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9 Oct 2019 • Blog, NHS

Your dentistry questions answered: dentists’ ability to take control of the future

At a recent major dental exhibition, we gathered a panel of well-known dentists to answer the biggest questions in dentistry today. As the host of the panel, I had some pre-prepared questions, however the audience…

24 Aug 2019 • Blog, NHS

What does the future look like for an associate NHS dentist?

All dentists are likely to face changes in their targets. This is both in terms of the numbers of patients they need to have on their list (capitation) and the amount of treatment they need…

8 Jul 2019 • Blog, NHS

The questions you should be asking in the run up to contract reform…

There are just months to go until contract reform begins being rolled out in April 2020. That means that any practice in England with some commitment to the NHS, needs to begin considering what it…

18 Jun 2019 • Blog, NHS

NHS contract reform – what dentists need to know

‘Knowledge is power’ was one of the key messages for NHS dentists at the latest What Next for NHS Dentistry? event. Panellists, including Eddie Crouch from the BDA, and practice owners involved with the prototype…

4 May 2019 • Uncategorized

Urgent dental care – the pinch point of dentistry

Nigel Jones speaks to Yasmin Allen about the challenges in providing urgent dental care… As many patients struggle to access routine dental care, they often find themselves attending urgent and emergency care for treatment. Often…

18 Apr 2019 • Blog, NHS

VWV Healthcare Lawyer Mark Jarvis discusses the risks of losing a child-only NHS contract

There is a perception among some of the profession that NHS dental practices with a child-only contract are becoming a rarity that are increasingly under threat. Those that have such contracts are often aware of…

14 Mar 2019 • Blog, NHS

I felt like I was on an NHS treadmill…now I am enjoying my work again

Eighty-six per cent of NHS dentists don’t see themselves operating within the NHS in five years’ time, according to the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey. Almost 500 NHS and private dentists filled in the survey which…

13 Mar 2019 • Blog, NHS

How can NHS dentists take more control over their practice’s future?

One of the recurring themes of the recent Confidence Monitor survey that Practice Plan carried out among dentists was that NHS dentists believe their future is in the hands of a government that they don’t…

30 Jan 2019 • Blog, NHS

Why I’ve changed my mind about a career in the NHS…

Nigel Jones speaks to Jasmine Lobo about her experience of beginning a career in NHS dentistry and why she feels the need for a back-up plan for her career… The retention of dentists in the…

24 Jan 2019 • Blog, NHS

A date for the new contract, but will anything change?

In April 2020, the reformed NHS dental contract will come into force, and many will be wondering whether the changes this will bring are the kind the profession so desperately needs, while others will question…

4 Dec 2018 • Podcasts

Dental urgent and emergency care – the pinch point of the challenges facing dentistry

The issues faced in dental urgent and emergency care settings are often a magnified reflection of the problems in dentistry as a whole. Yasmin Allen discusses the current situation with Nigel Jones, explaining the improvements…

17 Nov 2018 • Practice Management

Four ways your dental practice could be losing money, and how to fix it

The dental industry is a dynamic sector characterised by growth and increased investor activity in recent years. Analysis conducted by IBIS World has revealed that the overall UK dental market size in revenue terms was…

15 Oct 2018 • Blog, NHS

Creating a crisis to force change

Nigel Jones, Eddie Crouch and Tony Kilcoyne talk clawback, collective action and crisis as a catalyst for change in NHS dentistry…

12 Oct 2018 • Blog, NHS

David Cottam, Vice-Chair of the BDA’s GDPC explains how is the fee uplift calculated each year

The pay increase awarded to dentists annually is often a source of consternation for the profession, with many dentists feeling it is not adequate reparation for their hard work. There is also the discrepancy between…

5 Oct 2018 • Blog, Dental Health

Delivering dentistry to vulnerable older people

Nigel Jones speaks to Mili Doshi about a programme that has been working to improve oral health for older patients in hospitals… Earlier this year I attended the Westminster Health Forum, where images of older…

30 Jun 2018 • Blog, NHS

Prototype practices perspectives on what the future holds

Following confirmation that the contract reform process will rumble on for another two years, with fresh calls for new practices to join the prototype programme, I caught up with two dentists already involved. Len D’Cruz…

9 Jun 2018 • Blog, NHS

“Since moving to private I have increased the amount of time I spend with patients and the type of service I can offer.” – Ann-Marie Bard

My parents had worked in the NHS and I’d also worked in the NHS for 20 years, so it’s something I really believe in. However, with funding becoming tighter and tighter and costs increasing, alongside…

25 May 2018 • Blog, NHS

Dentistry’s gold standard – aspirational or attainable?

Nigel Jones discusses the feasibility of achieving dentistry standards with professionals from the industry…