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Spring statement 2025 – reaction from the dental profession

NHS satisfaction levels revealed

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data on public access and satisfaction of NHS services in England. The data is the eighth in the ONS’ series looking at adults’ experiences of local dentistry,…

BDA: “We’re not all in this together” – Treasury’s dental cuts leave £1.5bn hole in budget

With dental charges set to rise again this April, new analysis shows that had past governments linked hikes in dental patient charges to increases in state spending, England would by now have the basis for…

Complaints about private dentistry rise by 133% in one year

Private dental complaints in the UK have more than doubled in just one year, with leaders saying it highlights the ‘challenging environment’ the profession is working in. Released today by the Dental Complaints Service (DCS),…

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Supervised toothbrushing launched in UK schools

A national supervised toothbrushing programme will be rolled out for UK children aged three to five from April, the government has announced. Read more

BDA and Government relationship hits the rocks

After the 2024 election there seemed to be smiles all round when senior BDA and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) representatives first met. Little more than six months later that seems a distant memory. Figures on both sides might be wondering just what went wrong. Read more

Two third of dental professionals ‘burnt out and exhausted’

Nearly two thirds (63%) of dental professionals are frequently burnt out and exhausted, while one in five (18%) describe their wellbeing as ‘of concern’. In addition, half (50%) of dental professionals feel under pressure to take on extra work, and 48% feel disillusioned. Read more

Government meeting less than 1/3 of unmet need for urgent care

Following a string of reports of DIY dentistry, and death - or near death - experiences from dental infections, we’ve found that government discovered demand for urgent care of 2.2 million but covered less than a third of it. Read more

Exclusive: care minister slates ‘Dickensian’ childhood extraction figures

Almost 50,000 children aged 0 to 19 had a tooth extraction in NHS hospitals last financial year, according to newly-released data. Read more

Calls for next GDC chair to be a registrant

Representatives across the dental profession are calling for a registrant to be appointed as the next General Dental Council (GDC) chair. In an open letter to the regulator, associations and specialist societies urge that the next council chair ‘must be a registrant’. Read more