ADG welcomes new GDC dental workforce data
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade body representing members’ whole dental workforce across the ‘mixed economy’ of NHS, Private and Community-based services, welcomes the release by the General Dental Council (GDC) of the latest data on working patterns across the dental team. With the recent call for evidence for the NHS 10 Year […]
Dental trade body representing UK’s largest and smallest dental groups celebrates excellence
Neil Carmichael, Exec Chair at the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), spent a weekend recognising talent in dentistry – recognising the large groups to the small groups. Neil was amongst guests at the MyDentist Excellence Awards 2025 from 10th-11th October where industry guests celebrated the best in the dental profession. To read the full Press […]
ADG set to contribute to new NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the UK’s leading trade body for the dental workforce including dentists and other dental care professionals across NHS, Private and Community-based services, welcomes the DHSC’s call for evidence for the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan (10YHP). Broad consultation to the new workforce plan is a step the ADG has […]
Put an end to dentists flipping burgers with ‘dental oases’, says ADG
The Association of Dental Groups introduces its solution to the dental deserts leaving patients in pain and overseas dentists working in fast food restaurants. On 18 June 2025, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade body representing NHS, private and community-based services, published its Creating Dental Oases – the Solution to Dental Deserts white paper which […]
Put an end to dentists flipping burgers by ‘Creating Dental Oases’. The ADG’s solution to Dental Deserts
On 18th June 2025, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade body representing NHS, Private and Community-Based Services, published their ‘Creating Dental Oases – the solution to Dental Deserts’ whitepaper which examines the key issues behind the dental crisis and how shoring up the total dental team is the solution. In 2022, The ADG […]
ADG to examine NHS dentistry consultation details whilst endorsing its overall direction
The Association of Dental Groups’ (ADG) response to the recommendations in the recently published ‘Open consultation – NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms’ is that in general, they are to be welcomed. The proposals which include support for a focus on the highest priority and highest need patient groups and delivery of evidence-based prevention […]
Creating ‘Dental Oases’ Launch
On 18th June 2025, we published our Creating ‘Dental Oases’ whitepaper which examines the key issues behind the dental crisis and how shoring up the total dental team is the solution. In 2022, The ADG launched its first report into the dental workforce crisis, identifying and coining what the Association called ‘Dental Deserts’, areas of […]
ADG welcomes direction of NHS 10 Year Health Plan Whilst awaiting detail on how dentistry will fit into Neighbourhood Health Services
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the trade association representing NHS, Private and Community-Based services, welcomes today’s NHS 10 Year Health Plan announcement, noting that the broad direction is positive To read the full press release, please click here.
ADG reveals 4.5m more patients could be treated by filling dentist gap whilst fully-trained dentists resort to working in fast food outlets.
ADG reveals 4.5m more patients could be treated by filling dentist gap whilst fully-trained dentists resort to working in fast food outlets. ADG presents new workforce report to MPs ‘Creating ‘Dental Oases’ 18th June 2025, London: The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) launches its ‘Creating Dental Oases’ report to MPs in the House […]
Creating Dental Oases: The solution for dental deserts
The Association for Dental Groups (ADG) has published a whitepaper on the state of the UK dental workforce, Creating Dental Oases. To read the full report, please click here.