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Junk food barons must not use Brexit to block action on sugar
The BDA has slammed attempts by the food industry to delay policies to curb advertising of high sugar products in light of the prospect of a 'no deal' Brexit.
Date: 11 February 2019
Junk food barons must not use Brexit to block action on sugar
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NHS access crisis: Dentists hail Qureshi's message to Hancock
The BDA has greeted a letter from Bolton's Yasmin Qureshi MP to Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP, urging him to act on the mounting NHS dentistry access problems across England.
Date: 11 February 2019
NHS access crisis: Dentists hail Qureshi's message to Hancock
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NHS dentistry: £12 slashed from care for every man, woman and child in England since 2010
The BDA has responded to new figures revealing the full scale of cuts to NHS dentistry in England.
Date: 09 February 2019
NHS dentistry: £12 slashed from care for every man, woman and child in England since 2010
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1 million new patients unable to access NHS dentistry, as recruitment and retention crisis mounts
Fresh analysis of government data has revealed over 1 million new patients tried and failed to secure access to routine NHS dental services.
Date: 02 February 2019
1 million new patients unable to access NHS dentistry, as recruitment and retention crisis mounts
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GP contract: Government must avoid employing double standards on primary care
The BDA has responded to news on rollout of the new 5 year contract for GPs, and urged government to apply the logic driving primary care reforms consistently.
Date: 31 January 2019
GP contract: Government must avoid employing double standards on primary care
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Dentists welcome official investigation into fines hitting vulnerable NHS patients
The launch of an investigation by the National Audit Office into the penalty charge notices (PCNs), handed to patients for misclaiming free NHS dental care, has been welcomed by the BDA.
Date: 30 January 2019
Dentists welcome official investigation into fines hitting vulnerable NHS patients
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BDA backs Fizz Free February
The BDA has thrown its support behind the Fizz Free February campaign, as it prepares to go national.
Date: 30 January 2019
BDA backs Fizz Free February
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Patients left in limbo in race to the bottom on NHS orthodontics
Many children who have been waiting for years to start orthodontic treatment may have to go to the back of the queue, the BDA has warned.
Date: 29 January 2019
Patients left in limbo in race to the bottom on NHS orthodontics
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Dentists press for funded urgent time to deliver Hancock's vision on antibiotics
The BDA has urged NHS England to finally commit to properly funded urgent slots to reduce the pressure to issue unnecessary dental prescriptions.
Date: 24 January 2019
Dentists press for funded urgent time to deliver Hancock's vision on antibiotics
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Gum disease and Alzheimer's: link shows we can't leave dentistry as an NHS optional extra
The BDA has urged the Department of Health and patients not to treat oral health as an optional extra, after new research links gum disease to Alzheimer's.
Date: 23 January 2019
Gum disease and Alzheimer's: link shows we can't leave dentistry as an NHS optional extra
