Fair pay and contracts

Pay

High street NHS dentists have seen a fall in real incomes with no parallel in the public sector. This collapse in pay is putting a struggling workforce under huge pressure, and fuelling an access crisis.

Contract reform

Discredited contracts are fuelling an exodus from the NHS. The payments they receive often bare little relation to the work they do, and some treatments can be delivered at a financial loss. These systems fail high needs patients, who require and deserve more time in the chair.

Pensions

We lobby governments to get a fairer deal on pensions.

Dental Recovery Plan FAQs

Members can access our frequently asked questions, helping you to gain an understanding of the Dental Recovery Plan and what it means for dentists and practices.

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Industrial action

We campaign for fair pay for all dentists, from negotiating with UK Governments to organising strike action when other routes have been exhausted. Find out about upcoming industrial action and how you can participate.

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Latest news

Still awaiting uplift confirmation on NHS GDP uplifts

Governments across the UK are yet to confirm the figure for the uplift to apply to NHS general dental practice fees and contracts.

End of industrial action process for hospital trainees

Hospital Dental Trainees in England will soon receive a pay uplift that will amount to an average increase of 22.3% over the course of two years.

Northern Ireland consultants vote to accept pay offer

The BMA Northern Ireland Consultants Committee has formally accepted the Department of Health’s pay offer for consultant doctors and dentists.

Northern Ireland: We seek assurances from the Department of Health on back pay

We are pressing the Department of Health (DoH) to provide assurance to practitioners that the full 6.47% backpay for 2023-24 has now been paid correctly.

Wales: Resolution of disputed volumetric target in GDS contract variation

Many practices in the GDS reform programme have been facing an unobtainable 75% target for historic patients and left wondering how to deliver their contract this year.

Northern Ireland: Health Minister considering response to pay review decision

In response to the UK Government's recent announcement to fully accept the recommendations of the pay review bodies, including the 52nd DDRB Report, we look to the NI Executive to move quickly to apply an above-inflation uplift.

Northern Ireland: Dental payments issues raised with BSO

Following several areas of concern regarding dental payments, we have written to Karen Bailey, Chief Executive of the Business Services Organisation (BSO).

England: Progress on pay

Today’s above-inflation 6% pay uplift for high street NHS dentists looks like progress, but after a decade of savage cuts reform must come swiftly to keep the service afloat.

NHS and public service pension advice update

Updated advice is available to members about the McCloud age discrimination remedy.

Tell us about the pressures you face in our short GDP survey

We want to understand your views on NHS pay, dentists leaving the field, and patient access to vital services. Make sure your voice gets heard at the most pivotal moment for the profession in decades.

Scotland: Accessible information for maternity leave payments

Dentists in Scotland told us that more accessible information on maternity leave payment arrangements was needed, so we worked with Practitioner Services Division (PSD) to deliver just that.

Changes to BDA fees guide for members

We have updated the BDA fees guide for members in Scotland to reflect Amendment 163 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration, which will be in place from 1 April 2024.