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What recovered teeth from archaeological digs can tell us about the past

Insights we gain from DNA and extraordinary early dentures.

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Monday 28 Apr 2025

Sign our petition: Make sugar the new tobacco

Our latest research highlights the shocking amount of sugar in some baby food pouches, and we are encouraging all dental team members to join our call for government to take action.

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Wednesday 23 Apr 2025

Dental health crisis hitting women hardest

We're proud to join our friends from the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) in Westminster today for the launch of their latest campaign report, lifting the lid on how the access crisis is hitting women the hardest and deepening a uniquely gendered health crisis.

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Monday 14 Apr 2025

Update on the Northern Ireland Executive response to National Insurance Employer Contributions

There is a significant funding shortfall in supporting Health Service committed practices through the new changes.

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Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

Why reform needs to keep pace with the costs of care

The Public Accounts Committee has published its new report ‘Fixing NHS dentistry’.

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Tuesday 8 Apr 2025

Dental public health plays a unique and vital role

Anna Hunt, new Chair of the Dental Public Health Committee, calls for the speciality, which is essential for the government’s prevention agenda, to be valued.

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Tuesday 8 Apr 2025

Hard to follow: A consultation on a new unnegotiated contract

The model for a new General Dental Services contract is now published. We will of course give a full and informed response as to whether it meets the specific needs of patients and the profession.

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Thursday 3 Apr 2025

Welfare reform has pushed millions away from NHS dentistry

With up to half a million recipients of Tax Credit Certificates set to lose their access to free NHS dental care from April 6 we have interrogated official data, and found millions of patients have stopped accessing NHS dentistry since the transition to Universal Credit (UC), since transition began under the last government.

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Thursday 27 Mar 2025

Wales: Question now is whether reforms can end crisis

The Welsh Government has now launched its consultation on reform of NHS dentistry, and we will be reaching out to dentists to get the clearest picture from our members.

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Tuesday 25 Mar 2025

“We’re not all in this together”: Treasury cuts leave £1.5bn hole in budget

Dental charges are set to rise again this April, so business as usual with more stealth cuts.

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Thursday 20 Mar 2025

Honesty and transparency remain in short supply

We remain clear that honesty and transparency remain the bare minimum requirement from the Welsh Government, after a statement in the Senedd in which both were in short supply.

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Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Northern Ireland: Fixing the CDS workforce crisis - The starting gun has been fired

We’ve issued the challenge to the authorities in Northern Ireland that workforce growth in the community dental services needs to start now.

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Wales: Dentistry at a crossroads

The Welsh Government’s consultation on reform will have real implications for every dentist and every patient in Wales. Give us your feedback from the frontline.
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Make sugar the new tobacco

From baby food that’s more sugary than Coke, to breakfast cereals based on chocolate bars, Big Food is out of control. It’s time for Government to make industry do the right thing.
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Scotland: “Reform needs to continue”

The message from Scottish dentists is clear: Payment reform isn’t a final destination, and the NI hike risks undoing progress.

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Breaking down barriers: How your dental practice can become more accessible for all patients

Kirsty Reynolds, Community Dental Officer, and Dr Beverley McClung, Specialist in Special Care Dentistry at Manx Care’s Community Dental Service share how intelligent refurbishment can make the world of difference to disabled people.

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Life as a Vocational Dental Practitioner: My experience and tips

We interviewed Vocational Dental Practitioner (VDP) Ben in South East Scotland to find out more about his experience in Vocational Training, and get his tips for new graduates about to go into it this year.

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How can we make urgent care work for practices and patients?

GDPC Member Mark Green explains how flexible commissioning yields immediate benefits as a stop gap, but what we really need now is urgent reform of the dental contract.

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