dentistry tag - The Hippocratic Post

September 8, 2024

BSPD’s incoming President, Dr Shannu Bhatia looks to future-proof the paediatric dentistry workforce

This September, BSPD’s Annual Scientific Conference heads to Cardiff where the Society will welcome President-Elect, Dr Shannu Bhatia, Cardiff University’s Clinical Reader and Honorary Consultant...

June 10, 2024

Dental crisis now a top issue on the doorstep

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...

May 23, 2024

Dentists: Tie-ins won’t halt exodus from service

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,...

May 2, 2024

Government failure leaves morale among dentists at all-time low

Official data shows over 60% of dentists in England thinking leaving the NHS. The British Dental Association has lamented Government’s failure to tackle the growing exodus...

April 23, 2024

1 ¼ Million new mums miss out on free access to NHS dentistry

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...

February 13, 2024

NHS ‘Recovery Plan’ unworthy of the title

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...

December 19, 2023

BSPD urges “Don’t forget the children”

As the bell tolls for NHS dentistry, BSPD urges “Don’t forget the children”. A statement from Claire Stevens CBE, BSPD Spokesperson: “Amid this crisis in NHS...

November 8, 2023

Dentistry: Access problems will cost lives

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...

October 23, 2023

Dentistry: Access crisis piling pressure across NHS

The British Dental Association has said figures from the Labour Party on the nearly 70,000 patients who sought dental care in emergency departments last year...

September 14, 2023

Keep NHS afloat out of your own pockets

The British Dental Association has said government has effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry, as it prepares to impose an approach to...