Posts Tagged ‘British Dental Association’
British Dental Association calls for General Dental Council to lower annual registration fee
The British Dental Association has called for the General Dental Council to lower its annual registration fee. Following the release of the GDC’s consultation entitled, ‘Clear and certain: A new framework for fee-setting’, the BDA has urged the body to reduce its annual retention fee and criticised the GDC for failing to consult dental professionals […]
Children in Northern Ireland have the worst standards of oral health in the UK
Children in Northern Ireland have the worst standards of oral health in the UK, the British Dental Association in Northern Ireland claims. More than 5,000 children had teeth extracted in hospitals in the country last year, with many needing more than one tooth removed. In total, almost 23,000 teeth were taken out under general anaesthetic. […]
NHS dental fees to rise in April
The government has confirmed that fees for NHS dental treatment will increase in April. New guidelines mean that the cost of a basic check-up and other band 1 treatments will increase by £1 to £21.60. The price of band 2 treatments, such as fillings and root canal treatments, and band 3 services, including crowns, will […]
British Dental Association criticises decision to leave Yorkshire towns out of new children’s initiative
The British Dental Association has criticised Public Health England for failing to include some of the worst affected areas in Yorkshire in a new children’s dental health initiative. The BDA is concerned that some of the county’s towns have been left out of the scheme, which is designed to bring down rates of decay. Statistics […]
British Dental Association pledges £5,000 to support Manchester Arena victims
The British Dental Association has pledged £5,000 to support the victims of last Monday’s terror attack at Manchester Arena. The BDA promised to donate the sum as this year’s annual Conference and Exhibition gets underway in the city. The BDA’s donation was later boosted by a further £1,000 from the British Dental Industry Association. Members […]
BDA calls for the government to do more to promote free NHS dental care for children
The British Dental Association has called for the government to do more to promote free dental services for children. According to a recent YouGov survey, only 74 percent of parents are aware that NHS dental check-ups are available free of charge for children. Less than 70 percent knew that fillings were free for under 18’s […]
Milton Keynes Man Fined for Providing Illegal Teeth Whitening
A man from Milton Keynes has been fined for providing illegal teeth whitening treatment, just two years after he paid a fine for the same offence. Jason Edworthy, 43, was first investigated by the General Dental Council in 2014. He has now been fined again after a woman who had received treatment at his Royal […]
BDA Criticism Over MP Calls for Migrant Dental Checks
Members of the British Dental Association have criticised MP David Davies for calling for children arriving from Calais to be given dental checks. The MP said that dental checks would enable the government to determine the age of children amid fears that some arriving are over the age of eighteen. Mr Davies, the MP for […]
Dorset Watchdog Concerned as Half of County’s Children Fail to See a Dentist
A health watchdog in Dorset has raised concerns after statistics revealed that half of the county’s children didn’t see a dentist last year. Figures from NHS Digital suggest that nationally, almost half of children didn’t attend a routine dental check-up in the 12 month period leading to June 2016. The statistics have been described as […]
More than 40% of Children Haven’t Seen a Dentist for at Least a Year
New statistics from NHS Digital have revealed that more than 40 percent of children in England haven’t seen a dentist in over a year. According to the figures, 6.7 million children visited their dentists for a check-up between June 2015 and June 2016. This equates to 57.9 percent of children living in England. The British […]
