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Published: Thursday, 16 April 2020 11:34

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In reply to a written question in the House of Lords, the Government has said the current guidance does not extend business rates relief to properties providing medical services, including dental practices, which have not been required to close to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and that there were no plans to amend this guidance further.

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Published: Wednesday, 15 April 2020 21:32

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The Practice Plan Group, which includes two of the UK’s leading membership plan providers, Practice Plan and DPAS, has announced that, in April and May, they will be giving back half of their monthly admin fee to their client practices to help them with cash flow throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

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Published: Tuesday, 14 April 2020 17:15

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The BDA has issued a press release, Dentists: Practices weeks from collapse without rapid action from government which has attracted much media attention. It was based on a self-selected survey in which 71.5% of practices that responded reported they could only remain financially sustainable for 3 months or less, with 1 in 5 (20.4%) estimating they can only survive the month.

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Published: Friday, 10 April 2020 16:29

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The BDA has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reassess his deal for the self-employed or see the viability of the dental service fatally undermined - as new evidence suggests over three-quarters of dentists will receive no support from the Treasury scheme, with some left with zero income for the foreseeable future.

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Published: Friday, 10 April 2020 07:34

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The BDA has again spoken (in a virtual meeting) with health minister, Jo Churchill, to discuss a number of urgent issues, including lack of progress in setting up the Urgent Dental Care system in England. Earlier in the week this was the subject of a major BBC news report. The GDC has sent an update, including its refusal to reduce the Annual Retention Fee.

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Published: Wednesday, 08 April 2020 13:28

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The London Evening Standard has reported that dentists have used 3D printers to design a high-protection visor for frontline medics that is about to be produced in vast numbers for the new Nightingale Hospital. Professor Shakeel Shahdad, from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, said dentistry was a high risk for the virus.

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Published: Tuesday, 07 April 2020 21:03

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BDA Chair, Mick Armstrong and CEO, Martin Woodrow, had a virtual meeting with the Health Minister, Jo Churchill MP and CDO for England, Sara Hurley, as well as with colleagues from NHS England. UNW’s Dental Business Unit updates its financial advice. Dental teams are stepping up to the challenges of COVID-19.

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