Dental contract reform: summary for dental teams ahead of April 2026                   Please see the link below to the dental contract reform :  https://createsend.com/t/d-1F5BBE558B4A7AEA2540EF23F30FEDED   _______________________________________________________________ Kind regards, Clint Foreman (Asst. Sec. Essex LDC)

SNEE Dental Conference - Contract Reforms Wednesday 25 February 2026  (18:00 - 21:00)  Trinity Park, Ipswich IP3 8UH                            SNEE Dental Conference - 25 February 2026.pdf                                    NHS Dental Contract reforms  will come into force on 1 st  April 2026 .  These reforms will be much more substantial than any changes made since the contract was created 20 years ago, and the SNEE Training Hub will be providing a free dental conferenc

Dental Therapist Foundation Training With a Foundation Dental Therapist  in your practice you could benefit from a modern skills mix in your practice. Dental Therapists can carry out routine restorative work  for your patients, treat children , take radiographs  and a great range of further treatments . This can free you to undertake more complex treatments. You would receive reimbursement for the Dental Therapist’s salary , a training grant of £6,336 per annum , practice cos

Next EDDN course This local course for Extended Duties Dental Nurses  (run by Learn Bright Dental) is due to start on Monday 9 th  March 2026 , with teaching provided mostly online and outside clinical times in the evenings (only 2 sessions are face to face in Colchester in order to keep travel to a minimum).  Spaces are limited and will be managed on a first come first served basis . For students working in Norfolk & Waveney and Suffolk/ Northeast Essex  ICB areas, the ICBs

Report of LDC Officials' Day 28.11.25.                 Georg Schnellinger  has kindly provided the following:                          Report of LDC Officials’ Day 28-11-25.docx _______________________________________________________________                              Dentaid - Volunteering Opportunities It has come to my notice that the recent clinic in Southend had to be cancelled because of a lack of volunteer staff. Natalie Bradley  (Consultant in Special Care Dentistry

LDC Meeting 17.11.25.                             The report can be found here (login required) _______________________________________________________________ NHS dentistry: Fund it or lose it Reform is promised, but progress hinges on Ministers putting their money where their mouth is, says Eddie Crouch. FUNDING OR COLLAPSE. READ MORE >>   Chancellor’s call for inquiry into private dentistry “utterly perverse” Your corner, our fight: we push back on investigation into t

GDPC-RLG Meeting 31.10.25. The report has been shared via e-mail and will be discussed at the LDC meeting  on Monday 17th November  to be held at Chelmsford Golf Club , starting at 6.30pm.         Online access  is available and joining details  have been shared via e-mail. _______________________________________________________________                             Rescheduling the LDC / BDA Study Day                    The proposed date is  Wednesday 11 th  March 2026 .