The British Dental Association has welcomed the rollout of fluoridation in the North East – alongside supervised brushing nationwide – but stressed these policies while effective have been needed for decades, and the delays they have faced reflect the lack of priority placed on oral health among successive governments and especially at the Treasury. Both […]
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The British Dental Association has said failure to set out credible plans to save NHS dentistry will hit the parties at the ballot box, with evidence showing the state of the service is now at the forefront of voter concerns. A new survey of voters in England by YouGov reveals the access crisis in dentistry […]
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As Ministers launch a consultation, the British Dental Association has stressed that ‘tying-in’ inexperienced younger dentists will never compensate for the ongoing losses of older, experienced colleagues fuelled by the discredited NHS contract. The Government are seeking views on proposals to make dental graduates complete a number of years working in the NHS, including the […]
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As MPs debate the prospect of extending free NHS dentistry to cancer patients the British Dental Association has renewed its call for reform of NHS dentistry, with analysis of official data revealing one and a quarter million new mums have missed out on free dental care due to the pandemic. Patients are entitled to free […]
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The British Dental Association has said government failure to embrace fundamental reform of NHS dentistry risks condemning a generation to decay and widening oral health inequality. The professional body says the Recovery Plan, is incapable of even beginning to honour Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry, or in any way meet the Government’s stated […]
The British Dental Association has stressed the Government must act to meaningfully restore access to NHS dentistry, as oral cancer rates and deaths continue to rise. Dentists on the frontline in the battle with the condition, with the tell-tale signs often picked up at a routine check-up. New data shows there were 9,860 cases of […]
Madeley urged to correct record on NHS dentistry: The British Dental Association has urged TV presenter Richard Madeley to correct the record, following inaccurate comments concerning NHS dentistry made on Good Morning Britain this morning. Mr Madeley told commentators Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce that “NHS dentists are not capable of doing extractions anymore”. He […]
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Following new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s emergency statement on the public finances, the British Dental Association has warned any further cuts risk destroying any prospect of saving NHS dentistry in England. In an open letter to the new Chancellor, the professional body has stressed that without meaningful investment a reform process looks doomed from the outset, […]
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NHS Dentistry: new figures show service on its last legs: The British Dental Association says the latest damning data on NHS dentistry in England underlines the need for radical and urgent change. Just a third of adults (34%) accessed NHS dental care in the 24 months to 31 March, with children seen in the last year […]
Dentists call for deeds not words, as Tory leadership candidates pledge to fix dental crisis. The British Dental Association has stressed that the next PM must commit to urgent reform in NHS dentistry, following commitments from both campaigns to prioritise action on the crisis. Rishi Sunak has today committed to “restore” NHS dentistry by ringfencing […]
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