Supporting micro-group growth, ADG in partnership with Agilio launches business mentoring
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is launching the ‘ADG Micro-Groups Business Mentoring in partnership with Agilio’ initiative. This new mentoring programme will see six of the ADG’s senior dental group business leaders paired with UK micro-groups (defined as having more than one but fewer than six practices) who are keen to grow, with the […]
ADG celebrates 2025 as ‘Year of CSR’
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade body representing UK dentistry’s ‘mixed economy’ of NHS, Private and Community-based services, recognises that its member groups are in the main located in the heart of the communities they serve. So, for many of the ADG’s Groups, supporting locals means more than just offering dental care and […]
ADG meets High Commissioner for India to discuss dental workforce
Finding solutions to the depleted dental workforce in the UK was front-of-mind when the Association of Dental Group’s (ADG) Executive Chair, Neil Carmichael recently met with the High Commissioner for India, H.E. Mr. Vikram Doraiswami. With vacancies for dentists in the UK totalling over 2,700, patient access is being significantly impacted. So the Association of Dental […]
ADG statement on private dentistry costs
In response to news that the Chancellor has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urging them to launch a market study into private dentistry costs and practices, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade body representing the UK’s ‘mixed economy’ of NHS, Private and Community-based services – provided the following statement: Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair, the Association of […]
ADG welcomes UCL Consultants for ORE, but questions GDC’s workforce figures
In response to news that UCL Consultants Limited have been chosen to manage the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE), the Association of Groups (ADG) is hopeful that this signals the dawn of the significant improvements needed to make the system fit for purpose. The General Dental Council’s (GDC) outdated ORE system has caused a massive bottleneck […]
Dental industry leaders gather in Wales for ADG’s 2nd annual conference
Into just its second year, the ADG Conference in partnership with FMC, has now grown into a no-miss date in the business of dentistry calendar. 2,500 dental practices attended from approximately 70 Groups, along with 50 exhibitors – who all gathered at the ICC in Newport Wales for the 2025 Association of Dental Groups’ conference, hosted in […]
Reinforcing dental team challenges at NHS 10-year workforce session, ADG says GDC must modernise
Neil Carmichael, The Association of Dental Groups’ (ADG) Exec Chair participated in the 10 Year Workforce Plan session hosted today by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) for partners. As the trade body representing the whole dental workforce across the ‘mixed economy’ of NHS, Private and Community-based services, this provided the ADG with […]
Podcast: How To Matter
In this episode of the NAIL IT podcast, Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of the Association Dental Groups, shares with us how to truly matter. Whatever your status, position, or educational level – you matter, and he explains exactly why. Listen to Neil talk about team culture, the future of dentistry, the true meaning of being […]
Podcast: The workforce crisis
In this episode of The Dentist podcast, Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), discusses the dental workforce crisis. To listen to the full podcast, please click here.
Podcast: Prevention is the new cure
In this episode of Prevention is the new cure, Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of the ADG, talks to Steve Brine and Dr Sarah Wollaston about the dentistry crisis. To listen to the full podcast, please click here.