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Scotland: Latest data highlights dental access crisis and widening inequalities

The British Dental Association (BDA) Scotland has called on the Scottish government to strongly support NHS dentistry to address the large reduction...

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BDA: NHS dentistry hanging by a thread

In response to the latest figures from the BBC on the exodus of dentists from the NHS, the British Dental Association (BDA) has underlined the need...

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Issues with the dental contract

It was recently revealed that the number of dentists performing NHS activity in 2020-2021 decreased by 951 on the previous year.

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Dentists: higher examination fees will do little to address the backlog of unmet patient care

The British Dental Association (BDA) Scotland has said the higher fees for examination, announced recently, will do little to address the colossal...

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Pioneering NHS dentists thrown under bus by government

The British Dental Association (BDA) has condemned the gulf in support offered to over 100 pioneering practices in England, who after years of testing...

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BDA calls for changes to NHS dental contracts

The British Dental Association (BDA) has reiterated their opposition to the recent rise in dental targets.

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Mandatory vaccination plans set to devastate dental services

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned fast-tracked parliamentary approval of mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers is set to have a...

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New covid guidelines unlikely to bring 'business as usual' back to dentistry

The new model places patients on two pathways, given the likelihood of them suffering from respiratory illness.

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Dental care in Scotland 'facing crises on many fronts'

​The British Dental Association Scotland has called on all political parties to set out an effective response to the crisis facing dentistry as new...

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Dental nurses who tested positive for COVID-19 could save lives

Dental teams in England who have tested positive for COVID-19 are being urged to become potential donors for the NHS convalescent plasma programme to...

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Patients pushed to seek ‘DIY’ dentistry

​The British Dental Association has responded to reports of widespread access problems in Cornwall, including cases of patients spending 18-36 months...

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Time to take energy drinks off the menu for kids

​The British Dental Association has expressed dismay that government advisors have concluded there is insufficient evidence to warrant a ban on sale...

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Whole mouth extractions evidence of continuing decay epidemic

The British Dental Association (BDA) has responded to new data on 'full dental extractions' among children.

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Child tooth decay 'gap' persisting: latest survey

There is a wide variation at both regional and local authority level for both prevalence and severity of dental decay.

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Dementia guidance goes online

​The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has made its guidance on the practice of dentistry for patients with dementia available free of...