Latest Blog Posts

• 5 things you need to know about the NHS 10 Year Plan

  Did dentistry make the final cut of the NHS plan? Mick Armstrong takes a look...

  Blog Date 16 January, 2019

• The claw of the dragon: NHS clawback in Wales

  BDJ in Practice Editor, David Westgarth, takes a look at the issue of clawback for NHS dentistry in Wales and highlights the scale of the problem.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2019

• BDA Museum: highlights of 2018

  BDA Museum Head, Rachel Bairsto, takes a look back as some of the Museum's highlights during 2018 and what's coming up for 2019.

  Blog Date 10 January, 2019

• Do baby teeth matter?

  England Community Dental Services Committee Chair, Charlotte Waite, features in this short BBC World Service video about why baby teeth do matter.

  Blog Date 9 January, 2019

• What’s it like being a... special care dentist and a community dental officer?

  Natalie Bradley works in London as Special Care Dentistry Registrar and as a Community Dental Officer. She is also an OCDO/FMLM Clinical Fellow, hosted by NHS England (South). She tells us about her day…

  Blog Date 8 January, 2019

• Dental contract reform: our asks for 2019

  What is the BDA doing to influence NHS dental contract reform and what do we want for 2019? Find out...

  Blog Date 7 January, 2019

• Dentistry's most popular blogs during 2018

  A round-up of some of our most popular blog posts during 2018...

  Blog Date 30 December, 2018

• Raising the profile of dentistry in Parliament: Christmas stockings and an open door

  An update from our Public Affairs Adviser Anna Wojnilko on the APPG for Dentistry and Oral Health Christmas reception in the House of Commons

  Blog Date 20 December, 2018

• Investing in oral health: Northern Ireland's lost sugar tax windfall

  Without a functioning government the £12.3 million raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has disappeared into a black hole.

  Blog Date 19 December, 2018

• BDA Northern Ireland 2018: speaking up for dentistry

  Catch up on the work of the BDA Northern Ireland office and its representatives during 2018 - here's what we've been doing to make dentistry better.

  Blog Date 19 December, 2018

• Do you believe in dentistry? BDA Northern Ireland 2018

  Roz McMullan takes a look back at the work of BDA Northern Ireland during 2018. She tells us why she believes dentistry is an important part of healthcare, and needs to be recognised as such.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2018

• What's it like being... a new NHS practice owner in Wales?

  Mostafa Hassaan recently opened the Eiryls Dental Practice in Dolgellau, North Wales. He tells us about his day…

  Blog Date 18 December, 2018

• What do kids think of their dentist?

  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the BDA!

  Blog Date 18 December, 2018

• YDC hacks #3: Making eCPD simple

  Some top tips from the BDA's Young Dentist Committee on making eCPD simple.

  Blog Date 13 December, 2018

• What's it like being... a principal dentist with a passion for dental politics?

  Robert Zabihi is the principal at a mixed dental practice in North London. He tells us about his day…

  Blog Date 13 December, 2018

• Are you prepared for a medical emergency in your dental practice?

  Practice Management Consultant Harriet Purdie shares some tips for helping ensure your practice is ready to deal with medical emergencies.

  Blog Date 11 December, 2018

• Winning the argument on recall intervals for dental patients

  We have greeted the latest assurances that 24-month dental recall intervals will not be introduced - and that 'high-risk' patients will be seen more frequently than those in good oral health. Robert Donald explains why.

  Blog Date 6 December, 2018

• A career in dental politics in Northern Ireland

  Philip Henderson takes a look back his long career in dental politics and makes a call for others to get involved to help steer the future direction of dentistry.

  Blog Date 6 December, 2018

• Counting the cost of tooth extractions

  Shocking figures showing the number of full mouth clearances of children under 10, have hit the headlines again. BDA Board Chair, Mick Armstrong, says it time for more than just words from Government, and demands more investment in NHS dentistry to help save young patients' teeth.

  Blog Date 4 December, 2018

• Pay uplifts: a new low

  BDA Principal Executive Committee Vice Chair, Eddie Crouch gives his assessment of the news that England will get a 1.68 per cent uplift in their December pay run which should be seen in early January 2019.

  Blog Date 23 November, 2018