'Dental workforce' Blog Posts

• Wales: Our mandate for GDS contract negotiation

  Our mandate lays out our terms for negotiation and the elements that need to be covered in a new General Dentistry Service (GDS) contract.

  Blog Date 20 April, 2023

• Why I’m on the picket line with junior doctors and dentists

  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

• Northern Ireland: Dental workforce challenges in 2022

  Roz McMullan, NI Council Chair, on the key challenges facing the dental workforce in NI over the next three years.

  Blog Date 20 January, 2022

• Coronavirus: Why are self-employed dentists getting no financial support?

  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

• Dental contract reform: our asks for 2020

  During 2019, we have continued to push for a reformed NHS dental contract that works for both patients and the profession. This is what we are asking for...

  Blog Date 12 December, 2019

• Dental contract reform: let's move forward

  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

• Is NHS dentistry becoming a 'thing of the past' for many Welsh communities?

  We were pleased to see Welsh Assembly Members last week voicing the concerns we have been highlighting over the need for support for dentists in Wales who are suffering from stress and burnout, due to the increasing demands being put on dentists in their working lives.

  Blog Date 4 December, 2019

• The future of NHS dentistry relies on young dentists

  BDA Young Dentists Committee Chair Nikki Patel talks to the BBC about the falling morale of young dentists trying to work under the NHS dental contract and what is Government needs to do to ensure NHS dentistry has a future.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• Election 2019: Dentistry on the doorstep

  Some top tips from our Public Affairs Adviser, Robert Cann, on making a strong case for NHS dentistry with your local candidates in this upcoming General Election.

  Blog Date 28 November, 2019

• The recruitment crisis in NHS dentistry needs to be addressed

  We were delighted to see Lord Colwyn addressing the House of Lords last week, raising the issue of the recruitment crisis that NHS dentistry is facing in response to proposed new legislation on public safety and regulation.

  Blog Date 7 November, 2019

• Dental students discuss the future of dental education and more...

  Young Dentist Committee member Amaar Hassan recently went along to the BDA Student Committee/British Dental Students Association meeting to find out what was on the agenda - including the future of dental education, stress, dental regulation, NHS dental contract reform and the issue of sustainability in dentistry.

  Blog Date 22 October, 2019

• Dentistry under the spotlight: How can we improve the system for patients?

  We are calling on dentists to respond to a new inquiry into NHS dentistry - find out what you can do to add your voice to call for change.

  Blog Date 15 August, 2019

• Portsmouth: The city without NHS Dentistry

  Eddie Crouch, Vice-Chair of the BDA's Principal Executive Committee, tells ITV Meridian why we need solutions from the NHS and Department of Health on the NHS dental contract, following the news that three NHS practices in Portsmouth are to close.

  Blog Date 18 June, 2019

• A long time coming: We've got a result on the CDS contract in Northern Ireland

  We've welcomed news that the Department of Finance has now given approval to implement our long-awaited Community Dental Services Contract in Northern Ireland.

  Blog Date 17 April, 2019

• Highlighting the state of children's teeth in London: 1 million are missing out on free NHS dental check-ups

  Len D'Cruz recently gave oral evidence to the London Assembly Health Committee's investigation into child dental health. Your responses to our survey helped to show the challenges being faced by dentists on the ground and to make the case for what we need to improve oral health inequalities.

  Blog Date 11 April, 2019

• Is Government serious about the survival of NHS dentistry?

  It’s a simple idea, but UK governments are only just waking up to it: you can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.

  Blog Date 21 March, 2019

• The future for NHS dentistry: 3 key priorities

  Why we are pushing for action from Government on NHS dentistry after access issues continue

  Blog Date 6 February, 2019

• 5 things you need to know about the NHS 10 Year Plan

  Did dentistry make the final cut of the NHS plan? Mick Armstrong takes a look...

  Blog Date 16 January, 2019

• Speaking out for dentistry in Wales

  Tom Bysouth explains why the future of NHS dentistry in Wales can no longer be taken for granted.

  Blog Date 3 October, 2018

• The latest on pay uplifts: fundamental reform needed

  It is now time for a sweeping reform of the pay review process, argues our Vice Chair Eddie Crouch.

  Blog Date 3 October, 2018

• 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

• The state of oral health in Wales: what dentists' think

  Following the announcement that the Welsh Government’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee would be undertaking an inquiry on dentistry in Wales, we asked for you views on the state of people’s oral health, what your experiences are of practicing dentistry in Wales and what needs to be done to help improve things.

  Blog Date 5 September, 2018

• Running on fumes: data on dentists' earning

  ​Austerity is meant to be over in the NHS. Yet the latest data on dentists earnings is a timely reminder of how far Ministers need to go to guarantee its future.

  Blog Date 30 August, 2018