Report of LDC Meeting 17.11.25. + Updates+ Study day 11th March 2026

LDC Meeting 17.11.25.       

The report can be found here (login required)

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• 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 the pricing of private dentistry.

  
  

  READ MORE >>

• Appalled but not surprised: The reality of illegal tooth whitening

  
  

  BBC investigation has found that teeth-whitening procedures are still taking place in beauty salons and performed by untrained people.

  
  

  FIND OUT MORE >>

• Minamata Convention decision on phasing out amalgam

  
  

  Global mercury treaty sets 2034 deadline to phase out dental amalgam - what does this mean for dentistry and supply chains?

  
  

  READ MORE >>

• 12.4% ARF hike only adds to pressure on dentists

  
  

  Dentists hit with a 12.4% GDC fee hike - can the regulator justify every extra pound?

  
  

  READ MORE >>

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                  Essex LDC and BDA Essex Branch Study Day                         

New Date:   Wednesday 11th March 2026             

Core Study Day LDC-BDA Booking form 11-Mar-2026.doc

Silvia at the BDA has advised:'LDC members won’t be able to book online if they are not BDA members as the online booking system will charge them the non-member rate.They can either email branchsectionevents@bda.org or call the events line on 020 7563 4590 (Mon-Thurs 09:00-17:00).Alternatively, if booking more than one place, they can fill in the attached booking form and email it to us.' 

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Kind regards,

Clint Foreman

(Asst. Sec. Essex LDC)