Latest Blog Posts

• Northern Ireland: Financial support, fallow time and PPE

  Richard Graham outlines the concerns we’re raising regarding financial support, fallow time and PPE on behalf of dentists in Northern Ireland.

  Blog Date 1 October, 2020

• Coronavirus: How we dealt with record numbers of advice calls

  Claire Bennett, employment lawyer and BDA Advisor, looks back at the start of the crisis and how we’ve been supporting members during the pandemic.

  Blog Date 1 October, 2020

• Why are dentists in England not eligible for free flu vaccines?

  General dental practitioner representative Dave Cottam demands the Government ensures that dentists have access to the flu jab, as well as any new COVID-19 vaccine, to protect both themselves and their patients.

  Blog Date 29 September, 2020

• Scotland: Our ongoing fight for dentists

  David McColl outlines 10 things BDA Scotland is doing on your behalf right now and why it’s vital that we stick together.

  Blog Date 28 September, 2020

• Northern Ireland: A dentist's perspective on providing care in the COVID world

  Dentist Philip McLorinan lists the ways in which his team has had to adapt to dentistry in the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Blog Date 28 September, 2020

• SDCEP, fallow time and AGPs: What you need to know

  Our former Chair and member of SDCEP’s working group, Mick Armstrong, provides insight into the new report on AGPs and fallow time and outlines what needs to happen to turn these recommendations into guidance.

  Blog Date 25 September, 2020

• We need urgent action on tooth extraction backlogs

  Senior Community Dentist Charlotte Waite calls on the government to take action to ensure the most vulnerable patients are not left waiting for urgent tooth extractions.

  Blog Date 17 September, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Key lessons must be learned from the handling of the COVID crisis

  BDA Northern Ireland director, Tristen Kelso, outlines the crucial lessons the DoH must learn from its handling of the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis.

  Blog Date 17 September, 2020

• The dental profession’s mental health crisis: what needs to happen

  BDA Chair, Mick Armstrong sets out the case for action on preventative measures to ensure dentists’ wellbeing is safeguarded during and after the Coronavirus pandemic.

  Blog Date 11 September, 2020

• Coronavirus: Why PAPR hoods are not the solution Sikh dentists need

  Dental Surgeon Dr Gurps Singh gives an insight into the conflict Sikh dentists face in continuing to wear turbans and beards while also complying with new PPE guidance.

  Blog Date 7 September, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Pay review process needs a reboot

  Tristen Kelso reflects on progress made regarding the pay uplift process in Northern Ireland and points to a way forward.

  Blog Date 2 September, 2020

• SNOMED CT: What you need to know

  Nick Stolls updates us on the implementation of SNOMED CT and what it means for your practice.

  Blog Date 28 August, 2020

• Children’s oral health: Why new obesity programmes are not enough

  Community dentist, Charlotte Waite considers the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on oral health inequalities and calls on the Government to include oral health in public health planning.

  Blog Date 25 August, 2020

• Scrapping PHE, a threat to oral health?

  Dr Robert Witton asks what scrapping Public Health England means for dentistry and calls for oral health not to be an optional extra.

  Blog Date 19 August, 2020

• Wales: We’re making your voice heard on the issues that matter

  Tom Bysouth tells us how BDA Wales are making dentists’ voices heard and why it’s important for us all to stand together.

  Blog Date 18 August, 2020

• Coronavirus: Mental health challenges ahead

  Coordinator of the Dentists’ Health Support Programme, Rory O’Connor, on the mental health challenges dentists may face in this new normal.

  Blog Date 29 July, 2020

• Myth busting: Why are dentists getting a pay rise?

  Eddie Crouch dispels some commons myths and explains why the recently announced 2.8% pay uplift isn’t a ‘gift’ for all dentists.

  Blog Date 23 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Foundation dentists and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis

  Career development lead and associate dentist, Andrea Ogden outlines the issues facing foundation dentists and talks to an FD in training about the impact of the current crisis on his future.

  Blog Date 23 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Military dentistry and the pandemic

  Two Air Force dentists give us an insight into the impact of COVID-19 on military dentistry in the UK.

  Blog Date 15 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Increased pressure on UDCCs in Scotland

  Stuart Fullerton, an associate dentist based near Glasgow, discusses the ever increasing pressure on urgent dental care centres as lockdown lifts.

  Blog Date 14 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Working with NHS England on abatement and contracts for dentists

  Dave Cottam, GDPC Chair, outlines how the BDA worked with NHS England to confirm an abatement figure and a clearer contract structure for dentists.

  Blog Date 14 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Dentistry in Wales needs urgent support

  Tom Bysouth, Chair of the WGDPC, warns that patient numbers across dentistry in Wales will dwindle without fundamental and ongoing reform.

  Blog Date 3 July, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Bringing dentistry to the fore

  Tristen Kelso reflects on how the voice of dentistry is now being heard at the highest level.

  Blog Date 2 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: Three ways we are campaigning for dentists in Scotland

  Dr Phil Grigor looks at how BDA Scotland is working on your behalf as the phased return to dentistry continues.

  Blog Date 2 July, 2020

• Coronavirus: How the proposed NHS dental recovery plan will work in Wales

  Tom Bysouth on the Welsh Government’s proposed recovery plan for NHS contracts.

  Blog Date 30 June, 2020

• BDA library at 100: from a dark dusty room to a modern place of learning

  Helen Nield reflects on the first 100 years of the BDA library – from humble beginnings, to wartime and the adoption of new technologies.

  Blog Date 30 June, 2020

• The 10-billion-dollar question: What is dentistry worth?

  BDA Chair Mick Armstrong tackles the huge gaps in Treasury support for a sector worth over £8 billion a year to the UK economy.

  Blog Date 30 June, 2020

• Childcare and why dentists must be confirmed as key workers

  An associate dentist tells us why returning to work after maternity leave is challenging without official key workers status.

  Blog Date 26 June, 2020

• Coronavirus: Avoiding a catastrophe in Northern Ireland dentistry

  Richard Graham, Chair of the Northern Ireland Dental Practice committee outlines the evidence he presented to the Assembly Health Committee on the support all practices across Northern Ireland urgently need in order to keep Health Service dentistry viable.

  Blog Date 25 June, 2020

• Coronavirus: Reopening dental practices in Scotland

  David McColl reflects on the plans to reopen dental practices in Scotland and the challenges facing dentists.

  Blog Date 18 June, 2020