Having revealed last year, the absurdity of international dentists working in fast-food restaurants, today the ADG celebrates the Minister’s intervention to give patients access to more dentists.  The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is delighted with today’s announcement from the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) that ‘more dentists are on their way as government […]

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) in partnership with Agilio reveal the six mentor and mentee matches for the ADG Micro-Groups Business Mentoring programme, which was launched in December 2025. Today in the House of Commons, Neil Carmichael, the ADG’s Executive Chair announced the panel’s pairings decisions that will see six small dental groups benefit […]

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) launches a new whitepaper: ‘Futurism & Dental Dynamism: The next 15 years of dentistry’ to MPs and stakeholders in the House of Commons today. The report shows three seismic shifts that will impact the provision of dental services in the UK. These shifts should be front-of-mind for the NHS – as […]

A group of UK experts in the dentistry profession undertook a trip to India visiting Mumbai and Bhopal to meet international students in February 2026. The group, comprising dental industry specialists included Prof Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) along with Dr Gauri Pradhan and Dr Shivani Bhandari. They visited […]

Catherine Rutland, the Association of Dental Group’s (ADG) Director of Policy & Clinical Affairs is leaving the ADG from the beginning of March 2026, having served with the Association for two years. Catherine moves on to take up her new role is Non-Executive Director, Member of Council at Medical Protection Society, of which Dental Protection […]

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Smile Dental Academy to offer ADG members priority access and exclusive terms for training courses which are part of Smile Dental Academy’s educational pathway. The ADG, the trade body for the UK’s ‘mixed economy’, covering NHS, Private and Community-based dentistry, is keen […]

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is proud to announce a new partnership with Tipton Training to support the future of dentistry by strengthening dental care training and education services for ADG members. Tipton Training courses are designed to enhance clinical skills and workforce career progression.  For 2026, this partnership will enable ADG members to receive […]

2026 is set to be a year of growth for the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) as membership hits a record 30 Dental Groups. As the trade body representing the dental workforce across the ‘mixed economy’ of NHS, Private and Community-based services, ADG’s purpose since the association’s creation 15 years ago in 2011, is to […]

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) team scooped up the winner’s trophy for ‘Excellent use of PR’ at last week’s FMC’s Dental Industry Awards 2025. The ADG submitted their ‘Creating Dental Oases’ campaign which sought to offer solutions to the issue of ‘Dental Deserts’. To read the full press release, please click here.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

The Association of Dental Groups welcomes prompt DDRB announcement. As a priority, Government must now confirm dentistry contract uplift. In response to the announcement of the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body recommendations for staff pay for 2025/26, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) says it welcomes the report’s earlier publication which has the potential to […]

On 13th May in Westminster, the Association of Dental Group’s (ADG) Executive Chair, Neil Carmichael led a Parliamentary roundtable with the aim of delivering recommendations for driving down inequalities and solving the dental workforce crisis. Key stakeholders, including policymakers and healthcare professionals, met to discuss and debate the steps needed to transform dentistry. The Parliamentary […]