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All the latest dentistry news, all in one place.

Our dental news feed will be regularly updated to help you stay informed and keep up-to-date with everything that's happening in the industry.

Reflecting on 2024: progress and milestones in dentistry

Polly Bhambra reflects on different moments from an eventful year in dentistry and her goals for the coming year.

Significant gap in dental workforce, says association

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has highlighted the significant gap in the dental workforce, as it awaits the government and the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) action plan to deliver on their…

GDC fails to reach all standards of ‘good regulation’ in 2023/24

The General Dental Council (GDC) has met 16 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation for 2023/24. This marks the same number that were met in the 2022/23 review period.

BDA - NHS dentistry: All we want for Christmas is clarity

Dentists in England are set to break for Christmas with no idea about when contractual uplifts will land, what shape support might take for the hike in overheads brought by the recent Budget, and little…

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Dental amalgam – everything you need to know about its use and ban

The use of dental amalgam will be banned in the European Union from January 2025 – we take a look at the health risks associated with dental amalgam, why it’s being banned, and the impact this could have on the UK dental profession. Read more

BDA: Government has a moral duty to future proof service

The British Dental Association has stressed the dentists catering for England’s most vulnerable patients need to be recognised and valued for their work, as the community dental service struggles to meet the demands placed upon it Read more

GDC revises fitness to practise processes to ‘improve timeliness’

The General Dental Council (GDC) has adopted an initial enquiries process to speed up fitness to practise (FtP) investigations. Read more

GDC discloses number of suicides among dental professionals with fitness to practise concerns

The cause of death for dental professionals who have died while fitness to practise (FtP) concerns were investigated or remediated have been released by the General Dental Council. Read more

GDC releases data on dental care professionals’ working patterns

The General Dental Council (GDC) has published data about the working patterns of dental care professionals (DCPs) in the UK. Read more

Practice Plan/Wesleyan issues response to The Budget

Following the delivery of Rachel Reeves’s first Budget of the new Labour Party government, Practice Plan and Wesleyan Financial Services – have issued a response of the key points for dental professionals. Read more