Name: NHS UDA contract changes England
Start: 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-07-15T01:00:00Z
Location: Online

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

What to expect

This webinar will discuss the planned changes to the UDA contract for NHS dentists in England that will come into effect from 1 April 2026. Speakers Shiv Pabary (Chair, General Dental Practice Committee) and Tom King (Head of Policy and Research, BDA) will outline how the contract will change, and alongside GDPC Vice-Chairs Joe Hendron and Vijay Sudra take your questions on how this will impact you.

A CPD certificate (in the name of the purchaser) will be available to download once viewing of this online lecture has been completed.

This is a recording of a webinar that took place on 15 January 2026.

Learning objectives

Understand the changes to the UDA contract
Understand how the BDA has influenced the development of these changes
Understand how the changes will impact you and how the BDA can support you with implementation

Development outcome

Meet the speakers

Shiv Pabary MBE Chair, General Dental Practice Committee

Tom King Head of Policy and Research, BDA

Joe Hendron Vice-Chair, General Dental Practice Committee

Vijay Sudra Vice-Chair, General Dental Practice Committee

Shiv Pabary MBE

Shiv qualified in 1985 from Newcastle Dental School. He is a GDP and has been a provider and owner of several NHS practices in the North-East. He has been the GDPC representative for Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland since 1996 and was elected Chair of GDPC in February this year, having also served as Vice-Chair. Shiv is also employed as an Associate Clinical Lecturer, a Clinical Dental Adviser, and a Postgraduate Dental Tutor within Health Education England. He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB Hons) in 1995 and was awarded an MBE in the Queens Honours List in 2009 for services to NHS dentistry locally.

Tom King

Joe Hendron

Since graduating from University of Leeds, Joe has been a GDP in Wakefield. In partnership with his wife Catherine, Joe developed his business from a two-surgery squat to a nine chair practice delivering NHS general dental care and orthodontics. Joe is particularly interested in seeking reform to the dental contract having participated in the Pilots and Prototypes 2013-2017. Joe is Vice Chair of GDPC as well as Chair of Wakefield Local Dental Committee. Until recently, he chaired the Yorkshire Council of LDCs. Joe is also Secretary and Treasurer of the BDA’s Yorkshire Branch.

Vijay Sudra

Vijay has worked in general dental practice for over 30 years, all of that time in the NHS, as an associate to begin with and then as a practice owner for 25 years.  Working in the NHS, Vijay is fully aware of the daily problems faced by his colleagues who cannot, or choose not to, deliver private care to suppsort their practices.  He has been actively involved with his Local Dental Committee practically all his professional life. On GDPC, he will always make strong representation for colleagues, based on his experience, involvement and knowledge. He has been GDPC Vice Chair since 2019

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Understanding the changes to the NHS contract (England)