Head of Policy and Research, @thebda
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📉 Satisfaction with NHS dentistry is on the floor, but beneath the surface there’s a very different story…
📈 Satisfaction with dental care is sky high.
🦷 Patients agree, the problem isn’t their dentist: it’s NHS dentistry.
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Tom King retweeted
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Proud to have joined colleagues in Westminster today.
If you agree we need real change and proper funding please share 👇
Today we took a unhappy birthday message to Downing Street, co-signed by over 1,300 dentists and dental students.
For 20 years failed contracts and savage cuts have pushed NHS dentistry to the brink.
Tweaks won't cut it.
We need real reform and fair funding.
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Action was trailed to the press...
But today's Spring Statement offered not a single a word on reform of Plan 2 loans, that have left a generation of our members drowning in debt.
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A generation of dentists are now facing debts many will never repay.
Read our open letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting on why we need urgent reform of Plan 2 loans.
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Years of austerity and failed contracts have seen shameful inequalities widen, warns @ShivPabary
These latest tweaks are welcome.
But we need fundamental reform to make NHS dentistry a place where young dentists would choose to build a career👉 bda.org/news-and-opinion/new…
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BREAKING: The final shape of changes to the NHS contract for 2026.
Find out what it means for you and sign up for our coming webinar. 👇
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These are the biggest tweaks this failed contract has seen in its history.
We hope changes can make things easier for practices & patients, but this cannot be the end of road.
We need a response proportionate to the challenges we face to give NHS dentistry a sustainable future.
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At Downing St this morning.
The crisis in NHS dentistry was made in Westminster.
And it can be solved in Westminster.
‘DIY’ dentistry is a stain on this nation.
Reform is promised, but change has to start at the Treasury.
With sustainable funding to restore care to millions.
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Tom King retweeted
27 Oct 2025
Good to meet Minister for Care @SKinnock this afternoon.
Top of the agenda: fundamental reform of NHS dentistry.
We all want to move forward, at pace.
But after a generation of savage cuts to this service we need honesty about the difficult choices ahead. @TheBDA
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This World Mental Health Day, we deliver findings and set out next steps to support and protect dental teams facing violence and abuse.
Read our full blog highlighting the impact on the Community Dental Services here: bda.org/news-and-opinion/blo…
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Ever considered a career in dental public health? Two of our consultant members, Siobhán Grant and Kate Taylor-Weetman about what they love about their jobs and the challenges they face.
Read @The_BDJ: nature.com/articles/s41415-0…
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Today's @DailyMirror editorial.
Savage cuts have pushed practices to the brink, and left millions unable to access the care they need.
It’s simple economics.
With NHS dentistry the Government will get what it pays for.
Sign here if you agree you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio…
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As expanded supervised toothbrushing rolls out this autumn, @zmarshman and colleagues share what oral healthcare teams in dental practices need to know about the programmes nature.com/articles/s41404-0…
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Given the obvious challenges, why do dentists continue to work for the NHS? My team has conducted research into dentists' motivations and the push-pull factors at play nature.com/articles/s41415-0…
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"I cannot understand why the UK Government has chosen to remove key dental care professions from eligibility for the skilled worker visa from July 2025," says 🏴Health Minister @jenni_minto.
We can't understand it either.
Our dental services don't need this unforced error.
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There is still no news about the GDP contract uplift in England for 2025/26.
The BDA is calling for the Government to confirm and implement the uplift without further delay bda.org/news-and-opinion/new…
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England: UDA contract changes are on the table.
We’ve worked to secure improvements - now it’s time to make your voice count.
Review the details and share your views: bda.org/representation/prior…
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England: The Government’s proposed changes to the UDA contract are now open for consultation.
We’ve been working to secure improvements - now it’s your turn to shape the future.
Have your say: bda.org/representation/prior…
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Thanks to @TheGreenParty co-leader @AdrianRamsay MP for calling for sustainable funding for a service on the brink.
Reality is underspends in NHS dentistry have plummeted, but this crisis is still with us.
Govt can't restore care to millions without ending chronic underfunding.
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