward

  We are still pushing hard to get a reformed NHS dental contract implemented from April 2021, find out what we are calling for.

  Blog Date 12 December, 2019

• Dental volunteering in Tanzania with Bridge2Aid

  Minnie Lyons-Coleman shares her experience of dental volunteering in Tanzania with the charity Bridge2Aid.

  Blog Date 11 December, 2019

• Where does dentistry in Northern Ireland fit into this General Election?

  The key asks within the BDA's Manifesto for Oral Health in this upcoming General Election are applicable to dentistry across the whole of the UK – Tristen Kelso outlines the issues we have been raising in Northern Ireland.

  Blog Date 4 December, 2019

• Is NHS dentistry becoming a 'thing of the past' for many Welsh communities?

  We were pleased to see Welsh Assembly Members last week voicing the concerns we have been highlighting over the need for support for dentists in Wales who are suffering from stress and burnout, due to the increasing demands being put on dentists in their working lives.

  Blog Date 4 December, 2019

• The future of NHS dentistry relies on young dentists

  BDA Young Dentists Committee Chair Nikki Patel talks to the BBC about the falling morale of young dentists trying to work under the NHS dental contract and what is Government needs to do to ensure NHS dentistry has a future.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• Election 2019: Dentistry on the doorstep

  Some top tips from our Public Affairs Adviser, Robert Cann, on making a strong case for NHS dentistry with your local candidates in this upcoming General Election.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• Volunteering in Zambia: Dentistry in the Savannah

  Nisha and Nita Mandalia share their experience of volunteering as a dental students in Zambia, with the SmileStar dental charity.

  Blog Date 22 November, 2019

• The perfect storm: the 4 million being failed by NHS dentistry

  One in 10 people are losing out on dental care and they are probably the ones who need us most. Dental practices are struggling to fill vacancies, NHS charges discourage attendance, and the NHS dental contract caps our patient numbers. It's time that Government ensures NHS dentistry has a future, says Dave Cottam.

  Blog Date 20 November, 2019