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The British Dental Association is the voice of dentists and dental students in the UK. Chair @EddieCrouch / Chief Exec @martinwoodrow69

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Dentists have seen through the spin. Empty soundbites won’t stop queues outside practices. Dodgy statistics won’t call time on ‘DIY’ dentistry. Don’t let the Government send the nation’s oral health back in time. Sign here to save NHS dentistry:

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Thank you @PaddyMcGuinness . You really didn’t get it wrong. You captured the absurdity of a system that’s fuelling a crisis hurting millions. The PM promised to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry. We’re still waiting… SIGN & SHARE this petition to Rishi Sunak.

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The PM offered fiction not fact to @CatSmithMP on the crisis in dentistry. The reality is there are no new dentists, no new contract, and no new money. Our patients need to see honesty, ambition & investment👉

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We are appalled some politicians are blaming immigrants for the current crisis in NHS dentistry. It’s as offensive as it is inaccurate. A thread 🧵

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No. We are saying that 14 years of systemic underfunding and 18 years of failure to fix a broken contract is what’s fuelling the crisis in NHS dentistry. Everything else is noise…

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So 670,000 net migration last year had no impact on infrastructure? All of these people don’t need dental care? And magically don’t need any services or housing? Is that what you’re saying? 🎤

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👉 We dispute the claim made during yesterday's Downing Street briefing by the Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick who stated that all dental practices have received fresh supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Fixed that for you… If Britain really is the second most powerful country on Earth then why are its citizens resorting to ‘DIY’ dentistry for want of access to basic healthcare? Sign here if you think this country deserves better👉

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Thanks @carolvorders In 1948, dentistry was a core part of the new NHS, available to all and free at the point of use. Charges came in 1951, explicitly designed to reduce demand for care. In 2024 the very future of this service hangs in the balance.

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SIGN THE PETITION EMBEDDED in the @TheBDA tweet below about the absurdity of the current NHS Tory system.... Please let's have the election very soon .....

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⬆️Today NHS dental charges in England rise by 4%. 💷Not a penny will go towards improving your care or easing the access crisis. ✂️Patients will pay more, just so Ministers can pay less. It’s an utter disgrace. Sign this message to @RishiSunak 👉

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This profession thanks @LibDems leader @EdwardJDavey & @UKLabour 's @marykfoy for both pressing the PM to correct the record after repeated misleading claims. 🦷These numbers matter. 📉This crisis is deepening. 🛟 NHS dentistry needs a rescue plan👇

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Today we are in Westminster. Dentists and patients. All failed by a broken system. Tomorrow the Government will be held to account on NHS dentistry. Their broken promises are hurting millions.

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🦷 Immigrants did not slash the dental budget by £1bn in real terms since 2010. 🦷 Immigrants did not refuse to fix a broken contract fuelling the exodus from the NHS. 🦷In fact, around 30% of dentists registered to practice in the UK qualified overseas.t

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Dentistry isn’t a ‘nice to have.’ It’s not an ‘optional extra’. But failure at Westminster has left a core part of our health service on the verge of collapse. And our patients are paying the price. 🎞️Watch, then ✍️ sign

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The NHS should be a place the next generation of dentists would choose to build a career. Not somewhere you serve time before moving on. This approach is an abdication of responsibility. Ministers need to fix a broken system. 👇

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"This is a scandal" says @LibDems leader @EdwardJDavey . NHS dentistry is in crisis, yet the PM keeps trying to defend the indefensible. ❌Tweaks to a failed contract do not equal reform ❌Spending has barely increased in a decade ❌ We have less dentists today than in 2017

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“NHS dentists are not capable of doing extractions anymore.” Richard Madeley’s take on the crisis in NHS dentistry isn’t based on ‘categorical fact’ but pure fiction. 👇

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"Where's the plan?" We took that question to the @Conservatives Annual Conference last year. Today we finally got the Government's answer. And it's simply not enough to save this service. Sign our petition to the PM. 👇

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The term ‘dental desert' has been used to describe areas struggling to access care. The reality is whole of Britain is now a dental desert. Real reform won’t wait. We need to save NHS dentistry. 👉

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"One colleague said you cannot rebuild a collapsed wall with a box of Polyfilla," says @ShawnC_GDPC "And that's precisely what is sadly being attempted here." NHS dentistry needed a rescue plan. What we got made for a nice press release & little more

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"They've been asleep at the wheel for 12 years," says Shadow Health Sec @wesstreeting MP. ❌DIY dentistry that belongs in the Victorian era ❌ 2-year waiting lists ❌An exodus of dentists from the NHS For the sake of millions, Ministers must do more than tweak a broken system

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"NHS dentist statistics don’t support PM’s claim that there are over 500 more ‘this year’" say @FullFact Repeat claims on workforce, funding and reform are pure fiction. This service isn't on the road to recovery. 🛟NHS dentistry needs a rescue plan

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An important milestone in the fight to bring this service back from the brink. We've worked alongside @DailyMirror & @38degrees to push this crisis to the top of the political agenda. Every party now needs a credible plan.

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"Is the budget lower than it was?" Pure evasion from @VictoriaAtkins on @BBCBreakfast This 'new' money is a drop the ocean for a service cut to the bone. £1bn in real-terms cuts since 2010. Creative accounting might make for a nice headline. Not decent health policy.

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Our thanks @simonlightwood MP. The PM's response does not correspond to the reality facing millions of patients. There's no new funding, no new dentists & no new contract. He needs to correct the record 👉

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Today, I pressed the Prime Minister to tackle the national dental emergency. It is shocking that less than half of Wakefield's children saw a dentist last year. This is simply not good enough; the Government is letting our children down and must act.

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⚠️From today NHS bridges, crowns and dentures will cost £306.80 in England, and just £203 in Wales. @SteveBarclay needs to explain why patients in England must now pay over £100 more for exactly the same NHS care. Our open letter to the Secretary of State for Health 👇

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“This isn’t a postcode lottery any more,” says @EddieCrouch “It’s the whole phone book.” We’re seeing horrors that have no place in a wealthy nation. Government’s unfunded, unambitious plan won’t pull dentistry back from the dark ages. Sign here:

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“Dentistry is a service that’s not valued by this Govt” says our Vijay Sudra to @carolvorders People pulling out their own teeth with pliers. Millions unable to access basic care. Access problems aren’t inevitable. They are the direct result of choices made in Westminster.

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"Dentists are exhausted, demoralised & many are looking for the exit" says Shadow Health Sec @Sandeshgulhane MSP Our thanks for speaking out. The very future of NHS dentistry in Scotland is in doubt. Sadly the Scottish Government is asleep at the wheel👉

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In the 1600s ‘teeth’ were a leading cause of death in this country. It’s 2024 and we’re seeing deaths from dental infections. Decades of progress risks going into reverse. Official indifference is taking the nation’s oral health back in time.

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Dental sepsis. Oral cancers. Official indifference to NHS dentistry now has a body count. What more will it take for this Government to wake up? @VictoriaAtkins @andrealeadsom @wesstreeting

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CLAIM: We're making access to NHS dentistry "faster, simpler and fairer." REALITY: There’s no army of dental care professionals queuing up to work in a broken system this Govt won’t fix. NHS dentistry needs real reform. Not yet another press release on the latest tiny tweak.

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“There’s going to be extra money available for every dentist” says @AndreaLeadsom on @BBCNewsround … Her boss @VictoriaAtkins was just forced to retract claims that her Recovery Plan had any new funding behind it. To end this crisis we need honesty and ambition from Govt👇

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A reminder to @andrealeadsom - who claims it “isn’t the case dentists are disappearing from the NHS” - that dentist headcount has collapsed to 2017 levels, and NHS work is steadily falling. We can’t have NHS dentistry without NHS dentists. This crisis was made in Westminster.

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New official data shows 60% of dentists in England are thinking of leaving the NHS. 6 in 10 dentists say their morale is low or very low. Government has offered nothing to turn the tide. We need real reform👉

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Thanks @MartinSLewis Warm words from Govt just do not correspond to the reality facing millions. ❌Many travel 100s of miles for care. ❌Others take matters into their own hands. ❌Dentists aren’t coming back to a broken system. We need real change:

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Thanks @darrenpjones This is a national crisis, hitting millions of patients. A decade of failed contracts and underfunding have brought this service to the brink. When we need real reform and fair funding the govt seems asleep at the wheel.

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I continue to make the case against the privatisation of dentistry in England. Dental practices in Bristol are now removing their existing NHS patients, as well as not taking on any new ones. The Government suggests it’s a local issue. I wonder what @TheBDA thinks about that?

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"These dentists are not worth a penny less than they were 15 years ago," says @EddieCrouch “Our members will down drills until the government comes back to the table with a serious offer.” Hospital dentists will join @BMA_JuniorDocs in strike action. 👇

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Junior doctors in England to strike for three days in March

The BMA said that doctors would walk out for 72 hours from March 13 and the blame for the industrial action ‘lies squarely at the Government’s door’.

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The Govt has just changed the definition of ‘access’. NHS practices are now showing that they can take new patients ‘when availability allows’. Ministers can’t meaningfully measure impact when they’re comparing apples with oranges. 🍎🍊 @wesstreeting @PreetKGillMP @libdemdaisy

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Our Dentistry Plan is now delivering with nearly 500 more practices across England accepting new adult patients compared to the end of January. Ignore the naysayers - we are getting on with delivering for you. 🦷🇬🇧

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We are seeing queues and people reaching for pliers because of choices made in Westminster. This Government has wasted almost a year on a ‘Recovery Plan’ that doesn’t pass the Ronseal Test.

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On #WorldHealthDay a reminder that ‘Teeth’ were once a leading cause of death in this country. It's 2024 & we’re seeing deaths from dental infections. Decades of progress are going into reverse. Don't let Govt take the nation’s oral health back in time

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Today we heard more misleading claims at #PMQs . Week in week out the same myths are being pedalled to gloss over the crisis in NHS dentistry. Tap below to separate the fact from the fiction ⬇️

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@TalktoBeverley Happy to assist! This policy is hurting the patients who need us most. These charge hikes are covering for savage cuts #taxonteeth

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Congratulations to @JasonWong12 , awarded an MBE for services to Dentistry and to Oral Health in the New Year Honours.

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"Let's pretend I'm a dentist," says Steve @BrineMP "What do you think of that message you've just sent to me?" NHS dentistry cannot remain the Cinderella Service with the shift to Integrated Care Systems. Dentists need a voice, and a seat at the table.

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In Aug 2022 Rishi Sunak pledged to 'restore' NHS dentistry. We're still waiting. And when it comes to timely access to care, we now lag behind both developing countries & war zones. A🧵on how Govt has offered big ambitions but no meaningful action on a crisis facing millions.

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NHS Dentistry in 2023...

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Good luck to every dentist returning to practice today in England. You have worked so hard to reopen, and without the support you’ve needed from government. This cannot continue. Our message to Health Secretary @MattHancock

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It’s inexcusable that @NHSEngland are pulling the plug on funding mental health services for hospital doctors & dentists. @NHSPracHealth have helped a generation with the scars of working through COVID. Broken colleagues will pay the price as Govt chase quick savings. @TheBMA

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Important service update.

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This is not the time for banging drums. We need politicians to support real reform and fair funding. Everyone else can sign this petition and show your support.

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Save NHS dentistry and make it fit for the 21st century

I’m Tom Thayer, a hospital consultant. I treat patients left with horrifying mouth injuries after trying to pull out their own teeth out. Everyone who needs an NHS dentist should be able to get an...

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Thanks to @YvetteCooperMP for holding ministers to account on NHS dentistry. 😷Dentists are overwhelmed. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧Families across the nation are unable to secure the care they need. 🦷We need more than warm words from Govt to rebuild a service that was in crisis long before COVID.

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The NHS Dentistry Recovery Plan: 1⃣The Government promises dental vans to ease the access crisis 2⃣Realise there aren't the vans or the workforce to man them. 3⃣So are testing the market for "non-van solutions." A reminder this is not April 1st. 👇

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Are you surprised at how much sugar these popular drinks contain? #cutsugar

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“Are we facing an end to NHS dentistry?” That will all hinge on the choices made in Westminster. What’s clear is this crisis will be an issue on the doorstep at election time. It’s time for real ambition. Tell the PM to keep his promise. 👉

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Another reminder to @andrealeadsom . This is disgusting. And it’s not inevitable. We are seeing scenes that have no place in a wealthy 21st century nation. Because of choices made in Westminster.

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@PeterStefanovi2 Myself and the kids have not seen a dentist since 2019. The dentist we did have ended their NHS contract without saying a word. Since I found out after contacting them we have been unable to find another. It’s disgusting in the 6th richest country in the world that children are…

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Over 1,000 dentists were invited to give their verdict on the Government's so-called 'Recovery Plan.' We asked for their views, in their own words. We offered no prompts. What we got was cold fury from colleagues who have given up hope of change. 👉

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⚠️NHS dental charges are set to rise by 8.5%. This hike won’t put a penny into a struggling service. This cold, calculated political choice will hit millions on modest incomes. Our patients shouldn’t have to pay more just so ministers can lay less. 👉

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An utterly grotesque display of priorities from @hmtreasury Millions are unable to access care. Cutting off access to free NHS dentistry will be used as a stick to beat the long-term sick back into work. While not a penny is going to be put into this struggling service. 1/

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❎Dentists have the training. ❌What’s really missing is the political will at Westminster to save this service. ❎ NHS dentistry requires fair funding and real reform. ❌It can do without the musings of armchair pundits. 👉

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🤦🏽‍♀️: 1000s of dentists faces after today’s evidence. The ‘millions’ of new appointments Govt led their PR on was based on modelling which has a “high likelihood” of not being reliable. This is a real crisis. It demands a serious response. Sign here:

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NHS England has now confirmed that all dental team members and support staff – in both NHS and private settings – will receive priority access to the COVID vaccine. Here's what you need to know👉

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The Government claims it wants NHS dentistry to be accessible to all. But we’re not seeing any evidence of the reforms or the resources to realise that ambition. Patients and this profession deserve some honesty here. Just tap below👇

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"This really isn't rocket science" says @ShawnC_GDPC "Improve terms & conditions, & increase commitment to NHS dentistry through sustainable funding & you will have NHS dentists again." Our thanks to Steve @BrineMP and @CommonsHealth A crisis facing millions can be solved.

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At #PMQs @RishiSunak often talks about 500 ‘new’ NHS dentists – the result of govt reforms. The fact is workforce numbers have fallen to the lowest level in a decade. The result of failure to fix a broken system. 🛟NHS dentistry needs a rescue plan. 🧵

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🦷We fixed that one for you @RishiSunak ...

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The NHS is in my blood. My dad was a GP and I grew up working in mum's local pharmacy. So I understand just how important it is to have an NHS built around patients. Today I’m taking a leaf out of my parents' book and empowering patients to get the care they need more quickly.

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We’re sitting on the nation’s largest collection of dental Victoriana. Little did we suspect how well these images would illustrate where this country would be in 2024. This Government is sending the nation’s oral health back in time. Sign here:

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How can we make a dental appointment a more positive visit for patients with a learning disability? Our @w8charlotte explains how dental teams can get involved in #LDWeek2021 with new #Makaton resources Find out more👉 @NHS_HealthEdEng @MakatonCharity

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"Dental care IS healthcare." Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis hits the nail on the head. If people can't access the dental care they need, when they need it, we have a national health service in name only. Our patients deserve better:

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NHS dentistry in 2024… The PM pledged to ‘restore’ this service. Millions need him to keep that promise. Sign here👉

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Thanks to @zarahsultana MP for your leadership here. ⚠️Kids in the UK are born into a toxic food environment 🦷Tooth decay is the number one reason for hospital admissions among young children 🍽️ #FreeSchoolMealsForAll would be prevention in action 👇

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Tony Page knows that the crisis in NHS dentistry will cost lives. His dentist picked up the tell-tale signs of oral cancer a routine check-up in 2014. Today access to care near his Kent home has vanished. Tony's signed our petition. Join him👉

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How much sugar do these popular soft drinks contain? #WOHD17 #cutsugar

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It never should have taken this farce for @NHSEngland to finally make the right decision. @NHSPracHealth has saved lives. And now can continue to do so. Thousands of dentists and doctors have registered their disgust. Our thanks to @doctor_oxford and @silv24 .

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This week the Government passed its Rwanda Plan into law. We reject the pseudoscientific dental age checks that could see vulnerable children handed a one-way ticket to Kigali. But much like war-torn Ukraine, Rwanda does have better access to dentistry…

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We’re calling for consultants and hospital dental trainees at specific trusts to take industrial action on the following days in September and October. The Government needs to get round the negotiating table and resolve this dispute. We’re standing with colleagues in @TheBMA to…

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Since lockdown dentists have been given less government support than the gambling industry. Ministers need to change tack if this service is going to have a future

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Coronavirus Has Left Dentistry In Crisis, And The Fallout Could Prove Disastrous For The NHS

Dentists were ordered to close on March 23. They've been given less government support than the gambling industry.

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A gentle reminder… 🪥Supervised tooth brushing is a tried-and-tested policy that the Government’s own modelling shows pays for itself. 🦷Tooth decay is the no.1 reason for hospital admissions among young children. 👦We can save children pain and the NHS millions.

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. @PeterStefanovi2 takes a different approach to Govt. No spin required. Just moments ago @DHSCgovuk issued a PR saying their modelling was 'robust'. Welcome to Schrodinger's Recovery Plan. Both ‘Unreliable’ and ‘robust’ at the very same time.

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⚠️NHS dental charges in England rise today by a record 8.5%. It won’t put a penny into NHS dentistry. It will just force millions to think twice about needed care. Widening health inequality is a price this govt seems willing to pay to cover for cuts👉

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The ambitions stated by Minister @andrealeadsom on tonight’s @BBCCountryfile are undeliverable via her NHS Dentistry Recovery Plan. ❌There’s not a penny of new money in this plan - it’s recycling existing spend ❌ Nothing boosts capacity to deliver millions of new appointments

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NHS dental charges were designed to discourage patients from seeking care. And in recent years inflation-busting charge hikes have offered cover for cuts. @EddieCrouch offers a reality check on bright ideas to extend patient charges to GPs.

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A reminder for @sajidjavid from the dental profession👇

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Sajid Javid

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The current NHS model is unsustainable without reform. We urgently need a new cross- party consensus on the future of the NHS. And, like most European countries, that should include a contributory principle.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿A national plan for dentistry 🎯Abandon NHS targets 😷Support to bring down fallow time 💉Priority access to the vaccine 💷Extend business rates relief Our thanks to @PutneyFleur for setting out a plan of action for a service millions depend on

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2 years

"Dentists need a seat at the table when decisions are made which affect them and the millions of patients they treat," says Baroness @FloellaBenjamin If we're going to tackle an unprecedented backlog and widening inequality, we need a voice. 👇

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3 months

"The Monday after the General Election, if Labour is in Government, I will be meeting the British Dental Association to agree the process for contract negotiation and reform." Thanks @wesstreeting Without real reform we will keep seeing scenes that belong in a Dickens novel.

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BDA

4 years

“We have seen what the world looks like without dental care. It’s our responsibility to build on this, to shine a light on the vital services our members provide, and the barriers they face." @EddieCrouch has been elected as the new BDA Chair.

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BDA

4 years

Thanks to @drmarkporter for shining a light on the uncertain future facing dentistry in Britain. Dedicated health professionals shouldn’t be at the back of the queue when it comes to government support.

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BDA

1 year

This is a wealthy 21st century nation. Dentistry is meant to be a core part of our NHS. But we’re now seeing scenes you’d expect outside bakeries in the Soviet Bloc, says @ShawnC_GDPC on @BBCBreakfast

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@TheBDA

BDA

1 year

Today's meeting with @SteveBarclay was constructive. The case was made that health professionals deserve fair and timely pay uplifts. But it's one thing for government to listen. It's another to act. What is clear is this service cannot go on this way. @TheBMA @HCSANews

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@TheBDA

BDA

4 years

Our message to the Chancellor: Associate dentists are not the 'super-rich'. It is time to be consistent, and extend to them the same protections offered to employed workers.

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@TheBDA

BDA

4 years

Today our regulator decided to leave its Annual Retention Fee unchanged. A body sitting on signficant reserves has failed to offer even token support to a profession in crisis. Our open letter to @GDC_UK Chair Bill Moyes

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@TheBDA

BDA

6 years

Our message of solidarity to all involved in @ucu action. Closing the defined benefit pension scheme sends the wrong message. For senior clinical academics it encourages early retirement; for younger generation its it's deterrent to taking up academia

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BDA

4 years

“For me pulling a tooth is a failure. I work in repairs, not demolition. But that’s where dentistry has been left in 2020” PPE shortages, childcare problems, and limited treated options. GDP Paul Woodhouse’s diary from his first week back. @grange_dental

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Dentist on work after lockdown: ‘A patient working on oil rigs has been in agony for months’

Paul Woodhouse is a high street dentist in Stockton-on-Tees and explains his working week.

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@TheBDA

BDA

3 months

Thanks to @PrivateEyeNews for lifting the lid on this crisis. The PM pledged to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry. ❌What we’ve seen instead is barely managed decline. ❌A budget cut by £1bn in real terms since 2010. ❌Mere tweaks to a failed contract. ❌An exodus from the workforce.

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@TheBDA

BDA

4 years

PPE costs for treating a single patient have surged by 6000% since the start of #COVID19 We need tangible support from government if this service is going to survive the 'new normal'

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@TheBDA

BDA

2 years

"As long as the need for dentistry exists so long there will be a need for the British Dental Association," Elizabeth II, 1926-2022. We extend our sincere condolences to the Royal Family, following the passing of our Royal Patron, Her Majesty the Queen.

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@TheBDA

BDA

3 years

The new national lockdown means new NHS activity targets are now impossible to justify. Our message to @MattHancock : abandon these imposed targets. Send a message to your MP👉

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@TheBDA

BDA

2 months

🇷🇼The Government has spent £500m not sending any refugees to Rwanda. 💷Double what they spending trying to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry (though most of it isn’t even ‘new’ money). 🦷This service won’t survive without fair funding and real reform. 👉

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@TheBDA

BDA

4 years

No one should have to lose teeth that could have been saved, or feel they have to take matters into their own hands. Patients and the practitioners need a roadmap bring routine dental care back to the high street.

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Coronavirus: 'I tried to remove my tooth with pliers'

Fay Rayward, from Telford, says she had failed to get an urgent dental appointment during lockdown.

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@TheBDA

BDA

2 years

Baby food pouches - the facts: 🍓Products labelled 'no added sugar' can contain as much sugar by volume as Coke 👶Many target parents of infants as young as 4 months, contrary to WHO guidance 🚭Govt has a responsibility to make sugar the new tobacco 👉

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@TheBDA

BDA

3 years

😷 Dentists stand ready and willing to support the vaccine rollout. 🎯 Yet NHS colleagues in England are being forced to focus on imposed targets. 📈 When COVID rates are surging this is a frankly bizarre show of priorities. 📧 Write to your MP 👉

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@TheBDA

BDA

1 year

NHS dentistry in 2023…

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@TheBDA

BDA

3 years

Dentists across the country are being forced to make impossible choices. This Thursday parliament will focus on the reckless targets being imposed during a national lockdown. 📨Be sure to have your say. Write to your MP 👉 @mrjamesob @LBC

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