The British Dental Association (BDA) has reacted with predictable dismay to the government‘s announcement of a 4% rise. A statement issued by Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Thursday 22nd May said "We inherited a broken health service with extremely low morale after years of pay erosion and poor industrial relations.
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GDPs and their teams are expected to be able to detect, and in some cases provide immediate care, for a variety of life threatening conditions. Annual training in basic life support is intended to keep it fresh in everyone‘s mind. Sepsis may be seen as a less likely issue, particularly to those seeing stable lists of well maintained patients, but a recent case provides a reminder of its occurrence in dentistry and potentially devastating consequences.
The British Dental Association (BDA) is urging dentists, their teams and patients to write to their MP (link below) ahead of a debate scheduled for Thursday morning.
Read more: MP Secures An Urgent Dentistry Debate - Contact Your MP
Reduction of inequalities is a key ambition for UK healthcare, and is very much expected to be a major part of any updated NHS dental contract. A recently published paper investigating the oral health of academy footballers underlines the embedded nature of these inequalities.
Read more: Academy Footballer's Oral Health 'Disadvantaged' - GDP Led Research
The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) has announced the results of recent elections to six seats on its Council, with five new members elected and one re-elected.
Read more: Five New Members Elected To College Of General Dentistry Council
Following the publication earlier this month of the GDC‘s Fitness to Practise report which revealed that 33% of cases in 2024 were closed by the case examiners with no action, indemnity provider Dental Protection is urging the General Dental Council (GDC) to review the assessment and triaging of cases in its fitness to practise processes.
Read more: 33% of Cases Referred To GDC Closed With No Action
The GDC have recently published their annual Fitness to Practice (FtP) statistical report. Not every registrant may have the time to read the 50 page document, and recognising this the GDC have helpfully published a summary on their website as well as referring to it in their May 2025 “latest news and updates‘ mail-out to registrants.
Read more: GDC Claims FtP Process Improvements; Indemnifier Disagrees
A proposed change to the Dentists Act 1984 could dramatically alter the dental indemnity market.
Read more: Proposed Law Changes Will Affect Dentists' Indemnity Arrangements
When professional leaders and politicians discuss solutions to the UK dental access crisis, prevention is a key feature of their recovery plans. Increasing political polarisation may hinder one of the main planks in this strategy.