News 18 hours ago Extend miscarriage leave for NHS GDPs We are calling on NHS England to extend its recently updated miscarriage policy for NHS GDPs.
News Thursday 25 Apr 2024 Visions for dentistry set out at Conference of Scottish LDCs Politicians from across the political spectrum have set out what they believe NHS dentistry should look like in the 21st century.
News Thursday 18 Apr 2024 Quality Improvement Activity and Domiciliary Care Fees update The Scottish Government has published PCA(D)(2024)2 which advises of the arrangements for Quality Improvement Activity for the 2022-25 cycle and Amendment No. 164 to the SDR.
News Wednesday 17 Apr 2024 What’s new at the CQC? Under the single assessment framework, the CQC has – for non-dental sectors – started to assess health and social care services in a different way, although the regulations have not changed.
News Wednesday 17 Apr 2024 Pathway for adults at risk of harm added to Was Not Brought toolkit Our 'Was Not Brought' (WNB) toolkit has been further extended to help dental teams safeguard adults at risk of harm (AAR) if they miss dental appointments.
News Wednesday 17 Apr 2024 Non-van solutions the Recovery Plan reaches a new low You couldn’t make it up. Having promised a fleet of dental vans to ease the access crisis in rural England, the Government has just launched a pre-procurement exercise for ‘non-van solutions’.
News Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 DoH confirms move on trainee pay scales The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed that Dental Core Trainees (DCTs) in Northern Ireland will no longer be paid at Foundation Year 2, but will be placed on higher StR pay scales.
News Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 NHS Practitioner Health lives on, but needs a long term future NHS England have finally commuted an eleventh-hour death sentence for NHS Practitioner Health coverage for hospital dentists and doctors.
News Wednesday 10 Apr 2024 Wales: Make sure you’re ready to recycle your business waste From 6 April 2024, it became law in Wales for all businesses, charities and public sector organisations to sort their waste for recycling. This includes dental surgeries.
News Tuesday 9 Apr 2024 Demystify dentures and learn about periodontal management We have two insightful in-person seminars coming up this month - sign up to gain new knowledge and 6 hours of CPD per seminar.
News Friday 5 Apr 2024 Potential risk of infection - 0.9% Sodium Chloride Solutions Batches of Legency Remedies Pvt Ltd irrigation saline products manufactured between April and November 2023 are being recalled due to potential microbiological contamination.
News Thursday 28 Mar 2024 Changes to BDA fees guide for members We have updated the BDA fees guide for members in Scotland.
Blog Monday 22 Apr 2024 Empowering Accredited Representatives: Updated course overview In early March, newly elected Accredited Representatives (ARs) from across the UK were invited to the first module of the updated Trade Union Induction Course.
Blog Wednesday 17 Apr 2024 Employment law changes and developments for 2024 This year introduces a bumper number of legislative changes and developments in employment law.
Blog Wednesday 17 Apr 2024 DDRB implementation update Pay uplift determinations in Northern Ireland have recently been made by the Minister of Health relating to the 2023/24 pay round.
Blog Wednesday 20 Mar 2024 The Recovery Plan: The profession’s verdict It’s not just too little, too late. This plan has stood in the way of real reform.
Blog Monday 18 Mar 2024 Academic posts for Dental Foundation Training Deciding on a Dental Foundation Training (DFT) post can be difficult as each scheme offers different experiences, and you are still setting a path for your future career.
Blog Friday 8 Mar 2024 The role of committees in the development of female leaders Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on gender equality. Hannah Woolnough shares her experiences throughout her career and on committees.
Blog Friday 8 Mar 2024 The importance of gender equality in dentistry Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on gender equality. Nadia Ahmed shares her experiences throughout her career, and as Chair of the BDA Central Committee for Hospital Dental Services.
Blog Friday 8 Mar 2024 Unique challenges face women in dentistry Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on gender equality. Lauren Harrhy shares her experiences throughout her career.
Blog Friday 8 Mar 2024 Balancing priorities as a woman in dentistry Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on gender equality. Laura Cross shares her experiences throughout her career.
Blog Friday 8 Mar 2024 Improving equality in leadership roles Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on equality. Ellie shares her experiences and views on equality in dentistry.
Blog Thursday 7 Mar 2024 Representation of women in dentistry Women play a huge role in the development of dentistry, however, there is still work to do on gender equality. Roz shares her experiences throughout her career in dentistry and on committees.
Blog Wednesday 6 Mar 2024 Northern Ireland: Dental amalgam update On 17 January, European Parliament’s (EP) vote to ban dental amalgam use from 1 January 2025 sent shockwaves across the UK dental profession.