British Dental Association
@thebda.bsky.social
The British Dental Association is the voice of dentists and dental students in the UK.
https://www.bda.org/
https://www.bda.org/
Pinned
Ministers have said NHS dentistry is at death’s door.
That the horror stories we keep seeing are Dickensian.
It’s all true.
To save this service, we need them to put their money where their mouth is.
Sign our call for fair funding.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
That the horror stories we keep seeing are Dickensian.
It’s all true.
To save this service, we need them to put their money where their mouth is.
Sign our call for fair funding.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now
“Soundbites are all well and good" says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social
"But what tens of millions of our patients need is real commitment, underpinned by sustainable investment.” https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/primary-care-bodies-unite-to-take-fight-for-financial-security-future-to-parliament/
"But what tens of millions of our patients need is real commitment, underpinned by sustainable investment.” https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/primary-care-bodies-unite-to-take-fight-for-financial-security-future-to-parliament/
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Soundbites are all well and good" says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social
"But what tens of millions of our patients need is real commitment, underpinned by sustainable investment.” https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/primary-care-bodies-unite-to-take-fight-for-financial-security-future-to-parliament/
"But what tens of millions of our patients need is real commitment, underpinned by sustainable investment.” https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/primary-care-bodies-unite-to-take-fight-for-financial-security-future-to-parliament/
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Pleasure to meet @leepitcher.baky.social in Parliament. Thank you for your support as we call for urgent investment in NHS dentistry and other parts of primary care. @thebda.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Pleasure to meet @leepitcher.baky.social in Parliament. Thank you for your support as we call for urgent investment in NHS dentistry and other parts of primary care. @thebda.bsky.social
"There's no point increasing training places for dental students if there are no NHS practices left for them to train in after graduating” warned @drlaurenharrhy.bsky.social
We can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.
Practices need decent contracts to retain and recruit staff.
We can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.
Practices need decent contracts to retain and recruit staff.
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"There's no point increasing training places for dental students if there are no NHS practices left for them to train in after graduating” warned @drlaurenharrhy.bsky.social
We can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.
Practices need decent contracts to retain and recruit staff.
We can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists.
Practices need decent contracts to retain and recruit staff.
Was it the staff meeting from hell?
Today Dental Public Health staff will still be looking for answers on the abolition of NHS England.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/nhs-england-merger-public-health-experts-offered-euphemisms-not-clarity-over-jobs/
Today Dental Public Health staff will still be looking for answers on the abolition of NHS England.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/nhs-england-merger-public-health-experts-offered-euphemisms-not-clarity-over-jobs/
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Was it the staff meeting from hell?
Today Dental Public Health staff will still be looking for answers on the abolition of NHS England.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/nhs-england-merger-public-health-experts-offered-euphemisms-not-clarity-over-jobs/
Today Dental Public Health staff will still be looking for answers on the abolition of NHS England.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/nhs-england-merger-public-health-experts-offered-euphemisms-not-clarity-over-jobs/
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Thank you for a constructive discussion on what can be done both locally and nationally to end the dental desert in Cornwall. @benmaguiremp.bsky.social
We’ll support you in any way we can as you stand up for your constituents’ right to see an NHS dentist @thebda.bsky.social
We’ll support you in any way we can as you stand up for your constituents’ right to see an NHS dentist @thebda.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Thank you for a constructive discussion on what can be done both locally and nationally to end the dental desert in Cornwall. @benmaguiremp.bsky.social
We’ll support you in any way we can as you stand up for your constituents’ right to see an NHS dentist @thebda.bsky.social
We’ll support you in any way we can as you stand up for your constituents’ right to see an NHS dentist @thebda.bsky.social
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Great to speak to @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social today about why access to NHS dentistry is a crucial issue, morally, economically and politically. We need urgency and ambition to ensure everyone who needs to see an NHS dentist can do so. @thebda.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Great to speak to @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social today about why access to NHS dentistry is a crucial issue, morally, economically and politically. We need urgency and ambition to ensure everyone who needs to see an NHS dentist can do so. @thebda.bsky.social
“We risk losing the next generation of dentists,” says Makyle Khan, a dental student at Liverpool, and part of our Future Leaders Programme.
As the voice of dentistry, we’re equipping the next generation with the skills and confidence to be heard.
As the voice of dentistry, we’re equipping the next generation with the skills and confidence to be heard.
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“We risk losing the next generation of dentists,” says Makyle Khan, a dental student at Liverpool, and part of our Future Leaders Programme.
As the voice of dentistry, we’re equipping the next generation with the skills and confidence to be heard.
As the voice of dentistry, we’re equipping the next generation with the skills and confidence to be heard.
From April, changes to the NHS contract in England will be felt in every NHS practice.
We've set out the changes to help you understand the adjustments and how you will implement them.
📼Watch the webinar now https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/contract-change-england-webinar-recording/
We've set out the changes to help you understand the adjustments and how you will implement them.
📼Watch the webinar now https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/contract-change-england-webinar-recording/
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
From April, changes to the NHS contract in England will be felt in every NHS practice.
We've set out the changes to help you understand the adjustments and how you will implement them.
📼Watch the webinar now https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/contract-change-england-webinar-recording/
We've set out the changes to help you understand the adjustments and how you will implement them.
📼Watch the webinar now https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/contract-change-england-webinar-recording/
"I've spent an hour a week for the last three or four months ringing round dentists," says Joe from Londonderry.
Across the UK it’s the same story.
None of this is inevitable.
Failed contracts and underfunding are political choices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y22v9p7vyo
Across the UK it’s the same story.
None of this is inevitable.
Failed contracts and underfunding are political choices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y22v9p7vyo
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"I've spent an hour a week for the last three or four months ringing round dentists," says Joe from Londonderry.
Across the UK it’s the same story.
None of this is inevitable.
Failed contracts and underfunding are political choices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y22v9p7vyo
Across the UK it’s the same story.
None of this is inevitable.
Failed contracts and underfunding are political choices.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y22v9p7vyo
Govt to tie the hands of practices on urgent care.
We worked to secure a level that's tolerable.
But practices could face penalties for failure to hit targets simply because local demand does not exist.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/government-tie-hands-of-practices-on-urgent-care/
We worked to secure a level that's tolerable.
But practices could face penalties for failure to hit targets simply because local demand does not exist.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/government-tie-hands-of-practices-on-urgent-care/
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Govt to tie the hands of practices on urgent care.
We worked to secure a level that's tolerable.
But practices could face penalties for failure to hit targets simply because local demand does not exist.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/government-tie-hands-of-practices-on-urgent-care/
We worked to secure a level that's tolerable.
But practices could face penalties for failure to hit targets simply because local demand does not exist.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/government-tie-hands-of-practices-on-urgent-care/
The abolition of NHS England has left dental public health staff flying blind.
They deserve real clarity on the future of their vital roles.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-public-health-staff-deserve-clarity-on-vital-roles/
They deserve real clarity on the future of their vital roles.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-public-health-staff-deserve-clarity-on-vital-roles/
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The abolition of NHS England has left dental public health staff flying blind.
They deserve real clarity on the future of their vital roles.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-public-health-staff-deserve-clarity-on-vital-roles/
They deserve real clarity on the future of their vital roles.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-public-health-staff-deserve-clarity-on-vital-roles/
Leanne says she "wants to chop her head off and start again", after a her Hollywood Smile resulted in her nose collapsing and a life of constant pain.
With dental tourism patients need to understand the risks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1je9p8wny5o
With dental tourism patients need to understand the risks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1je9p8wny5o
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Leanne says she "wants to chop her head off and start again", after a her Hollywood Smile resulted in her nose collapsing and a life of constant pain.
With dental tourism patients need to understand the risks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1je9p8wny5o
With dental tourism patients need to understand the risks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1je9p8wny5o
The NHS Sexual Safety Charter - designed to improve how workplaces address sexual harassment - isn’t working.
Colleagues on the frontline are seeking enforceable action.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/18/charter-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-across-nhs-in-england-has-failed-say-unions
Colleagues on the frontline are seeking enforceable action.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/18/charter-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-across-nhs-in-england-has-failed-say-unions
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The NHS Sexual Safety Charter - designed to improve how workplaces address sexual harassment - isn’t working.
Colleagues on the frontline are seeking enforceable action.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/18/charter-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-across-nhs-in-england-has-failed-say-unions
Colleagues on the frontline are seeking enforceable action.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/18/charter-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-across-nhs-in-england-has-failed-say-unions
📉Underspends in dentistry have crashed by more than 90%.
❎They've all but vanished
💷But the stock excuses for starving NHS dentistry of funding are still with us.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-underspends-vanish-but-the-access-crisis-is-still-with-us/
❎They've all but vanished
💷But the stock excuses for starving NHS dentistry of funding are still with us.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-underspends-vanish-but-the-access-crisis-is-still-with-us/
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📉Underspends in dentistry have crashed by more than 90%.
❎They've all but vanished
💷But the stock excuses for starving NHS dentistry of funding are still with us.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-underspends-vanish-but-the-access-crisis-is-still-with-us/
❎They've all but vanished
💷But the stock excuses for starving NHS dentistry of funding are still with us.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-underspends-vanish-but-the-access-crisis-is-still-with-us/
A very special message of congratulations to our former president Roz McMullan.
Today she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to mental health and wellbeing in dentistry.
👏 from countless friends and colleagues across this profession.
Today she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to mental health and wellbeing in dentistry.
👏 from countless friends and colleagues across this profession.
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A very special message of congratulations to our former president Roz McMullan.
Today she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to mental health and wellbeing in dentistry.
👏 from countless friends and colleagues across this profession.
Today she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to mental health and wellbeing in dentistry.
👏 from countless friends and colleagues across this profession.
Ministers have used the vast underspends in NHS dentistry as an excuse not to invest.
They've now all but vanished - and we still have an access crisis.
We have practices delivering NHS care at a loss.
Without sustainable funding there is no way to restore care to millions.
They've now all but vanished - and we still have an access crisis.
We have practices delivering NHS care at a loss.
Without sustainable funding there is no way to restore care to millions.
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Ministers have used the vast underspends in NHS dentistry as an excuse not to invest.
They've now all but vanished - and we still have an access crisis.
We have practices delivering NHS care at a loss.
Without sustainable funding there is no way to restore care to millions.
They've now all but vanished - and we still have an access crisis.
We have practices delivering NHS care at a loss.
Without sustainable funding there is no way to restore care to millions.
Our warmest congratulations to friends and colleagues recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
Find out more - https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-professionals-recognised-in-new-year-s-honours/
Find out more - https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-professionals-recognised-in-new-year-s-honours/
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Our warmest congratulations to friends and colleagues recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
Find out more - https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-professionals-recognised-in-new-year-s-honours/
Find out more - https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-professionals-recognised-in-new-year-s-honours/
Dev Sharma has been fighting for a ban on junk food ads since he was 14.
6 years on, there's progress, but lobbyists have ensured Big Food can still churn out ads that reach 8-year-olds.
Govt needs to go further and faster https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco
6 years on, there's progress, but lobbyists have ensured Big Food can still churn out ads that reach 8-year-olds.
Govt needs to go further and faster https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Dev Sharma has been fighting for a ban on junk food ads since he was 14.
6 years on, there's progress, but lobbyists have ensured Big Food can still churn out ads that reach 8-year-olds.
Govt needs to go further and faster https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco
6 years on, there's progress, but lobbyists have ensured Big Food can still churn out ads that reach 8-year-olds.
Govt needs to go further and faster https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco
There have been delays, disputes, & compromises but this is still progress.
Children should no longer be exposed to 'less healthy' food and drink ads on TV before 9pm or online at any time.
Children should no longer be exposed to 'less healthy' food and drink ads on TV before 9pm or online at any time.
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
There have been delays, disputes, & compromises but this is still progress.
Children should no longer be exposed to 'less healthy' food and drink ads on TV before 9pm or online at any time.
Children should no longer be exposed to 'less healthy' food and drink ads on TV before 9pm or online at any time.
The Government says it will extend free NHS dental care to young people leaving the care system until their 25th birthday.
This policy makes perfect sense.
If you could get an appointment…
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This policy makes perfect sense.
If you could get an appointment…
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December 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Government says it will extend free NHS dental care to young people leaving the care system until their 25th birthday.
This policy makes perfect sense.
If you could get an appointment…
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This policy makes perfect sense.
If you could get an appointment…
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What will the latest changes to NHS dentistry mean for your practice?
Cut through the spin and get the answers you need at our free webinar.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
Cut through the spin and get the answers you need at our free webinar.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
What will the latest changes to NHS dentistry mean for your practice?
Cut through the spin and get the answers you need at our free webinar.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
Cut through the spin and get the answers you need at our free webinar.
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
👏 to The Guardian’s editorial.
“The new fee structure announced by the health minister, Stephen Kinnock, is a big tweak to the existing system.”
“But it is still a tweak, and not the overhaul that most experts agree is needed.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
“The new fee structure announced by the health minister, Stephen Kinnock, is a big tweak to the existing system.”
“But it is still a tweak, and not the overhaul that most experts agree is needed.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
The Guardian view on dentists: contractual tweaks won’t stop the rot | Editorial
Editorial: New appointments for urgent and complex care should be welcomed. But NHS dentistry requires more radical surgery
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
👏 to The Guardian’s editorial.
“The new fee structure announced by the health minister, Stephen Kinnock, is a big tweak to the existing system.”
“But it is still a tweak, and not the overhaul that most experts agree is needed.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
“The new fee structure announced by the health minister, Stephen Kinnock, is a big tweak to the existing system.”
“But it is still a tweak, and not the overhaul that most experts agree is needed.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
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.
👇
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
Find out what it means for you and sign up for our coming webinar.
👇
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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.
👇
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
Find out what it means for you and sign up for our coming webinar.
👇
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-interim-change-may-help-but-cannot-be-end-of-the-road/
"Early diagnosis significantly improves the survival rate," says Eddie Crouch.
"Late diagnosis means that the chance of survival are sadly very, very poor."
Why political choices made in dentistry can be a matter of life or death for patients.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gel94lvdlo
"Late diagnosis means that the chance of survival are sadly very, very poor."
Why political choices made in dentistry can be a matter of life or death for patients.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gel94lvdlo
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Early diagnosis significantly improves the survival rate," says Eddie Crouch.
"Late diagnosis means that the chance of survival are sadly very, very poor."
Why political choices made in dentistry can be a matter of life or death for patients.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gel94lvdlo
"Late diagnosis means that the chance of survival are sadly very, very poor."
Why political choices made in dentistry can be a matter of life or death for patients.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gel94lvdlo
“Hard won gains on oral health are going into reverse," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social
“Government need to double down - and deliver promised reforms and vital investment."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/dentists-england-survey-rotting-aohs-b2880872.html
“Government need to double down - and deliver promised reforms and vital investment."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/dentists-england-survey-rotting-aohs-b2880872.html
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“Hard won gains on oral health are going into reverse," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social
“Government need to double down - and deliver promised reforms and vital investment."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/dentists-england-survey-rotting-aohs-b2880872.html
“Government need to double down - and deliver promised reforms and vital investment."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/dentists-england-survey-rotting-aohs-b2880872.html