25 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed
A leading dentist has urged political parties to prioritise NHS dentistry in their upcoming election manifestos.
23 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed
Jason Wong has been appointed as chief dental officer (CDO) for England by NHS England and the department of health and social care.
19 Apr 2024 • Blog, HR & Employment Law
This year there will be a number of changes to employment law that practices should be aware of. Here, Director & HR Solicitor at Buxton Coates Solicitors, Sarah Buxton, outlines what’s coming up. As of…
18 Apr 2024 • Blog, Practice Management
Dentist and owner of Abbey House Dental, Amit Jilka, explains how he makes things work in a mixed practice. I began my career as a predominantly NHS dentist. Then I trained in implants and sedation…
18 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, accused the Scottish government on April 14, 2024, of leaving NHS dentistry “to rot”. It follows research by his party, which revealed that the number of dentists providing NHS…
17 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed
The government is looking into ‘non-van solutions’ to the dental access crisis despite pledging a fleet of mobile clinics in the NHS dental recovery plan. In a document on the government website, it reports ‘limited availability’…
16 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Mental Health
The British Dental Association has greeted the u-turn from Government on NHS Practitioner Health coverage for hospital dentists and doctors, but stressed that answers are needed on how news of the cancellation was sprung on…
15 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Finance
As many as 14,000 dentists, GPs and hospital doctors could face a difficult decision and significant costs around rejoining the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for the period when they opted-out, as part of the ‘McCloud…
19 Apr 2024 • Podcasts
Joanne Phillpott, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan is joined by Dr. Vivak Shah, Dentist and Practice Owner and his children Arjun, 12, and Aryan, 10 to talk about their recent charity trip to Mozambique…
9 Apr 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Mental Health
Hussein Hassanali, Associate Dentist at Woodthorpe Dental Centre is joined by Dr Ritesh Aggarwal, Dentist and CEO at Psynergy Mental health to talk about the wellbeing of your associate dentists and share their advice on keeping…
9 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, NHS
Labour Party data shows that more than 4.7 million people have called the NHS 111 helpline for issues relating to dental health since 2019.
8 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Dental Health
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have received funding for a project to create mouth cancer-detecting lollipops. The flavoured lollipop could be set to speed up diagnoses and identify cancer at an earlier stage.
5 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, NHS
A mother from Ukraine has said she will return to the country in order to get dental treatment due to access troubles in the UK. According to a BBC report, the 36 year old said she was…
3 Apr 2024 • Podcasts, Wesleyan Financial Services
In this edition, Iain Stevenson, Wesleyan Financial Services Head of Dental, talks to Steve O’Connor, Associate Director of Christie & Co, a specialist business property adviser to dental professionals. They discuss Christie & Co’s recently…
3 Apr 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Dental Health
Up to 78 lives per year could be saved if dentists could administer antibiotics to vulnerable patients with heart conditions before dental treatment, research shows.
28 Mar 2024 • Newsfeed Sub, Regulation
The GDC has provided an update to address recent concerns about the level of detail that is put into the public domain when the Interim Orders Committee (IOC) considers serious concerns.
27 Mar 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Marketing and Design
Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan is joined by Kevin Rose, Dental business coach at Rose & Co. Kevin shares his philosophy of developing dental practices by emphasising both human touch and digital results.…
28 Mar 2024 • Blog, Dental Landscape
Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones, talks to dentist and BDA Principal executive committee member, Lauren Harrhy, about the government’s’ Dental Recovery Plan. Nigel: I know that you practise in Wales, Lauren, so…