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The i paper reports on the crisis in dental access. It’s not unusual for Laura Marsham to see a child having 10 teeth extracted during her Saturday morning hospital shift. “It’s shocking really,” says the dental nurse. “It’s half of their teeth are coming out.” These are the early warning...

The BDA met with Adam Price MS and Cefin Campbell MS from Plaid Cymru to discuss the lack of NHS dentistry in both constituencies they represent. The conversation was timely, considering the recent statement about General Dental Service (GDS) contract reform given by the health minister in the Senedd Plenary...

The BDA warns the Scottish Government the future of NHS dentistry is now in doubt and the next First Minister must take urgent action. Their latest survey of General Dental Practitioners across Scotland shows over half (59%) report having reduced the amount of NHS work they do since lockdown. Now...

The Herald Scotland reports on our new survey which shows eight in 10 dentists in Scotland say they are planning to reduce the amount of time they allocate for NHS work over the coming year The move would make it even harder for patients to get dental appointments and treatment...

BDA Scotland director Charlotte Waite spoke to the Gulhane on Politics podcast about the crisis in access to NHS dentistry. She said: “The dental sector… is still recovering from the impact of the pandemic and the backlog that that’s created. Dental teams are working incredibly hard to deliver dental care....

Belfast Live reports the British Dental Association has welcomed efforts to maintain vital financial support for the struggling service but is warning that more certainty is needed. The Department of Health has confirmed that the fee enhancements for high street NHS dentists will continue into the first quarter of the...

PensionsAge reports that the government has confirmed that it will proceed with 'major' changes to the NHS Pension Scheme, with plans to implement pensionable re-employment and permanently remove the 16-hour rule from 1 April 2023. his is alongside further changes to the scheme rules from 1 April 2023 to address...

The Mirror comments on the decline of NHS Dentistry, quoting the BDA's survey results and says: “The Tories will not fix this decay but Labour must if it wins power at the next election. Desperate people yanking their own teeth out because they cannot get an appointment with an NHS...

UUnmet need for dentistry at record high – 1 in 4 of adult population in 2022. The exodus of dentists from the NHS is continuing at a pace, but going unseen in official figures, according to new survey evidence from the British Dental Association. A survey of 1,921 General Dental...

Yesterday, Welsh Government announced that the NHS pay award enhancement for 2022/2023 had been accepted, following a ballot of Trade Unions. BDA Wales had one vote in this ballot, due to our seat on the NHS All Wales Trade Union Partnership Forum. The partnership forum gave its collected vote yesterday....