The first oral questions faced by the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the Commons on Tuesday, related to NHS dental services access.
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The long awaited contract reforms have now landed, and across the profession individuals and organisations have been quick to give their opinion on what this will mean for NHS dentistry.
The British Dental Association’s warning in June that “Change is coming, but it’s modest and marginal” has been borne out with the announcement of “The first ‘significant’ changes to the NHS dental contract for 16 years,” with NHS England insisting “This is not ‘job done.’”
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt faces distracting dental woes as she participates in the last stages of the fight for the Conservative Party leadership vacancy. Last night, the second placed MP dropped one vote in the latest round of voting to find a replacement for Boris Johnson.
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The General Dental Council has released its Annual Report for 2021, with the Chief Executive Ian Brack and Chair Lord Toby Harris stating “Our statutory purpose remained unchanged: to protect the public.”
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The hidden dangers of destructive cosmetic dentistry carried out abroad have been highlighted in a shocking documentary resulting from a collaboration by the British Dental Association and the BBC.
Read more: BBC Dental Tourism Documentary Highlights ‘Hidden’ Dangers