News Articles from July 2025

BSDHT President was proud to represent dental hygienists and dental therapists along with other passionate colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care

BSDHT President was proud to represent dental hygienists and dental therapists along with other passionate colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care last week. A small group were... Read More

On Tuesday 1 July, changes to immigration rules were laid out before Parliament which will come into force from 22 July. This will include skills and salary thresholds increases, the end of overseas... Read More

GDC extends initial inquiries process

The General Dental Council (GDC) has announced a further extension to its initial inquiries process to include isolated cases of perceived unprofessional behaviour, as part of ongoing efforts to... Read More

No choice but to work

Dental hygienists and dental therapists feel they have no choice but to work when their mental health is suffering! Over eight in ten dental therapists (82%) in the UK who took part in a survey... Read More

Tackling dental deserts

A systematic review from King’s College London sets out to explore the geographic barriers to dental care and makes dental access recommendations for health policy. Inequitable distribution of the... Read More