Monthly round-up: April 2023

In our latest video CEO Martin Woodrow highlights the ways we've been supporting you throughout April. Links to stories: A growing exodus from the NHS: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/England-Hundreds-of-dentists-doing-only-one-NHS-check-up-a-year.aspx This week, a 'recovery plan' has been announced, but what we need from government is real reform: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/England-Ministers-must-rethink-outrageous-charge-hikes.aspx In Wales we set out our mandate for negotiating any new GDS contract: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/blog/Pages/Wales-Our-mandate-for-GDS-contract-negotiation.aspx The Chief Dental Officer also confirmed that dental care practitioners can now directly open and close courses of treatment within their own scope of practice: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/Wales-Dental-Care-Practitioners-can-open-and-close-treatment-courses.aspx In Northern Ireland hospital dentists have been our focus as industrial action gathers pace across the UK. To ensure we are ready to ballot our hospital members if needed, please take a moment to ensure your details are up to date: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/blog/Pages/Northern-Ireland-Representing-hospital-dentists.aspx In Scotland, following the election of Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and appointment as First Minister, dentist leaders are calling for immediate action to secure the future of NHS dentistry: https://www.bda.org/news-centre/latest-news-articles/Pages/Scotland-Dentists-issue-open-letter-to-new-First-Minister.aspx