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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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BDA – Dentists: Treasury offer recycling, not a rescue plan

The British Dental Association has expressed grave concerns that the Treasury appears to have squeezed plans for new investment to underpin the Government’s “rescue plan” for NHS dentistry. Read more

Half of three-year-olds have never seen a dentist, survey says

Only 45% of parents said they had taken or planned to take their child to the dentist before the age of three, says a new survey. Read more

Dental crisis: the knock-on effects for mouth cancer

The ongoing dental crisis in the UK has led to fears that while many patients now simply cannot get an appointment, an increasing number of mouth cancer cases are potentially being overlooked Read more

What do dentists need to know about the autumn budget?

Dental regional manager Neil Richardson from Wesleyan Financial Services discusses what dentists should be aware of in the upcoming budget. Read more

Scotland losing dentists to early retirement, figures show

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have said dentistry has been left to ‘rot’ as data shows 324 dentists have taken early retirement in Scotland since 2020. Read more

BDA: Pushing for urgency on reform

We are winning the argument on NHS dentistry: What we need now is a firm timetable. Written by: Shawn Charlwood, Chair, General Dental Practice Committee The Government says it intends to work “quickly” on reform of NHS dentistry. Read more