The “’carrot and stick’ approach to welfare reform will not work when most people are already struggling to access NHS dental care” says ADG
Under the government’s new Back to Work Plan, announced in today’s Autumn Statement, welfare claimants who refuse to engage in job seeking activities will be lose access to NHS dental care, free prescriptions and other benefits. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has made clear the reforms will not apply to claimants with children or disabilities. No commitment […]
GDC’s new dentists workforce survey is “a welcome step in plugging the data gap” in NHS dentistry, says ADG
Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of ADG, has been quoted in The Probe Magazine on the new GDC workforce survey. To read the full article, please visit: GDC’s new dentists workforce survey is “a welcome step in plugging the data gap” in NHS dentistry, says ADG – The Probe (the-probe.co.uk)
ADG Applauds Workforce Survey
Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of ADG, has been quoted in Dental Review News on the new GDC workforce survey. To read the full article, please visit: ADG Applauds Workforce Survey (dentalreview.news)
ADG welcomes long overdue moves to tackle international registration delays
The Association of Dental Groups has welcomed the announcement by the General Dental Council today to increase the number of Part 2 sittings of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) for dentists from three to four next year, and an increase in the size of the GDC registration casework team to tackle the backlog in overseas […]
MPs inquiry into NHS dentistry is a “blueprint” for election manifestos
The ADG has welcomed the Health and Social Care Select Committee report on NHS dentistry published today as a blueprint for the political parties General Election manifestos for the next Government to secure a sustainable future for NHS dental services. Today’s report from the Health and Social Care Committee describes evidence of pain and distress […]
ADG welcomes expansion of dental training in NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The Association of Dental Groups has welcomed the publication of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today. The Workforce Plan sets out how the NHS will address existing vacancies and meet the challenges of a growing and aging population by recruiting and retaining hundreds of […]
ADG welcomes long overdue expansion of the Overseas Registration Examination
The Association of Dental Groups has welcomed the announcement by the General Dental Council to triple the number of places available for candidates at sittings of Part 1 of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) for dentists from 200 to 600. Passing the ORE is a requirement for overseas dentists from countries outside the EEA to […]
“Six to Fix” for Scotland’s oral health inequalities
Following the ADG’s first roundtable meeting of its new Scotland branch in February in Edinburgh the trade body has launched their Scottish “Six to Fix” policy proposals to narrow oral health inequalities in Scotland and create a more sustainable workforce in NHS dentistry. All four nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have embarked on […]
ADG goes Stateside in new international partnership
The ADG has hosted a visit to UK dental practices this month with its sister organisation from the United States, the Association of Dental Support Organisations. Following an introductory meeting between the two organisations last year in New York, the ADG team of Neil Carmichael, Clinical Director Sandra White and Operational Director Ruth Chesmore hosted […]
Inequalities in children’s oral health report confirm the need to level up access to NHS dentistry.
The Association of Dental Groups has welcomed the publication of the Oral Health Survey of 5 year olds by the Office of Health Disparities which confirms the “compelling evidence” given by Dr Sandra White to Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee this week. The report reveals stark variations between regions in oral health for children […]