NHS dental contract: what April’s reforms actually change — and what they leave untouched
The government has re-priced parts of the NHS dental contract and mandated urgent care, but the UDA system remains in place. Here is what…
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Aligners are not ‘dental prostheses’: what the Upper Tribunal actually decided
The Upper Tribunal has ruled that clear aligners are standard-rated for VAT, not exempt dental prostheses. The clinical exemption on your fees is untouched…
The NHS Dental Contract: How UDAs, Bands and Clawback Actually Work
A unit of dental activity is not a price. It is a ration. The single most expensive misunderstanding in NHS dentistry is treating the…
Dental Practice Profit by the Numbers
Ask which kind of practice earns most and the answer comes back: private. In 2024-25 the three finished within £4,759 of each other.
The UK Dental Workforce by the Numbers: Who’s Really on the Register
Ask an owner to picture the profession and they picture dentists. Of the 131,680 on the GDC register, barely a third are.
Dental Regulation by the Numbers: What GDC and CQC Data Actually Show
Of every 100 concerns raised with the GDC, twelve reach a hearing — and the CQC rating you are working towards does not exist.
Dental Marketing Ideas That Actually Work
A shorter list than the usual fifty recycled tips: ideas an owner can start this week, cheapest first, each with the compliance line attached.
Dental Practice Marketing: The UK Owner’s Guide
The part of running a practice where the rules are strictest and the advice loosest. What actually works, and what the four rulebooks forbid.
Skill Mix in Dental Practice: Who Can Do What, and Who Carries the Risk
A regulatory question before it is a business one: who can treat without a dentist present, and where the liability lands when they do.
Dentist Starting Salary UK: The One Year It Is Actually a Salary
Exactly one year in a UK dentist’s career carries a published national salary: the foundation year, at £42,408. After that, the word stops applying.