Latest Blog Posts

• Northern Ireland: Supporting our students

  Tristen Kelso reflects on the efforts being made to support dental students at this difficult and uncertain time.

  Blog Date 18 February, 2021

• Big bang or damp squib? What the White Paper means for dentistry

  BDA Chair Eddie Crouch on what new reforms could mean for the future of dental care.

  Blog Date 17 February, 2021

• Top tips for DCT interviews

  Anurag Srinivas takes a look at how you can prepare for virtual Dental Core Training interviews.

  Blog Date 11 February, 2021

• Dentistry in the Bridgerton world: Finding a match without a winning smile

  ​BDA Museum Head Rachel Bairsto highlights the challenges of maintaining good oral health in the Regency period.

  Blog Date 8 February, 2021

• Pensions win for prison dentists

  Nilesh Patel describes how our five-year campaign secured access to NHS pensions for prison dentists and how they can apply for it retrospectively.

  Blog Date 3 February, 2021

• Scotland: Putting PDS in the spotlight

  Graham Smith, Chair of the Scottish PDS Committee, highlights the massive backlog of unmet dental need and the future capacity concerns.

  Blog Date 3 February, 2021

• Dental students: The latest on Dental Foundation Training (DFT)

  Paul Blaylock finds out the latest on entry to DFT and how it’s been affected by the pandemic.

  Blog Date 28 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: Improving mental wellbeing for GDS practitioners

  Roz McMullan on the GDS assistance programme, a one-stop-shop for mental health.

  Blog Date 27 January, 2021

• England: MPs unite against imposed targets

  Eddie Crouch on the unprecedented cross-party support our members have helped generate for our campaign against targets.

  Blog Date 20 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: Keeping financial support front and centre

  Richard Graham, Chair of NI Dental Practice Committee, gives us an insight into progress made on Health Service dentistry campaigns this week.

  Blog Date 20 January, 2021

• England: Support for dentistry needed now more than ever

  Dave Cottam on why patient cancellations and staffing problems mean government must take a reality check in the new lockdown.

  Blog Date 14 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: How did the Executive perform in 2020?

  NI Council Chair Caroline Lappin looks at how the NI Executive performed in its first year back and asks what this means for dentistry.

  Blog Date 7 January, 2021

• How will the new lockdown affect dentistry?

  Eddie Crouch calls on dentists to share your experiences of the new lockdown and help us make a compelling case to government.

  Blog Date 7 January, 2021

• Northern Ireland: Dentistry and the latest lockdown

  Tristen Kelso, National Director of BDA Northern Ireland, gives us an update on some of the most urgent issues facing dentists as we re-enter lockdown.

  Blog Date 7 January, 2021

• Racism in dentistry: Measuring the scale of the problem

  Our latest survey for dentists and dental students is an essential step towards tackling racism and discrimination in dentistry, explains Shareena Ilyas, co-Chair, BDA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2020

• New UDA targets: What you need to know

  The government’s move to impose new targets in England will pull the life support away from NHS dentistry and undermine patient care, argues Dave Cottam, GDPC Chair.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2020

• Northern Ireland: What dentists need to know about Brexit

  Tristen Kelso, National Director of BDA Northern Ireland, tells us what dentists in Northern Ireland need to know ahead of the 31 December deadline.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2020

• Brexit and dentistry: Three things you need to know

  Martin Woodrow looks at three ways Brexit is likely to impact dentistry across the UK.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2020

• Scotland: Fighting for dentistry

  Phil Grigor, Director of BDA Scotland, takes stock of 2020’s successes and challenges and looks ahead to 2021.

  Blog Date 17 December, 2020

• Northern Ireland: Moving dentistry forward

  If ever there was an opportunity to move dentistry forward in Northern Ireland, it is now writes Tristen Kelso, BDA NI Director.

  Blog Date 3 December, 2020

• Northern Ireland: The CDS must be prioritised

  Laura Orr outlines the challenges facing the Community Dentist Service in Northern Ireland and the urgent action that must be taken.

  Blog Date 3 December, 2020

• COVID-19 and dentistry: Eight lessons that must be learnt

  COVID-19 is far from over. But BDA Chair, Eddie Crouch, tells us what lessons must be learned on vaccination, access and the essential role of dentistry.

  Blog Date 2 December, 2020

• Fighting for prevention in oral health

  Chair of the BDA’s Dental Public Health Committee, Dr Robert Witton, outlines the key role that dental public health plays in oral health prevention and the need to protect this specialty.

  Blog Date 27 November, 2020

• Northern Ireland: New COVID guidance and funding changes

  At this crucial moment in the COVID pandemic, Tristen Kelso reflects on the impact of recent changes to operational guidance, and the funding available to dental practices.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2020

• Northern Ireland: GDS financial support update

  Iain Hoy, Senior Policy Advisor BDA Northern Ireland, gives an insight into on-going negotiations regarding the financial support scheme.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2020

• Mouth Cancer Action Month: What can we do?

  The Oral Health Foundation’s campaign encouraging more people to self-check for mouth cancers might be critical for early detection and to combat the potentially devastating rise in cases.

  Blog Date 19 November, 2020

• Vigilance is essential for oral cancer detection

  Our dento-legal advisor Dr Jane Merivale outlines what it means to be vigilant for oral cancers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Blog Date 18 November, 2020

• Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19

  During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Susie Sanderson tells us what impact COVID-19 has had on the fight against antimicrobial resistance in dentistry.

  Blog Date 17 November, 2020

• Capital funding: The way forward on fallow time

  BDA Chair Eddie Crouch on why government support is the key to reducing fallow time and getting millions of patients back through dentists' doors.

  Blog Date 16 November, 2020

• Why you need to vote in the BDA's Board election

  Recently elected BDA Board member, Shareena Ilyas, explains why she thinks every BDA member should cast their vote in the current Board elections.

  Blog Date 13 November, 2020