2,000 on a waiting list at a single practice. England-wide over 13 million people are unable to access NHS care. Failed contracts and underfunding have caused this. A new government has a responsibility to act. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

“You can find perfectly decent toothpaste at a pound shop,” says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social “Ultimately the deciding factor isn’t whether your next tube comes with ‘notes of vanilla’, but whether it has the necessary fluoride to protect your teeth.” www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 from across sectors have 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 to increase national food security and improve our health Read the letter ➔ foodfoundation.org.uk/news/food-in... Will you join our call? #GoodFoodBill

A 'Neighbourhood Health Service' is impossible when over 13 million adults are unable to access dental care. Sign our message to the new PM and Health Secretary: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

The Competition and Markets Authority have set out their interim findings in their review into private dentistry. Here's everything you need to know👇 https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/private-dental-review-competition-and-markets-authority-sets-out-interim-findings/

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Why a new team at the DHSC needs to do more than lament that tooth extractions remain the no 1 reason for hospital admissions among young children. The latest from @eddiecrouch.bsky.social https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/extractions-we-need-to-see-real-priority-from-a-new-administration/

Why a new team at the DHSC needs to do more than lament that tooth extractions remain the no 1 reason for hospital admissions among young children. The latest from @eddiecrouch.bsky.social https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/extractions-we-need-to-see-real-priority-from-a-new-administration/

"The Govt has no shortage of soundbites on children ending up in hospital for extractions," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social "But kids facing yearlong waits have yet to get anything that looks like real support." https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/children-teeth-extractions-philip-bramhall-37471316

Pleased to see Grok in agreement with us on the myths pedalled by Rupert Lowe MP... 16 years of savage cuts and over 20 years of failure to fix a broken contract is what’s fuelling the crisis in NHS dentistry. Everything else is noise. Clearly, Mr Lowe prefers to focus on noise.

These words from Rupert Lowe are both factually incorrect and potentially dangerous rhetoric. As a serving MP, he should check the facts before making claims of this kind and should apologise for misleading the public.

British Dental Association@thebda.bsky.social · 2w ago

🦷Migrants don’t "go to the top of the waiting list for dental treatment." We are appalled by the dangerous and inaccurate claims by Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe MP on migrants, and access to dental care made on the @joerogantop.bsky.social podcast earlier this month. A thread 🧵 1/

🦷Migrants don’t "go to the top of the waiting list for dental treatment." We are appalled by the dangerous and inaccurate claims by Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe MP on migrants, and access to dental care made on the @joerogantop.bsky.social podcast earlier this month. A thread 🧵 1/

Our congratulations to @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social MP. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social made us his first meeting as Health Secretary. It reflected the scale of the crisis in NHS dentistry. That crisis is still with us, with millions still unable to access the care they need.

We are delighted to see dentistry take centre stage in calls on Andy Burnham to build a better, fairer country.

38 Degrees@38degrees.bsky.social · 3w ago

Andy Burnham needs to hear this.

Very welcome news from @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social and prevention in action. @thebda.bsky.social have called for change here as products that are habit forming, highly acidic and can contain over 20 teaspoons of sugar have no place on the menu for kids.

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“Packed with sugar & highly acidic, dentists have seen the damage energy drinks do every day," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social “The result is children struggling to eat, to sleep and to learn." "Taking them off the menu for under 16s is a victory for common sense."

“Packed with sugar & highly acidic, dentists have seen the damage energy drinks do every day," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social “The result is children struggling to eat, to sleep and to learn." "Taking them off the menu for under 16s is a victory for common sense."

A must read from @shivpabary.bsky.social I know many colleagues have looked at the reality of CCPs and have simply walked away. An overview of where we are now and what we need from Government👇

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The principle of Complex Care Pathways is clinically sound, but concerns around funding, risk, and administration mean the model is not yet fully workable. The latest from @ShivPabary👉 https://t.co/y...

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British Dental Association@thebda.bsky.social · 3w ago

The principle of Complex Care Pathways is clinically sound, but concerns around funding, risk, & administration mean the model is not yet fully workable. The latest from @shivpabary.bsky.social👇 https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/complex-care-pathways-a-step-forward-but-key-concerns-remain/

The principle of Complex Care Pathways is clinically sound, but concerns around funding, risk, & administration mean the model is not yet fully workable. The latest from @shivpabary.bsky.social👇 https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/complex-care-pathways-a-step-forward-but-key-concerns-remain/

⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇷 It's the morning after the night before, but a great story we wanted to share. 👏to all our members making a real difference at the heart of their communities. https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26278871.southampton-dentist-celebrating-world-cup-community-spirit/

🥤Food labelling matters... And today the Health and Social Care Committee has backed timid half measures, when decisive action is required. 🚥The ‘traffic light’ system works for industry precisely because it is both so familiar and so ineffective.

"My local dentists are desperate to take on more NHS patients," says @@bobbywdean.bsky.social MP. "Isn’t it wholly unacceptable govt doesn’t yet have a proposed solution, let alone implemented one?" Without pace here there is a clear risk that promises to save this service can't be kept.

"While I really appreciate the work the Government's done on emergency dental treatments, for primary care dentistry, it's still simply not good enough," says @samrushworthmp.bsky.social 👏 The right promises have been made. But the clock is ticking - pledges need to be translated into action.

“This report spells out what we all know that oral disease and deprivation go hand in hand" says @eddiecrouch "Until ministers step up, universal access to NHS dentistry for children will remain just a myth, and many will keep paying the price.” www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

UK raising 'sickest kids in Europe' says new report in 'national embarrassment'

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has found the health of our children is either stalling or declining in all of the 12 key areas in a new report

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Tweaks at the margins have done little for a demoralised workforce or the millions we serve. Sign this call on our next PM: fix and fund NHS dentistry. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

Fix and fund NHS Dentistry NOW!

Thirteen MILLION of us are still locked out of dental care. After two years of ministers promising to finally fix NHS d

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“Andy Burnham speaks of a 'Makerfield Test', that he wouldn’t sign up to policies that failed his own constituents," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social "His voters, & millions of others are being comprehensively failed by an NHS dental system designed in Westminster." www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS dentistry crisis continues as woman tells of 8 year wait with broken teeth

EXCLUSIVE: One in four adults still can’t get seen by an NHS dentist despite small improvements under Labour, according to analysis of major patient survey

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This Government has been largely honest about the state of the service. We don’t need spin now. What we need is for promises made in 2024 to be kept. Please sign and share this message to Andy Burnham.

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We’ve heard the right promises from this Government. But warm words won’t give millions the care they need. A new administration needs to fix and fund this service. Sign this message to @andybur...

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British Dental Association@thebda.bsky.social · 4w ago

We’ve heard the right promises from this Government. But warm words won’t give millions the care they need. A new administration needs to fix and fund this service. Sign this message to @andyburnham https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

We’ve heard the right promises from this Government. But warm words won’t give millions the care they need. A new administration needs to fix and fund this service. Sign this message to @andyburnham https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

“The Government says it wants more dentists, better access to care, and a stronger NHS workforce," says Petros Mylonas. "None of these ambitions are achievable without the senior clinical academic workforce to train the next generation." www.bda.org/news-and-opi...

As Health Secretary @andyburnham.bsky.social began the process of reform in 2009. It reflects the casual indifference of successive govts that 17 years later that same system is still in place. This profession & the millions we serve need to see a clean break. Please sign & share.

British Dental Association@thebda.bsky.social · 4w ago

Latest figures show over 13m people remain unable to secure care. Govt likes to claim the NHS is 'on the road to recovery'. But tweaks at the margins have barely scratched the surface here. Sign our message to Andy Burnham👇 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now

Latest figures show over 13m people remain unable to secure care. Govt likes to claim the NHS is 'on the road to recovery'. But tweaks at the margins have barely scratched the surface here. Sign our message to Andy Burnham👇 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fix-and-fund-nhs-dentistry-now