'NHS' Blog Posts

• Worrying trends: the fall in earnings for dentists in Scotland

  The Scottish Government's recent below-inflation pay award of two per cent to general dental practitioners will be of little comfort to a profession grappling with a crisis of morale, writes Scottish Dental Practice Committee Chair, David McColl.

  Blog Date 5 September, 2018

• Dentists’ pay and expenses - Who is getting what, and when?

  An update on pay and expenses following this summer's pay body recommendations.

  Blog Date 15 August, 2018

• Action is needed on protected slots for urgent dental care

  Nick Stolls says there is a need for more urgent care slots to be commissioned to ensure dental patients can be treated quickly and appropriately, especially out-of-hours.

  Blog Date 7 August, 2018

• How is the NHS Pension Scheme faring?

  Head of Pensions, Phil McEvoy takes a look at what the NHS Pension Scheme looks like today, as well as where he hopes it will be in the future.

  Blog Date 30 July, 2018

• NHS or private dentistry? What's your future career plan

  If you are wondering whether to focus your future career aims on working in the NHS or moving into private practice, here's some information to help you in your career planning.

  Blog Date 26 July, 2018

• Filling in the gaps on OHIP

  Scottish Council Chair Robert Donald explains why we have reached out to new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport Jeane Freeman for clarity on resourcing the Oral Health Improvement Plan.

  Blog Date 17 July, 2018

• Let's steer the future of dentistry: LDC Conference

  Local Dental Committee Conference Chair for 2019, Vijay Sudra, reflects on Conference 2018, explains why he gets involved and some of the issues that he thinks are most pertient for the dental professional today.

  Blog Date 13 July, 2018

• Dentistry at the start of the NHS: a patient's experience

  In 1957, a 15-year-old apprentice engineer went to get his teeth sorted - just as NHS dentistry was coming into being. Read his experience.

  Blog Date 10 July, 2018

• 5 things dentists need to know about the NHS funding pledge

  Following the announcement of additional funding for the NHS here are the five key fronts on which we're seeking answers from Jeremy Hunt.

  Blog Date 29 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

• Big changes proposed for NHS dentistry in Scotland - how will it affect you?

  The Scottish Government's Oral Health Improvement represents the biggest shake up of NHS dentistry in Scotland for decades - we need to hear your views on the proposals.

  Blog Date 17 April, 2018

• LDC Conference 2018: looking forward to the debate

  The programme for LDC Conference 2018 is shaping up and lots of issues on the agenda should encourage a lively debate - have you booked yet?

  Blog Date 4 April, 2018

• Young dentists views must be heard on dental training reform

  Proposed plans for changing dental training could have a massive impact on the future of the profession: Nikki Patel explains why young dentists need to be consulted, and their views listened too.

  Blog Date 19 March, 2018

• What does being an Irish dentist mean in a Brexit Britain?

  One young dentist from Ireland talks about how she feels about working in England, following the Brexit decision, and considers what impact this might have on the dental workforce.

  Blog Date 24 January, 2018

• My experience of being a mother and dentist

  Annan Salim is an associate dentist at a health centre in Greater Manchester and carries out mainly NHS dentistry. She tells us about her experience of working in a high-needs area and seeing patients with preventable decay, and her insights on becoming a mother, and tackling the 'sugar issue'.

  Blog Date 4 December, 2017

• Stand up to mouth cancer: dentist offers MPs an oral cancer check

  Check out what happened at the most recent All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry and Oral Health, an event focused on the topic of oral cancers, raising awareness of risk factors and inviting MPs to get their mouths checked by a dentist.

  Blog Date 30 November, 2017

• Dental general anaesthetics for kids: is it ever a 'simple choice'?

  Community dentist, Thoraya Bradbury, discusses the issue of general anaesthetics for children requiring dental care, and where you can find out more to support you in practice.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2017

• Nothing to smile about? MPs join us in speaking out on kids' oral health

  Mick Armstrong says now is the time for action on oral health inequalities, and outlines the support we've had from our members and politicians, for getting this issue raised.

  Blog Date 15 November, 2017

• Rising to the challenge? The future of work for young dentists

  Harman Chahal asks what lies ahead for young dentists, in the face of many saying they are increasingly frustrated with the NHS.

  Blog Date 25 October, 2017

• Choking the life out of dentistry: declining pay

  Henrik Overgaard Nielsen takes a look at the new figures from NHS Digital, showing that taxable income for high street NHS dentists continues to decline. The future for NHS dental patients is not looking very bright.

  Blog Date 20 September, 2017