Shiv Pabary MBE

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A joint statement on anti-migrant rhetoric from us and our friends @bma.org.uk, @rcn.org.uk, @thecsp.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @hcsa-com.bsky.social

Over 75,000 people have now backed our call for fair funding for NHS dentistry.

For a generation choices made at the Treasury and the Department of Health have left millions with no options.

Our patients deserve better.

Join us: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now

“NHS dentistry has ceased to exist for millions of families," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

"Warm words won’t solve this - only real investment and meaningful reform will.”

Sign here if you agree: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now

Catching up with @jon4highpeak.bsky.social MP this afternoon at #LPC25

His High Peak constituency has lost many NHS dentists over the last 10 years.

This exodus isn’t inevitable.

We can and must stem the flow. @thebda.bsky.social

Good to catch up with @jaynekirkhammp.bsky.social .

Told access to NHS dentistry in her patch is worse than ever.

Residents are living with the results, with many now sporting missing teeth.

It’s not inevitable.

Fundamental reform, coupled with adequate funding can change this.

Great to meet @linseyfarnsworthmp.bsky.social at #LPC25

Her Amber Valley constituency is one of Derbyshire’s worst dental desserts.

We’re committed to work together to secure a sustainable future for NHS dentistry in the region and nationwide.

Great to meet with @steveyemm-mp.bsky.social at #LPC25

Steve told us how access to NHS dental care remains a top issue among his constituents.

We have commitments on contract reform in this parliament. We discussed the funding needed to restore care to millions. @thebda.bsky.social

Poor oral health is linked to a "lifetime of problems".

Couldn’t agree more with Josh Fenton-Glynn MP’s analysis yesterday morning at a session tackling dentistry and the government’s wider commitment to prevention. @thebda.bsky.social @joshfg.bsky.social

Over 50,000 have already joined our call to properly fund this service.

For a generation NHS dentistry has seen savage cuts

Restoring care to millions is impossible without real investment.

Sign here👉 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now

Ministers have said NHS dentistry is at death’s door.

That the horror stories we keep seeing are Dickensian.

It’s all true.

To save this service, we need them to put their money where their mouth is.

Sign our call for fair funding.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fund-nhs-dentistry-now

“Supervised brushing is a tried-and-tested policy that we back 100%" says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

"But Ministers must ensure the funding and reform are in place so kids can get the care they need.” https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/free-toothbrushes-schools-across-england-35905840

"These scenes won't end until government keeps its promises," says @shivparbary.bsky.social

"The hurdle is going to be the Treasury."

"Unless you put in the adequate funding that's needed to reform the service, then I'm afraid we're going to have discussions like this again."

Government are proposing a ban on sales of energy drinks to kids.

We applaud this.

Ministers say they want to shift the focus from treatment to prevention.

Sign here and tell them to go further and faster on reining in #BigFood.
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https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-sugar-the-new-tobacco

“It is hard to see how services in deprived areas will be improved unless funding for NHS dentistry is increased.”

Today's Guardian editorial.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/02/the-guardian-view-on-the-dental-divide-ministers-must-brush-up-their-policy-as-well-as-childrens-teeth

This message could be on display at thousands of practices the length and breadth of England.👇

“The crisis in NHS dentistry was made in Westminster," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

"We can end this horror show."

"But we need to see real urgency and ambition.”
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/i-called-nhs-dentists-7-35514646.amp

We’ll never make the shift from sickness to prevention when millions have given up even trying to access care.

Our patients continue to face an historic crisis, that requires a proportionate response from government. 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/millions-brits-unmet-need-give-35540543

"Restoring care to millions and consigning 'DIY' dentistry back to the Victorian era won’t break the bank," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social

"But they will require sustainable investment."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/wes-streeting-defends-only-paying-35553849

BREAKING: The latest changes to the NHS contract 👇
https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/england-modest-improvements-not-the-final-destination/

NHS dentistry is on the critical list, and demoralised dentists are walking away every day this contract remains in force.

If we don’t make a break in this Parliament there may not be a service left to save.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/dentist-being-fined-150k-nhs-35502290

"By 2035, the NHS dental system will be transformed."

That's the promise in the NHS 10 Year Plan.

Ministers have pledged to begin work this year fixing a failed contract.

They've made the right diagnosis.

But we can’t wait a decade for them to write the prescription.

A leap in the dark could spell the end not just to continuity of care but NHS dentistry in Wales altogether.

Don't miss this chance to have your say👉 https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/blog/wales-rip-to-the-family-dentist/

Govt say it chooses investment over decline. That logic must be applied to NHS dentistry.

It’s no surprise this service is on its last legs, when its share of the pie has halved in a generation.

Today's settlement offers a chance to restore care to millions.

It can't be missed.

"Can the Chancellor confirm that this funding will bring dentists back into the NHS?" asks @libdemdaisy.bsky.social.

NHS spending is set to rise by £29bn.

It is now for health ministers to decide if they turn the page on a generation of savage cuts that have brought this service to the brink.

Demand for dental tourism is surging.

95% of dentists we polled examined patients who travelled abroad for treatment.

Of those 86% treated cases that developed complications.

Patients need to understand the risks.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/mum-pain-worse-childbirth-after-35326992

"NHS dentistry feels at its lowest ebb," says @eddiecrouch.bsky.social in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk 

"One Yorkshire MP has it in her power to change this: Rachel Reeves."

"The political choices that brought us here were made at the Treasury."

"And any solutions will be too."

Damning from @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social‬ on 'Golden Hellos'.

They formed part of an NHS dentistry 'Recovery Plan' that was unworthy of the title.

The focus now must be confronting the failed contracts and underfunding fuelling this crisis.

"Reform won't work if there's no workforce left by the time it's finally introduced," says @chriswebbmp.bsky.social‬

This profession and the millions we treat need a clear timetable and a sustainable funding model.

"NHS dentists are in fact heroes," says Dr @peterprinsleymp.bsky.social

Dentists have slogged on through decades of decay and drift.

Underfunded, overstretched & working to a failed contract.

There's a chance now to turn the page, value the workforce, & restore care to millions.

"We are going to see a two-tier society in which only the rich can get the dental care that they so desperately need."

Sir Julian Lewis MP outlines where we'll end up if we don't see fundamental reform of a failed contract.