The British Dental Association (BDA) has called once again for a full review of the evidence base for the HTM 01-05 guidance document on decontamination in dental surgeries. The BDA has written to the Department of Health (DH) renewing its 2007 call for a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) review of the [...]

The unnecessarily complex contracts for dental access funding make them risky and inappropriate for dental practice, despite some changes made by the Department of Health (DH), the BDA’s General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) has said today. The final version of the ‘PDS+’ agreement developed for the current round of dental access procurement has been published [...]

An “unacceptable and growing chasm” exists in the UK between those with good and poor oral health, according to the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) Oral Health Inequalities Policy which is published today. The policy highlights the close association between low socio-economic status and poor oral health, calling for more focus on preventive care. It also [...]

Plans to change NHS dental registration in Scotland could harm patient care, according to a survey of high street dentists. Dentists are worried that proposals to introduce continuous registration, a scheme which would sweep away the need for patients to visit their dentist in order to remain registered with them, sends the wrong message about [...]

The British Dental Association (BDA) has urged the Department of Health to press ahead with consultation on the proposals put forward by Professor Jimmy Steele in his review of NHS dentistry following the publication of two reports today by the NHS Information Centre. The reports reveal a small increase in the number of patients able [...]