Latest Blog Posts

• COVID-19: Updates from Wales

  Dr Caroline Seddon, Director of BDA Wales, details the Welsh response to the challenges of Covid-19.

  Blog Date 19 March, 2020

• COVID-19: Financial mitigation measures ‘at final stage’ in Northern Ireland

  Tristen Kelso updates dentists in Northern Ireland on efforts to confirm financial mitigation measures in the context of COVID-19.

  Blog Date 19 March, 2020

• Making the case for dentistry at Stormont

  Caroline Lappin, NI Council Chair, outlines the agenda of the new Health Committee in Northern Ireland.

  Blog Date 18 March, 2020

• Running for the BDA Benevolent Fund

  Rob Chaffe, an associate dentist, tells us why he’s running a marathon for the BDA Benevolent Fund and how you can support

  Blog Date 12 March, 2020

• How Budget 2020 affects dentists

  Martin Woodrow outlines how the 2020 budget is likely to affect you and some progress on NHS pensions.

  Blog Date 11 March, 2020

• Minister approves pay award for dentists in Northern Ireland

  Tristen Kelso looks at where we stand on pay and oral health provisions in Northern Ireland now that Stormont is back in action.

  Blog Date 5 March, 2020

• Fairer uplifts for dentists needed to solve the recruitment crisis in Wales

  Tom Bysouth has made the case for fairer uplifts for dentists' pay in Wales and called for immediate action on the recruitment and retention crisis.

  Blog Date 5 March, 2020

• Coronavirus guidance - not just for NHS practices

  Richard Harris on how NHS COVID-19 guidance is useful to all dental practices, NHS or private.

  Blog Date 5 March, 2020

• Five things you need to know about your pay

  We’ve made the case for fairer pay uplifts to the Government’s pay review body. Here’s what you need to know.

  Blog Date 4 March, 2020

• You and the tooth fairy

  The Tooth Fairy tells us why we should eat less sugar and go to the dentist more regularly.

  Blog Date 27 February, 2020

• Young dentists, join your LDC!

  Zoe Connelly tells us how joining her Local Dental Committee helped shape her career and how you can get involved.

  Blog Date 27 February, 2020

• Associates, is your employment status up for debate?

  James Goldman tells us whether IR35 changes will impact the employment status of dental associates and lead to large tax bills for practice owners.

  Blog Date 21 February, 2020

• Assurance Reviews: Securing a fair deal for NHS practices

  We have achieved a breakthrough on Dental Assurance Reviews with the BSA committing to targeting genuine outliers

  Blog Date 19 February, 2020

• Pensions tax reform: Making a bad situation worse?

  Philip McEvoy tells us why the wrong pensions tax reforms could make a bad situation worse for NHS dentists worried about breaching the Annual Allowance.

  Blog Date 17 February, 2020

• Young dentists and the BDA Benevolent Fund

  We sat down to speak to Laura Hannon, General Manager of the BDA Benevolent Fund, to find out how they support young dentists in financial need.

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Top five things you can do for your mental wellbeing

  Hina Patel shares her top five tips on how dentists can de-stress, which one will you try first?

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Working for you: BDA Scotland in 2020

  Our focus for BDA Scotland for 2020 is to ensure that NHS dentistry remains sustainable and that dentists are at the heart of oral health policy decisions in Scotland.

  Blog Date 13 February, 2020

• Stress in dentistry: Joining up the dots

  Roz McMullan on bringing organisations together to tackle stress in dentistry.

  Blog Date 4 February, 2020

• What’s it like being an associate dentist?

  Janine Sohota tells us how she dealt with the “UDA rut” and chose a career path that works for her.

  Blog Date 4 February, 2020

• What I wish I'd known about buying an NHS dental practice...

  Lauren Harrhy bought a mixed NHS dental practice two years ago in Wales. Here's what she wish she knew before taking the plunge...

  Blog Date 27 January, 2020

• Celebrating the contribution of an outstanding younger dentist: Reena Wadia

  ​We are really pleased to announce that Reena Wadia has been chosen as the recipient of the Joy Harrild Award for Young Dentists in the latest round of BDA Honours and Awards.

  Blog Date 24 January, 2020

• Museum volunteer honoured by the BDA: Joanna Breach

  We are thrilled that Joanna Breach is being honoured with a BDA Certificate of Merit for Services to the Association in the latest round of BDA Honours and Awards.

  Blog Date 23 January, 2020

• Return of devolved government: An opportunity to progress dentistry in Northern Ireland

  After three years without local government in Northern Ireland, we are pleased that power-sharing has now been restored, and hopeful that much-needed progress can now start to be made for Health Service dentistry.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Understanding why patients won't attend the dentist

  Rebecca Harris from Liverpool University has been doing some research into the reasons why patients don't attend and has produced a toolkit to help encourage dental visits - she's sharing the findings at a free event in February.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Putting your money where your mouth is: funding for dentistry in Wales

  It’s great to see Assembly Members continuing to back our call for investment to end the access crisis in Wales.

  Blog Date 15 January, 2020

• Don’t let the risk of litigation cause you stress

  Jane Merivale talks about her 25 years working as a dentist and a dento-legal advisor and what you can do to combat the fear around litigation in our profession.

  Blog Date 13 January, 2020

• What’s it like being a... dental hygienist in a private practice? Brooke Shipp

  Brooke Shipp is a dental hygienist working in a private practice in London. She explains why she's passionate about promoting good oral health and why no two days are ever the same…

  Blog Date 7 January, 2020

• BDA Northern Ireland: Health Service dentistry needs tangible solutions now

  A round-up of the work of the BDA Northern Ireland staff and representatives during 2019: find out what we have been calling for on behalf of dentists.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019

• Standing up for community dentistry in Northern Ireland during 2019

  Reflecting back on 2019, Grainne Quinn celebrates the success of getting the CDS contract signed off and implemented, and looks forward to what 2020 might bring.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019

• BDA Wales: the power to change dentistry during 2020

  BDA Wales and your representatives have been busy this year, working on a range of issues affecting dentistry in Wales - and we hope that 2020 will be a year that dentistry is finally given the recognition it deserves.

  Blog Date 18 December, 2019