Charlotte Waite

Our new @thebda.bsky.social report shines a light on the challenges associated with dental GA lists in Scotland and seeks to offer solutions to address the unacceptable waits that many of our patients are facing. Full report here👇

www.bda.org/media/bm2fub...

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Great to be in Glasgow!

Looking forward to the NES National Dental Core Training Conference 2025 tomorrow and to meeting lots of DCTs @thebda.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🦷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦷

Pleasure to meet @mayaellismp.bsky.social this morning @foodfoundation.bsky.social report launch this morning Look forward to further discussions on NHS Dentistry in the future @thebda.bsky.social

Absolutely agree with this equation @thebda.bsky.social

This is exactly why so many of us wanted to be part of our profession.

Communication skills really are a key part of the delivery of dental care and why continuity of care is so valuable.

A dentists we believe in prevention.

And the shocking sugar levels in these baby pouches isn't' inevitable.

It's a commercial choice.

Tell Government to make industry do the right thing👉 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco

"Children barely out of weaning are presenting with multiple teeth that are decayed," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

"A result of the diets that they're having when these teeth are first coming through."

Tell govt to step up
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https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco

Baby teeth start coming through around 6 months old.

These food pouches are high in sugar.

Having removed teeth for children as young as 2 years old, who were experiencing pain and infections, we need action from the manufacturers now.

Tooth decay is almost always preventable.

Dentists across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 say Payment Reform is progress.

That risks being undone by reckless NI hikes.

But what’s clear is this can’t be the end of the road if we’re going to make NHS dentistry fit for the 21st Century.

👉 https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/scotland-reform-needs-to-continue/

🦷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Calling all GDS and PDS dentists in Scotland:

❌National Insurance hikes.

❌A recruitment and retention crisis.

❌Access problems.

Tell us where this service goes next after Payment Reform.
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https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/scottishdentistrywherenext

Calling all GDS and PDS dentists

Please complete and share our @thebda.bsky.social survey on dentistry in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We need to hear your views 📣

This #WorldOralHealthDay please take a minute to hear Nick’s story👇on why access to dental services is so important. @thebda.bsky.social

“We really are on a knife edge” says new Gillian Lennox.

We’ve seen scenes that belong in another century.

The Scottish Government need to double down, and secure the pipeline for dentists and the dental team.

NHS dentistry needs a fully funded workforce plan.

@charlottewaite.bsky.social

This is a real issue for dental registrants across all four nations👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧
@thebda.bsky.social

We are proud to have signed this petition @obesityactionsc.bsky.social 👇sign up below

Sugary foods and drinks can cause poor oral health.

@thebda.bsky.social agree that there must be action to push HFSS foods out of sporting events in Scotland.

@obesityactionsc.bsky.social 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️🥇

Great advocacy from Nick Marshall @thebda.bsky.social

Speaking up can make a real difference for our patients and colleagues.

Reflecting on my own first media experiences with this article, it felt like a big step but I’m so glad I took it.

www.bbc.com/news/educati...

At the National Robotarium to hear John Swinney announce the new Scottish Gov plan for NHS recovery and renewal

Good to catch up with colleagues from across medical, voluntary and care sectors today @thebda.bsky.social
@drdmacaskill.bsky.social @driainkennedy.bsky.social @vhscotland.bsky.social

@thebda.bsky.social Honours and Awards are given to people for their exceptional achievements, their commitment to the BDA, & their work for the dental profession.

Great to see 3 dentists from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 listed this year 👏 Congratulations.

Nominations for the next round are open now👇