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Published: Monday, 13 January 2025 09:41
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A petition bearing over 258,000 signatures demanding action to address the dental crisis was delivered to Keir Starmer in Downing Street last week.
British Dental Association Chair Eddie Crouch was accompanied by, amongst others Consultant Tom Thayer, oral cancer patient and survivor Anthony Page, Women‘s Institute representative Camilla Revell. Three MPs, two Labour and one LibDem, joined the profession and patient representatives.
Read more: 258,000 Signatures Dentistry Petition Handed In To Downing Street
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Published: Friday, 10 January 2025 12:34
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After record-breaking delays, and clearly very careful consideration, Ministers have now approved yet another real terms pay reduction for dentists in England.
Read more: BDA Inform Profession - NHS Dentistry Pay is CUT AGAIN
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Published: Friday, 10 January 2025 10:44
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Written by Peter Ingle
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British expatriates in France at risk of becoming homesick, can take comfort in one aspect of life in the UK that is still available in their new home.
Read more: Access Crisis is not Uniquely British
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Published: Thursday, 09 January 2025 10:03
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Written by Guy Tuggle
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Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, Wes Streeting, has hinted that in addition to contract reform, NHS dentistry could receive more funding as his department reviews its budget.
Read more: Streeting Reviewing Funding Of NHS Dentistry
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Published: Wednesday, 08 January 2025 09:12
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Millions of patients unable to access an NHS dentist either for an emergency or to receive ongoing care are finding the cost of seeing a private dentist increasingly prohibitive, a new analysis shows. So serious is the problem that The Guardian used the crisis as its New Year‘s Eve front page lead story.
Read more: Private Dentistry 'Increasingly Prohibitive' For Wannabe NHS Patients
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Published: Friday, 03 January 2025 14:00
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Written by Peter Ingle
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The reach of private equity in dentistry has not been limited to involvement in the larger corporate groups of practices. Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc has taken a large stake in Henry Schein [NASDAQ:HSIC] and reached a deal to add members to the company‘s board.
Read more: Private Equity Takes Stake in Henry Schein
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Published: Friday, 03 January 2025 14:00
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After the 2024 election there seemed to be smiles all round when senior BDA and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) representatives first met. Little more than six months later that seems a distant memory. Figures on both sides might be wondering just what went wrong.
Read more: BDA & Government Relationship Hits the Rocks
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Published: Friday, 03 January 2025 10:17
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Practice owners short of material for New Year‘s resolutions, may want to consider their front of house team in the light of a new piece of research.
Read more: Dental Team Stress Spreads Beyond the Surgery Door
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Published: Thursday, 02 January 2025 09:48
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Written by Peter Ingle
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Workers at all levels in health care make up a significant proportion of the New Year‘s honours. GP‘s, surgeons, nurses, midwives and radiographers all feature. This year there are two dental recipients.
Read more: Dentistry in the New Year’s Honours
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