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Pay Award announced for NHS GDP and PDS Dentists in Scotland

Details of the new pay award and when it will be implemented.

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Honours and awards: Mili Doshi receives new Award for Excellence

Scotland: Update on Quality Improvement Activity 2022-25 cycle and Enhanced Domiciliary Care Fees

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Advice following measles outbreak

The NHS have released guidance following a measles outbreak in the Midlands and Yorkshire areas, stating that organisations should have immunisation status/records available for all staff (clinical and non-clinical).

Provisional registration plans: Ministers try to fill leaky bucket

Once again government is failing to address the root causes of the crisis in NHS dentistry, with plans to fast-track in overseas dentists through a new system of provisional registration.

Reality check: Migrants not to blame for crisis in NHS dentistry

With government backbenchers and Reform Party leaders trying to pin the crisis in dentistry on migrants, we’ve spelled out the facts.

Northern Ireland: We urge Health Minister to include dentists in imminent negotiations on pay

Now Stormont is back, we have written to Health Minister Robin Swann outlining the mounting pay issues impacting dentistry.

Victorian dentistry in 21st Century Britain

A recovery plan for NHS dentistry is seemingly just days from publication, and it couldn’t come any sooner.

Children paying the price for dental crisis

Once again we’re seeing the results of Ministers dragging their heels on policies that could narrow the huge oral health gap among children.

Dentists in NI have spoken: Real reform won’t wait

Dentists across Northern Ireland have spoken with one voice: officials are asleep at the wheel, and Health Service dentistry is caught in a death spiral without radical action.

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dental compliance with the CQC

Our dental compliance team can help your practice become compliant, and maintain your compliance. Find out more!

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Provisional registration for dentists from abroad

BDA Board member Laura Cross on how we are working to ensure a solid provisional registration system for overseas dentists who want to work in the UK

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Ranking your Dental Foundation Training schemes

Paul Blaylock, BDA Board member and Chair of the Students Committee, answers the most frequently asked questions on ranking your Dental Foundation Training (DFT) schemes.

Navigating your Dental Foundation Training

The transition from a university environment to working in your approved practice can feel daunting. Despite looking forward to this transition throughout your final year of dental school, independently conducting examinations and treatment planning may seem intimidating.

The challenges facing asylum seekers in dentistry (1)

Mariya Dolhova worked as a paediatric dentist in Ukraine for 16 years before having to relocate to the UK.

The challenges facing asylum seekers in dentistry

Mariya Dolhova worked as a paediatric dentist in Ukraine for 16 years before having to relocate to the UK, starting out as a dental hygienist and dental therapist.

Taking your Situational Judgement Test

All applicants to DFT must take the Situational Judgment Test, which is a computer-based assessment designed to determine essential competencies outlined in the national Person Specification.

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