BDA Branch Meeting
There will be a BDA Branch meeting at the end of tonight's LDC meeting.
Please see: Agenda
Recent Reports have been shared via e-mail.
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DWD DENTAL COURSE - Level 1 Oral Surgery
Please see the attached flier giving details of a 5-day Level 1 Oral Surgery Course being delivered by Prem Nair, Specialist Oral Surgeon and Chair of the East Anglia Oral Surgery Managed Clinical Network and Vijay Santhanam, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals between 6th November 2024 and 20th February 2025.
If you or a colleague are interested in attending, full details of the course and the booking information (places are limited) can be found at:
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I have received the following request from the BDA:
NHS GDPs in England - Share your experiences
Dear colleague,The NHS general dental service faces a significant crisis. There is widespread and deep frustration with the NHS GDS contract and NHS pay has fallen substantially in real terms. General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) are increasingly reported to have reduced their NHS commitment, and the headcount number of NHS GDPs in England has fallen to levels not seen since 2017. Yet, despite this, tens of thousands of GDPs continue to work for the NHS.
The BDA has therefore recently launched a research project which intends to establish why many dentists continue to work for the NHS general dental service. It will seek to identify the motivations that led them to work for the NHS and the motivating factors that lead them to continue to work on the NHS. This will help to inform how the BDA approaches the development of policy on NHS contracts, recruitment, retention, workforce and pay.
In order to do this, we need your help! Could you spare approximately 1 hour in September to tell us about your experiences working for the NHS general dental service? In order to aid our policy activity, we need to understand your experiences.
If you are an NHS GDP in England and interested in finding out more about this project and taking part, please register your interest below by completing our short survey. If you have any questions, please email:
Ella Buckland (Research Analyst, BDA 020 7563 4157)
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Kind regards,
Clint Foreman
(Asst. Sec. Essex LDC)
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