Mar 30 2025 36 mins 1
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The financial pressure on UK dental practices has never been higher. Eddie Crouch, chairman of the BDA, reveals how recent budget changes are adding an extra £14,000 per year in costs to the average practice, pushing many NHS dentists to the brink.
While private practices can adjust fees, NHS practices face a deeper crisis. Despite a 6% government pay uplift, practice expenses are calculated using a 1.68% GDP deflator, while real dental inflation is closer to 14%. This mismatch has led to a 30% drop in NHS dentist income over the past decade, with more dentists reducing or exiting their NHS commitments.
Eddie shares insights from his discussions with MPs, exposing how politics influences NHS dental policies. With only 3% of practices accepting new NHS patients and 13 million people lacking NHS dental access, the future of NHS dentistry is uncertain. Will it focus solely on children’s care, emergency services, or means-tested access? Eddie explores these possibilities, along with the rise of corporate dentistry and shifting practice ownership dynamics.
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