Government

BDA claims trade union reform will undermine healthcare professionals

The British Dental Association (BDA) has criticised government plans it believes will undermine bargaining powers for healthcare professionals. The Government has…

Dentistry

Burt announced as new dentistry minister

MPs will come face-to-face with the dentistry minister again, after David Cameron dropped the experiment of giving the job to…

Dentistry

Unfolding the political landscape

For those of us who follow the comings and goings of the ‘Westminster Village’, the making of a new (all…

Dentistry

Nothing in government manifestos for dentistry

Dentistry is not mentioned once in any of the general election manifestos of the big three Westminster parties. In 2010,…

Dentistry

The Government’s outlook for dentistry

I read Kevin Lewis’ blog last week on the Dentistry website about the permutations of the Government in the event…

Dentistry

Parliament to debate on the performance of the GDC

MPs are set to debate the performance of the General Dental Council (GDC), the regulator for dentists and dental care…

Dentistry

How the Autumn Statement will affect dentists

The chancellor, George Osborne, delivered the last Autumn Statement of this parliament today. Jon Drysdale highlights items of interest to…

Dentistry

Pulling out rotten teeth from children runs up an annual £30m bill for the taxpayer

It cost the NHS £3.1m to carry out ‘minor extractions’ from under-18s, over the 2012-13 financial year, and a further…

Dentistry