Archives for March 2025

The latest Primary Care Bulletin features information on the Golden Hello Recruitment Scheme: Dental practices are already seeing the benefits of the dental recruitment incentive scheme, which was introduced in 2024 to encourage recruitment of dentists to areas that have historically struggled to recruit, attract new workforce to the NHS, and retain those who might have … [Read more...]

Work Well programme It's time to put your wellbeing first. (Even when you're under pressure, time is short, and your colleagues are stressed too...) When you join the Work Well Programme you’ll get access to a full set of tools and resources designed to support your wellbeing at work – no matter how busy things get. Learn how to beat stress and prevent burnout, set … [Read more...]

The latest Primary Care Bulletin has released information on the new Dental charges 2025/2026 as of 1 April 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed there will be a price increase in England for NHS dental treatment. The charges are set to rise by an average of 2.3 per cent. The amount payable for basic NHS dental care is set to rise by between 60p and … [Read more...]

DHSC have made an announcement today about the national supervised Toothbrushing Programme. Details on supervised toothbrushing are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/supervised-toothbrushing-for-children-to-prevent-tooth-decay . The document states that this will be a: “National programme rolled out for 3 to 5-year-olds in early years settings – … [Read more...]

The document below includes the latest announcement of the expansion of the North East water fluoridation scheme following the consultation. The response is available here: Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay 'The Department of Health and Social Care conducted a public consultation to gather views and evidence on a proposal to expand community … [Read more...]