Politics

Nearly half of dentists severing ties with NHS as government fails to move forward on reform

The British Dental Association warns an unprecedented collapse in NHS commitment among dentists in England could spell the end for the service without radical and urgent action from government.

Dentists call for NHS charge freeze as cost of living crisis bites

With inflation now at a 40-year high, the British Dental Association (BDA) has called on health secretary Sajid Javid to follow the precedent set with NHS prescriptions and freeze NHS dental charges...

Cost of living crisis forces decision between oral health and heating

"I had to choose between heating our house or saving my tooth," Melanie Fudge-Horton, a carer and mother-of-two.

Dental crisis demands more than slogans from government

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said ministers must wake up to the crisis facing NHS dentistry, as new research from The Times finds nearly nine in 10 practices in England are not accepting...

New report highlights concerns faced by people living in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot areas

A report has been published by Swansea Bay Community Health Council - an independent statutory body that exists to represent the interests of patients and the public - and concerns dentistry issues...

Ministers need to act as covid sees child tooth extractions backlog surge

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned government must act decisively to deal with the backlogs for child tooth extractions, as new figures show the number of treatments more than halved...

Ministers urged to ‘level up’ NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) has backed calls from Healthwatch England for urgent and fundamental reform of NHS dentistry to be delivered by next year, as new figures point to the depth of...

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England’s ‘dental deserts’ and the urgent need to level up access to dentistry

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has launched a new report today highlighting the parts of England at most risk of becoming ‘dental deserts’ without government action.

MP’s dental practice receives enforcement action notice following CQC inspection

The Beresford Clinic in Wandsworth, belonging to Sir Paul Beresford, Conservative MP for Mole Valley in Surrey, recently received a notice of ‘enforcement action’ in a Care Quality Commission (CQC)...

Fears for future of Health Service dentistry as Department of Health offer 'unviable'

Dentistry in Northern Ireland has taken another blow, as the profession's representatives have labelled new funding arrangements for General Dental Services announced by the Department of Health...

Dentists urge Stormont candidates to rebuild and reform a service on the brink

The British Dental Association (BDA) Northern Ireland has urged all candidates contesting the coming Assembly elections to pledge their commitment to rebuild and reform a service facing a deeply...