Oral healthcare policy

As a charity and professional body for the whole dental team working in primary oral healthcare, we have a unique and authoritative perspective on the future for dentistry for our patients and public, in the UK and beyond.

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Leading for change: sustainability review published

Leading for change: sustainability review published

College of General DentistryOct 25, 20232 min read

The College has published ‘Sustainability in dentistry: Leading for change’, a scoping review to inform and engage the dental profession, industry, and wider oral health and dental care infrastructure on the environmental sustainability of practicing dentistry.

Huge potential, but dentistry remains isolated – President’s message to healthcare integration committee

Huge potential, but dentistry remains isolated – President’s message to healthcare integration committee

College of General DentistryMay 16, 20233 min read

The President of the College, Dr Abhi Pal, has given evidence to the House of Lords Committee on the Integration of Primary and Community Care.

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CGDent and BADN call for deferral of mandatory vaccination as survey suggests a quarter of dental nurses are not fully vaccinated 

College of General DentistryJan 27, 20224 min read

The College of General Dentistry and British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) are warning of a potential catastrophe for dental patients if the planned implementation of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all patient-facing staff in England is not deferred.  Regulations came…

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College response to NHS England announcement of additional dentistry funding

College of General DentistryJan 25, 20221 min read

Commenting on the announcement that an additional £50m of funding will be provided for NHS dentistry in England over the next ten weeks, Dr Abhi Pal, President of the College of General Dentistry, said:  “New funding for dentistry is to…