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Published: Tuesday, 06 August 2024 08:10
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Written by Peter Ingle
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NHS contractors have a more complex relationship with their patients than private providers. While their patients may in theory pick and choose who they see, there is hardly an oversupply of NHS dental services. Whether a practice keeps its contract, and use of the familiar blue and white logo, is not in the gift of patients. Irrespective of patient charges or National Insurance payments their ‘buyers‘ are ICB commissioners.
Read more: What NHS Wants from NHS Dentists
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Published: Monday, 05 August 2024 09:36
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Written by Peter Ingle
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There is some good news and some bad news for dentists providing NHS dental care. The good news first, the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) has recommended an uplift intended to deliver a pay increase of 6% to dentists.
Read more: NHS Pay Uplift of 6% - For Some
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Published: Wednesday, 31 July 2024 09:06
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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As the new government sets to work, NHS dental reform is high on its agenda. GDPUK‘s Guy Tuggle catches up with BDA Chair Eddie Crouch to examine the currents beneath the surface at Westminster
Read more: Speaking Truth To Power - Eddie Meets MPs
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Published: Tuesday, 30 July 2024 09:08
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The difficulties of one practice in Bristol continue to illustrate just how much needs to be done if UK dentistry is to recover. The St Pauls practice in Bristol has had a turbulent history.
Read more: Reprieved Practice Hits New Problems
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Published: Monday, 29 July 2024 09:36
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Improved dental health has reduced the number of denture cases, but along with a lack of retention, soreness, and assorted aesthetic issues, there will still be complaints about difficulty eating. Some patients will say that their new teeth are ‘blunt.‘ The days of denture teeth with steel inserts are now long gone but perhaps their makers were on to something.
Read more: Effective Incisors the Komodo Way
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Published: Monday, 29 July 2024 09:34
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Imposed in 2018, the sugar tax levied on soft drinks has spearheaded a considerable reduction in the amount of sugar British people consume.
Read more: Sugar Tax Cuts Consumption
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Published: Friday, 26 July 2024 10:06
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Three weeks ago he described the NHS as "broken". Now a ‘stunned‘ Health & Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has described the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as "unfit for purpose".
Read more: Streeting: CQC "Not Fit For Purpose"