NHS dental contract reform ‘stalled’, BDA warns, as minister opts to take stock
The British Dental Association says the government's pledge to overhaul the 2006 contract is in doubt. The evidence so far is one account of…
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More treatment, same access: what the 2025/26 NHS dental figures do — and don’t — tell your practice
England delivered 37.6 million courses of NHS dental treatment last year, up 6.2%, while the share of the adult population seen barely moved. The…
One in ten practices have left NHS dentistry since 2017, Nuffield Trust finds
New analysis puts a number on a decade-long retreat that was never announced — and the sector splits on whether the fix is contract…
A dentist took NHS reform to Parliament. What should the profession make of it?
An associate dentist's account of lobbying Westminster for NHS contract reform is a welcome sign of engagement — but on a day dominated by…