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The BDA says the new, higher payments for dentists who see NHS patients do not “go anywhere near far enough” to covering the full costs dentists will incur, “particularly for treatments like dentures or crowns that require laboratory work”.
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It says there is no new money for the new patient premium, and that NHS England is just “recycling the same limited pot of money”.
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It says the £200m described as new money is “less than the half the underspends in the budget expected this year”.
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It says the plan does not compensate for a decade of frozen budgets. It says:
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Last month Department of Health and Social care accounts revealed the service’s £3bn budget has barely changed in a decade, with no effort to keep pace with demand, or rising costs. In real terms the budget has been cut by over £1bn since 2010.
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The BDA says the plan does not do what the Commons health committee said was needed in a report last year. The committee said the problems faced by people unable to access NHS dentistry were “totally unacceptable in the 21st century” and that “fundamental reform” of the contract for NHS dentists was needed.
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It says, without reform to the contract for NHS dentists, the plan amounts to “little more than an exercise in ‘rearranging the deck chairs’”.
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It says the proposal to extend water fluoridation is “close to meaningless” because of widening oral health inequality.
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It says “frontloaded investment in tried-and-tested schemes like supervised brushing are needed now”. This is what Labour is proposing.
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Good morning. Labour has been campaigning hard recently on the dire state of NHS dentistry, which is near-impossible to access to many places, and today the government is responding by publicising its own NHS dental recovery plan. The British Dental Association has been scathing about it. It is normal, with a government initiative like this, for the relevant to professional body to say that it is a step in the right direction but does not go far enough etc. But, in its response, the BDA does not even bother with the usual niceties. It is wholly critical, saying the plan is “incapable of even beginning to honour Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry, or in any way meet the government’s stated ambition to provide access to NHS dentistry for ‘all who need it’”.
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Aletha Adu and Tobi Thomas have the story here.
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Labour has said some elements of the programme, in particular the emphasis on doing more to get young children brushing their teeth properly, echoes what they were saying in their own dental recovery plan, published in October at the party conference. In interviews this morning, Victoria Atkins, the health secretary, refused to accept that, claiming that Labour does not trust parents. She told Times Radio:
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Labour seems to think that no parent can be trusted to brush their children’s teeth. We do not take that approach. We say the overwhelming majority of parents do a great job looking after their children.
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For those children that are struggling, this is where the fluoride brushing dental teams into reception class…really counts because we are targeting it very, very particularly on areas where there are high, high rates of oral ill health.
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But, in fact, on children’s teeth brushing, the two plans are similar. NHS England’s plan says:
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The plan will also see the government roll out a new ‘Smile For Life’ programme which will see parents and parents-to-be offered advice for baby gums and milk teeth, with the aim that by the time children go to school, every child will see tooth brushing as a normal part of their day.
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And Labour proposed: “Supervised toothbrushing in schools for 3-5 year olds, targeted at the areas with highest childhood tooth decay.”
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At the time Labour announced this, some Tories criticised the party for nanny statism. Miriam Cates, the co-chair of the New Conservatives, a backbench group of rightwingers who are particularly socially conservative and pro-family, suggested Labour was “disempowering parents and robbing them of their rightful responsibilities”.
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Here is the agenda for the day.
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Noon: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs.
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After 12.45pm: MPs debate motions relating to funding for the police and local government.
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‘There’s little more to it than rearranging the deckchairs’ – why dental reconstruction plans were thwarted by the British Dental Association
of British Dental Association It gives a number of reasons why it believes the UK government’s dental recovery plan is inadequate. the official response. The points are:
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The BDA said the new higher payments to dentists who see NHS patients are “not enough” to cover the full cost of dentists, “particularly for treatments such as dentures and crowns that require examinations”. It’s far from that.”
Last month, the Department of Health and Social Care’s accounts revealed that the service’s £3 billion budget has remained largely unchanged for a decade, with no effort or cost increases to keep up with demand. In real terms, since 2010, the budget has been cut by more than £1 billion.
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The BDA says the plan does not do what the Commons Health Committee said was needed. in last year’s report. The committee said the problems faced by people without access to NHS dental care were “totally unacceptable in the 21st century” and called for “fundamental reform” of NHS dentist contracts. Stated.
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Without reforming the NHS’s contracts with dentists, the paper said the plan would be “nothing more than an exercise in ‘rearranging deckchairs'”.
Victoria Atkins says Labor doesn’t trust parents to brush their children’s teeth after Tories criticize NHS dental plan
good morning. Labor has been campaigning hard recently about the deplorable state of NHS dental care, which is almost impossible to access in many places, and today the Government has responded by publishing that statement. NHS unique dental recovery plan.of British Dental Association It has been harshly criticized. It is common for relevant professional bodies to say that such government initiatives are a step in the right direction but do not go far enough. but, In that reply, BDA doesn’t even care about the usual niceties. The plan “doesn’t even begin to honor Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘restore’ NHS dental care, nor does it even begin to honor Rishi Sunak’s promise to ‘restore’ NHS dental care, nor does it even begin to honor the Government’s pledge to provide access to NHS dental care for ‘everyone who needs it’” “We cannot even fulfill the ambitions we set,” he said, completely critical.
Aretha Adu and tobi thomas Please talk here.
Labor said some elements of the program, particularly its focus on doing more to get young children to brush their teeth properly, were in line with what it said. your own dental restoration plan, announced at the October party conference. In this morning’s interview, victoria atkins, the Health Secretary refused to accept this, claiming that Labor did not trust parents. She told Times Radio:
Mr. Raver seems to think that no parent can be trusted to brush their child’s teeth. We don’t take that approach. It is said that the overwhelming majority of parents are committed to caring for their children.
For children who are suffering, this is where the fluoride brushing dental team comes into the reception class…because we specifically target areas with very high rates of oral disease.
But in reality, the two plans are similar when it comes to brushing your child’s teeth. NHS EnglandThe plan states:
The plan will also see the government roll out a new ‘Smile for Life’ programme, which aims to ensure all children are healthy by the time they start school. , will provide parents and parents-to-be with advice on baby gums and primary teeth. Brushing your teeth will become part of your daily routine.
and labor “Targeting areas with the highest rates of childhood tooth decay, we would implement supervised tooth brushing at schools for 3- to 5-year-old children.”
At the time Labor announced this, some Conservatives criticized the party as nanny nationalist. Miriam Catesco-chair of the New Conservative Party, a particularly socially conservative and pro-family right-wing backward group; The Labor Party is “Depriving parents of their rights and depriving them of their legitimate responsibilities.”
The agenda for the day is:
noon: Rishi Sunak will take on Keir Starmer at PMQs.
After 12:45pm: MPs will debate a motion on funding for police and local government.
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