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BDA urges Pilot Dentists to stick with New Plans

BDA urges Pilot Dentists to stick with New Plans

The British Dental Association has urged dentists participating in new pilot projects to be persistent and stick with the pilot programmes. The BDA’s general dental practice committee chair, Dr John Milne, said that the pilot scheme will inevitably throw up challenges, which dentists should be prepared to tackle. Dr Milne has also urged dentists to […]


BDA Museum set to capture Rare Painting

BDA Museum set to capture Rare Painting

The British Dental Association Museum is close to capturing a rare oil painting, it has been revealed. Members of staff from the museum are working hard to secure the painting, which features dentist, Conrad Ackner treating the artist’s wife. The painting is by Sir John Lavery and dates back to 1929. The painting is significant […]


BDA warns against Pay Cuts

BDA warns against Pay Cuts

Representatives of the British Dental Association say that the Department of Health’s 0.5 percent contract increase for dental practitioners in England actually represents a pay cut, which could have detrimental effects for dentists. The BDA say that they warned the Department of Health that the costs of dental practice are increasing significantly but their concerns […]


BDA supports further proposals for dental health

BDA supports further proposals for dental health

The British Dental Association has welcomed government proposals for dental public health but representatives have urged the government to go even further to try and improve oral health across the UK. The BDA supports the proposals in the government’s white paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, but wants ministers to take further measures to reduce rates […]


Welsh access to NHS dentistry improves

Welsh access to NHS dentistry improves

The Patients Association found that access to dentistry in the country had substantially increased thanks to innovative improvements made by NHS management. In the past many people in Wales struggled to access NHS dentistry but changes made to the system have reduced the size of waiting lists considerably. Edwina Hart, health minister for Wales, claimed […]


Dental access poor despite new contract

Dental access poor despite new contract

Accessing NHS dental care in Yorkshire is still difficult despite improvements made by the 2006 dentistry contract. In 2001 Tony Blair pledged that everyone would be able to access NHS dentistry if they wanted to and in 2006 the government introduced reforms to improve access to NHS dental care. More than three million NHS dental […]


BDA annoyed by Scottish plans for continuous registration

BDA annoyed by Scottish plans for continuous registration

The British Dental Association has said that it is disappointed that the Scottish government is going ahead with plans for continuous registration despite its objections. Reports have suggested that the association (BDA) raised a number of counter-arguments against the government’s scheme to introduce the continuous registration plans from 1 April 2010 but these were ignored. […]