The announcement earlier this month by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of an £11 million investment ringfenced to improve children‘s oral health in England, has been warmly welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD).
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It is not every day that the “The biggest quango in the world” gets terminated. But that may be the reason that history remembers NHS England.
Reducing the use of antibiotics in dentistry is a major part of the fight against increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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This year‘s April 1st increases in NHS dental patient charges for England have been announced. The British Dental Association has issued a combative statement which emphasises that such ‘stealth cuts‘ will not put a penny into struggling practices.
Many GDPs have a pretty dim view of the dental claims companies, in particular one that is well known for its impressive ratio of legal costs claimed, to actual damages received by patients.
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We owe the arrival of ‘clawback‘ in the dental lexicon to the 2006 UDA contract. Although those working outside the NHS might feel that this is something that will never darken their financial spreadsheets, a recent legal case could give them pause for thought.