We explore how the establishment of the new Northern Ireland Hospital Dental Forum has helped push for much-needed progress on key issues such as Dental Core Trainee pay.
Blog Date 15 September, 2023
Associates are self-employed. Self-employed people have freedom and independence. They control how work is carried out and have influence over their earnings.
Blog Date 14 September, 2023
With a derisory uplift, the Government has sent its clearest signal to date that it is unwilling to pay the price for NHS dentistry.
Blog Date 5 September, 2023
We have petitioned the Department of Health (DoH) to tell dentists in Northern Ireland if they will – or will not – get a pay increase for 2023-24 in line with colleagues in the rest of the UK.
Blog Date 18 July, 2023
BDA NI representatives met with Department officials on 7 June for an important exchange at the NI Joint Negotiating Forum to discuss urgent action to address a range of issues impacting heavily on the CDS.
Blog Date 5 July, 2023
Early career dentist Cameron Law explains why he has taken time to ask his MP to attend the upcoming debate on NHS dentistry in Parliament – and urges you to take action too.
Blog Date 24 April, 2023
As a Dental Core Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, it has been heartening to have the BDA stand by us and call for the government to issue complete pay restoration for junior doctors and dentists in conjunction with our medical colleagues and the BMA.
Blog Date 14 April, 2023
We have told MPs it is not rocket science: Improve the terms and conditions and put in place sustainable funding, and we will have NHS dentists again.
Blog Date 22 March, 2023
We are working hard to ensure that dentists and dental teams have a public voice. NHS dentistry contract reform is at a pivotal point and its current impact on practices needs to be understood by government.
Blog Date 16 March, 2023
We fight your corner as the Government, once again, intends to impose significant real terms pay cuts on NHS dentists.
Blog Date 24 February, 2023
Associates often ask us what percentage is fair for splitting costs with practice owners. We recommend reaching a figure based on the individual circumstances of each practice.
Blog Date 12 January, 2023
An overview of the challenges facing all grades of dentists working in Scotland.
Blog Date 8 August, 2022
An insight into dental inflation and why we're asking for an uplift of 15% in relation to staff pay costs and 11.15% for other expenses.
Blog Date 3 August, 2022
Pay disparity major contributor to the low morale among trainees in Northern Ireland, new survey reveals.
Blog Date 4 July, 2022
New research on increasing costs and falling morale, and the latest discussions with the Department of Health.
Blog Date 22 June, 2022
I recently attended the launch of the manifesto for Rebuilding and Reforming Dentistry at Stormont. It was a great opportunity to talk to our MLAs about the serious issues facing hospital dentistry. We are struggling to recruit staff into the dental profession and to retain them once they ae in the job.
Blog Date 4 April, 2022
In the face of rising inflation, we’re calling for NHS dentistry to be put on a sustainable footing and a real-terms 3% pay uplift for dentists.
Blog Date 3 March, 2022
Our case to the pay review body made it clear that NHS Dentistry must remain viable - not only as a career for dentists, but for crucial patient access.
Blog Date 13 April, 2021
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
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
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
Associate dentist Sarah Canavan says it's unfair that the Government’s package for helping those who are losing their income during the Coronavirus pandemic doesn’t apply to most self-employed dentists.
Blog Date 9 April, 2020
Caroline Lappin, NI Council Chair, outlines the agenda of the new Health Committee in Northern Ireland.
Blog Date 18 March, 2020
Martin Woodrow outlines how the 2020 budget is likely to affect you and some progress on NHS pensions.
Blog Date 11 March, 2020
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
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.
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
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
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
We are still pushing hard to get a reformed NHS dental contract implemented from April 2021, find out what we are calling for.
Blog Date 12 December, 2019
