Simplyhealth signs a fifth 50/50 Dental Partnership

Simplyhealth is pleased to announce it has signed a fifth 50/50 dental practice partnership with Highgate Dental Practice in Beverley, East Yorkshire.

Obesity Strategy Mark Two - a major breakthrough: Now for action on oral health

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that ministers appear set on a more ambitious follow up to the government’s landmark Obesity Strategy, pledging sweeping action on junk food...

Chief Dental Officer for Scotland to step down from role – BDA response

BDA Scotland has responded to news that chief dental officer Margie Taylor is stepping down from the role in November.

NHS England admits failures as MPs zero in on true cost of outsourcing to Capita

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed MPs’ scrutiny yesterday into NHS England’s failings when it hived off its primary care admin function to troubled subcontractor, Capita.

New dean and vice-deans at FGDP

Ian Mills has been inaugurated as the new dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), and Onkar Dhanoya and Mark Richardson have been elected as its new vice-deans.

Oral Health Foundation commends decision to give boys HPV vaccine

The decision to offer boys a vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, has...

ADG suggest relaxing immigration embargo on non-EU skilled workers

David Worksett, chairman of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), has commented on the need for a dynamic NHS workforce and relaxed immigration requirements to build a workforce capable of...

Hull dental practice manager awarded MBE

Ingrid Perry, founder of Teeth Team and practice manager of mydentist Holderness Road in Hull, is celebrating the news that she is being awarded an MBE.  

The generous Tooth Fairy: £23.7M under the pillows of the nation’s children

British children receive almost £24m each year from the Tooth Fairy, according to the results of a new nationwide survey.

Foundation of the European Society for Ceramic Implantology - ESCI

Neutral, scientific, evidence-based and non-profit orientated – these are the cornerstones of the European Society for Ceramic Implantology (ESCI). Founded in November 2017 in Zurich Switzerland, the...

Dentists demand better care for adults in care homes

Dentists from across the UK have called on governments to fund dental services for residents in care homes which are often either poor or non-existent.

Winners announced for BSDHT and Wrigley’s Community Grant

Having recently teamed up with the Wrigley Company Foundation to promote community projects among its members, the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) is delighted to announce the...