Britain’s accelerating ‘Summer of Discontent’ stands to enrol the dental profession as the British Dental Association warns of the consequences of soaring inflation on the delivery of dentistry.
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The first oral questions faced by the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the Commons on Tuesday, related to NHS dental services access.
Read more: New Health Secretary Slips Up During His First Commons Dental Question
The long awaited contract reforms have now landed, and across the profession individuals and organisations have been quick to give their opinion on what this will mean for NHS dentistry.
The British Dental Association’s warning in June that “Change is coming, but it’s modest and marginal” has been borne out with the announcement of “The first ‘significant’ changes to the NHS dental contract for 16 years,” with NHS England insisting “This is not ‘job done.’”
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt faces distracting dental woes as she participates in the last stages of the fight for the Conservative Party leadership vacancy. Last night, the second placed MP dropped one vote in the latest round of voting to find a replacement for Boris Johnson.
Read more: Dental Distraction For Tory Leadership Frontrunner
The General Dental Council has released its Annual Report for 2021, with the Chief Executive Ian Brack and Chair Lord Toby Harris stating “Our statutory purpose remained unchanged: to protect the public.”
Read more: "Preventing Harm" – The GDC Maintains Its 'Protective' Position
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