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Published: Wednesday, 05 January 2022 08:22
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Written by Sam Pointer
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The government has quietly diverted funds from the soft drinks levy which was targeted to tackle childhood obesity and improve children’s health to the general tax pot.
Read more: Government’s broken promise on sugar tax
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Published: Monday, 03 January 2022 14:28
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A new scheme to help secondary schoolchildren on Jersey, who are not usually entitled to free dentistry, but whose dental care has been disrupted by Covid-19 has been introduced by their government. This contrasts with the situation in England where the number of children able to access NHS dentistry has declined dramatically.
Read more: New Covid Dental Scheme For Children On Jersey
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Published: Monday, 03 January 2022 14:13
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With the government’s recent bombshell that from 1 January 2022 NHS practices will be obliged to meet 85% of their pre-COVID activity levels & 90% for orthodontic contracts or face financial penalties, nearly two-thirds of practices currently estimate they are incapable of achieving these levels.
This in the face of the Omicron variant with practices already struggling with patient cancellations and staff sickness, these new, centrally imposed targets will be very difficult to meet.
Read more: Will There Be A Great Exodus of NHS Dentists?
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Published: Saturday, 01 January 2022 14:42
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In the New Year Honours List, Sandra White, until recently Director Dental Public Health England is appointed OBE and Professor Iain Chapple lately Head of Dental School, Birmingham is made MBE. GDPUK congratulates them both on their appointments.
Read more: Two honours for dentistry this New Year 2022
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Published: Friday, 31 December 2021 13:03
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According to new research from the Resolution Foundation, 2022 is set to the ‘year of the squeeze’, with real wages set to be no higher next Christmas than today, and families face a typical income hit of around £1,200 a year from April as a result of tax rises and soaring energy bills. The question many practices are asking is how this will affect demand for dentistry, especially high-cost items provided in private practice.
Read more: 2022 set to be the ‘year of the squeeze’. How will dentistry be affected?
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Published: Wednesday, 22 December 2021 14:59
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“This policy might suit the Treasury, but will put patients, staff, and the very sustainability of NHS dentistry at risk.” Shawn Charlwood, Chair of the BDA’s GDPC said, adding “These new NHS targets are the wrong choice at the wrong time. The country faces a tidal wave of infection. Dentists are understandably nervous about easing restrictions, and patients are already cancelling in droves.”
Read more: New targets for practices in 2022 set: 85% for UDAs 90% for ortho contracts
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