Posts Tagged ‘dental contract’
BDA Chair Suggest this is the Worst Time to be a Dentist in England
The Chair of the British Dental Association’s Executive Board has suggested that this “could be the worst time to be a dentist in England.” Dr Susie Sanderson made the claims in a blog article on the BDA website and blamed excessive regulation, a failing dental contract, changes in the NHS pension system and proposals to […]
Health Secretary announces the start of New Dental Pilots
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has announced that pilot programmes for the new dental contract will begin within the next month. Speaking at the British Dental Conference, Lansley confirmed that 62 pilot programmes would “go live” within the next four weeks. The pilot programmes are being carried out as part of the change of dental […]
New dental system to be piloted in the UK
A new NHS dental system will be piloted across the UK next year, as the government tries to find ways to improve access to NHS dental services. The dental contract introduced by Labour in 2006 has failed in many respects and dentists have been campaigning for a new system; the new government recognised the need […]
Coalition set to introduce new dental contract
The Coalition government will bring in a new dental contract in the near future, it has been revealed. The new contract will replace the one brought in by Labour in 2006 and will bring about a change to the way dentists are paid; the new contract will introduce a new system, where dentists will be […]
Bureaucracy and rising costs dent dentists’ morale
The British Dental Association claims that rising costs and endless administration are denting dentists’ morale in the UK. According to the BDA, a third of dentists say their spirits is either low or very low. Dentists are becoming increasingly disillusioned with their profession as a result of excessive administration, not enough time to provide patients […]
