The BDA Dentistry Show returned to the NEC in Birmingham after a two year hiatus. Amongst all of the stands vying for the visitors attention were a couple of organisations who need fear no competition.

Dentist shortages could be alleviated by employing more dental therapists, a leading dental academic has claimed.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has highlighted the true reason for the drop in numbers of children receiving extractions under general anaesthesia.

Over recent weeks GDPUK has highlighted numerous reports of patients unable to access an NHS dentist.  Much of our reporting is gathered from the pages of local press which over the last ten days has reached a crescendo across the length and breadth of the country.

As the access crisis deepens, there is more bad news for the millions of patients struggling to find a dentist.

The latest version of the NASDAL Goodwill Survey for dental practice values has just landed.

Battle lines look soon to be drawn between the opposing sides of the fluoride debate following the launch of the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation on water fluoridation.

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry has newly released one of its  guides on child dental care in the Ukrainian language.

Blackadder’s assistant, Baldrick’s announcement that “I have a cunning plan,” became comic shorthand for ‘I have a ridiculous plan that really won’t help’. 

The General Dental Council regulates the dental team, but it too must answer to a regulator.

Somerset is now a ‘Dental Desert’ - HealthWatch issues alarming new figures.

For NHS contractors the threat of clawback feels to have grown year by year. Clawback is the process by which contactors that fail to meet UDA targets have retrospective deductions made from their scheduled payments. 

A Government website has revealed that 17 people have died after medical treatment in Turkey.