More treatment, same access: what the 2025/26 NHS dental figures do — and don’t — tell your practice
England delivered 37.6 million courses of NHS dental treatment last year, up 6.2%, while the share of the adult population seen barely moved. The…
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Three reform blueprints, one contract: where the NHS dentistry debate actually stands
A cross-party think tank, the Association of Dental Groups and the BDA are now publicly at odds over how far NHS contract reform should…
NHS dental activity rises again — but still trails pre-pandemic levels, and the numbers cut both ways
New NHSBSA figures show courses of treatment up 6% for adults and 7% for children in 2025/26, yet total activity remains below 95% of…
UDA delivery is up. That is not the same as NHS dentistry getting better
National UDA delivery has climbed from 81.8% to 87.1%, according to commentary published on GDPUK. But a rising contract-fulfilment figure tells an individual practice…
Therapist scope: the constraint is your rota, not the rules
A recent Dentistry.co.uk piece argues that policy has moved on dental therapy while practice has not. There is a genuine operational opportunity here —…
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.
A dentist took NHS reform to Parliament. What should the profession make of it?
An associate dentist's account of lobbying Westminster for NHS contract reform is a welcome sign of engagement — but on a day dominated by…