Politics

Dentistry's veteran campaigner fights for future of service in Scotland

The British Dental Association (BDA) is delighted to announce dentist and experienced campaigner Charlotte Waite will take on a leading role in the fight for the future of dental services in Scotland.

"NHS dentistry at a tipping point": BBC reveals the extent of access crisis

Nine out of 10 NHS dental practices are unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, in the most extensive survey of patient access ever undertaken.   The British Dental Association (BDA) has...

MPs call on UK government to impose regulations for botox and fillers

On July 21, 2022, the All Party Parliamentary Group (the APPG) on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing chaired by Carolyn Harris MP and Judith Cummins MP, published its final report into botox, fillers...

Liz Truss announces intention to scrap government plans to restrict multi-buy deals 

In May 2022 government plans to delay their restrictions on multibuy foods (due to the cost of living crisis) until October 2023. But, in an interview with the Daily Mail Liss Truss said, if elected,...

Welsh Government’s ‘access boost’

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned potentially misleading claims that Welsh Government reforms will generate 112,000 new appointments are being used as cover to mask failure to invest in...

New NHS dentistry reforms receive a mixed response

A new package of proposals to reform NHS dentistry in England has received a mixed response from the Oral Health Foundation.

New health secretary urged to meet words with action

The British Dental Association has urged the new secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay MP, to act now on the crisis in NHS dentistry.  

NHS dentistry on the brink as ministers cut vital support  

The British Dental Association (BDA) Scotland has warned ministers they risk undermining the future sustainability of NHS dentistry, as they move to scale down vital financial support for the service....

Struggling to ‘live with covid’: NHS England to set new targets for dentists

The British Dental Association (BDA) has slammed the moves by NHS England to try and return to business as usual, warning that the new 100 per cent activity target - set to be imposed from July first,...

Tiverton: Government paying the price for failing to fix crisis in NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association has responded to reports that access to NHS dentistry ranked alongside issues with local schools and Partygate in fuelling the Conservatives landslide defeat in the...

Discussions between University of East Anglia and local MPs for a new dentistry school

Two MPs, Jerome Mayhew and Duncan Baker, have recently met with staff from University of East Anglia (UEA) to discuss plans to create a new dentistry school. The plans hoped to address the shortage of...

“Modest, marginal” tweaks to NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to comments from Minister Maria Caulfield MP in the House of Commons on June 14, 2022, suggesting that announcements on reform of the failed NHS...