Latest Blog Posts

• Scotland's Oral Health Improvement Plan: dentists' views

  Phil Grigor takes a look at the results of our survey asking what dentists think about the Scottish Government's proposals in the Oral Health Improvement Plan.

  Blog Date 19 June, 2018

• Trump, Korea and NHS charges

  General Dental Practice Chair Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen looks at the history of NHS dental charges and their impact today.

  Blog Date 13 June, 2018

• Our changing dental profession: my year as BDA President

  Former President, Peter Dyer, talks about his year in office and what he learnt listening to visionary dentists predicting the future of the profession, as well as finding out that the issues facing UK dentistry are similar to those being faced in other countries.

  Blog Date 8 June, 2018

• Dental contract reform: Can we ditch the UDA system for good?

  Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen outlines some of the key points from the Government's report on the progress of the dental prototype practices in their first year, and what this might mean for the future of NHS dentistry.

  Blog Date 5 June, 2018

• Dealing with a major incident: DCT experience of dental patient care after the Manchester bombing

  Three DCTs talk about their experience of being on-call in hospital on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing and what they learned from the situation.

  Blog Date 1 June, 2018

• Don't ever stop learning: developing your dental career

  Amaar Hassan shares what he learnt at the BDA's recent careers and networking event aimed at younger dentists - and why he thinks it's important that young dentist's reach out and share experiences.

  Blog Date 22 May, 2018

• Dental volunteer camp: why every dental professional should have this on their bucket list

  Tashfeen Kholasi shares her experience of volunteering for a charity offering dental treatment for patients in Nepal.

  Blog Date 21 May, 2018

• Paracetamol overdoses for dental pain: why do patients avoid seeking care?

  Some recent research shows self-medication for dental pain with paracetamol is a significant cause of accidental overdose and potential liver failure. Charlotte Currie looks at the evidence and highlights some useful resources for dentists to use to be aware of the problem.

  Blog Date 21 May, 2018

• #dentistry24: share what you do in dentistry

  Dental professionals across the globe are invited to tweet using #Dentistry24 to celebrate the good work of the dental profession on 24 May 2018.

  Blog Date 18 May, 2018

• GDPR: one more headache for already overburdened dentists

  Shadow Health Minister, Julie Cooper MP, argues that the requirement for dentists to have a data protection officer is unncessary and places unfair financial and logistical burdens on healthcare professionals.

  Blog Date 17 May, 2018

• The long-awaited Northern Ireland Community Dental Services Contract

  Community dentists have been awaiting the implementation of their new contract since 2016. We think it's unacceptable that Government has not followed-through and we are holding them to account.

  Blog Date 17 May, 2018

• Oral health: the postcode lottery of childhood decay

  Mick Armstrong responds to the latest Child Oral Health survey stats and highlights that oral health inequalities are continuing to persist. Government and local authorities need to step up.

  Blog Date 16 May, 2018

• Can we be more 'green' in dentistry? Sustainable dentistry in your practice

  Sara Harford raises the question of how 'green' dentistry currently is, it's impact on climate change and what we might be able to do to deliver healthcare more sustainably.

  Blog Date 15 May, 2018

• Sugar levy and oral health: A battle won, but the war is not over

  Roz McMullan explains why the recent introduction of the levy on sugary drinks is a battle won, but more still needs to be done to ensure the state of children's teeth in Northern Ireland improves.

  Blog Date 15 May, 2018

• Dentists: If you aren’t yet ready for GDPR then you are not alone

  With the deadline for dentistry to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looming fast (25 May), we asked on our social media if you were ready, and 62% of you said 'no' – so, you are not alone if you don't feel like you have it under control yet.

  Blog Date 2 May, 2018

• Dental care for homeless people in Wales

  Reports that homeless people in Wales are pulling out their own teeth because of problems accessing dental services, highlights the problems faced by more vulnerable patients in getting care.

  Blog Date 2 May, 2018

• Top tips for building dental patients' trust

  Gaining patient's trust can be a great thing to help build and grow your business – digital marketing guru Shaz Memon shares his top tips on winning patients' over.

  Blog Date 27 April, 2018

• Exploring how digitally literate we are in dentistry

  Yasmin Allen explores what 'digitally literacy' means in dentistry, and highlights some of the challenges faced by practices that are not yet digitally enabled and the support they might need to help transform.

  Blog Date 24 April, 2018

• GDPR: What young dentists need to know about protecting patients' data

  Nikki Patel takes a look at how the new GDPR legislation might affect you, how digital innovations are changing dentistry, the new sugary drinks tax, and why female role models are important in dentistry.

  Blog Date 24 April, 2018

• Waiting for NHS dentistry to collapse? Dentists highlight crisis to the pay review body

  A crisis in dental commissioning is forcing dentistry to the brink of collapse, argues BDA Principal Executive Committee Vice-Chair Eddie Crouch, as we continue to highlight what it's really like to work in the profession today and why dentists' incomes have to be made more sustainable now.

  Blog Date 23 April, 2018