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Disposable face masks, such as surgical masks and filtering facepieces used in clinical dentistry, have been found to release harmful microplastics in a new study.
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Offers from first-time buyers and independent owners for private practices rose sharply between 2024 and the first half of 2025, increasing from 16% to 39%. This is according to the latest Dental Market Review by…
A new course designed to help tackle sexual misconduct in healthcare has been launched by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
New oral health guidance to help neurodivergent children benefit from the supervised toothbrushing initiative has been published.
Spring statement 2025 – reaction from the dental profession Read more
Working people and businesses are set to benefit from new rules that will give more flexibility over how occupational defined benefit pension schemes are managed, according to the UK government. At a meeting hosted in London on January 28, 2025, leaders of Britain’s biggest businesses gathered to hear Keir Starmer,… Read more
Pensions expert Madeleine Dowling explains who remediable pension savings statements affect, the processes to follow and why it is important not to ignore the issue. Over the last few weeks, some people who are members of NHS Pension Scheme including practice managers, GPs and others will have been sent information… Read more
Inflation is back on the rise, according to new figures – but what could this mean for dentistry? Read more
A hike in National Insurance (NI) contributions – without needed support - has infuriated dentists, many of whom are already struggling to balance the books. Read more
Dental regional manager Neil Richardson from Wesleyan Financial Services discusses what dentists should be aware of in the upcoming budget. Read more
Neil Richardson, regional manager at Wesleyan, breaks down the best advice he would give to dentists this Pension Awareness Week. Running from 9 to 15 September 2024, Pension Awareness Week has kicked off – here are some top tips for dentists when it comes to preparing for future finances. Read more
The period of 2022-23 saw increased profitability for NHS, mixed and private practices in Scotland, new statistics indicate. Read more
Stephen Barry explains the recent choice exercise provided by the NHS, prompting some of its pension scheme members to review their choice of pension section. Read more
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 – age discrimination’ pension remediation process, government data reveals. Read more
Today has seen NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) launch its annual Benchmarking Report during a press conference at BDA headquarters in London for the financial period, 2022-23. The eagerly awaited figures have shown: Read more
Middle income earners who bring in between £30,000 and £60,000 a year are struggling financially, according to a new report. Read more
A pilot survey aimed at retired and planning-to-retire UK dentists has been launched – and your input is needed. If you are a dentist who has retired in the last 10 years, or are thinking of retirement in the next five years, then the research team would like to hear… Read more