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@TheBDA

The British Dental Association is the voice of dentists and dental students in the UK. Chair @EddieCrouch / Chief Exec @martinwoodrow69

Wimpole Street, London

Joined May 2009

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@TheBDA
Feb 8, 2024
Thank you @PaddyMcGuinness. You really didn’t get it wrong. You captured the absurdity of a system that’s fuelling a crisis hurting millions. The PM promised to ‘restore’ NHS dentistry. We’re still waiting… SIGN & SHARE this petition to Rishi Sunak. 38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
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@TheBDA
Jan 11, 2023
The PM offered fiction not fact to @CatSmithMP on the crisis in dentistry. The reality is there are no new dentists, no new contract, and no new money. Our patients need to see honesty, ambition & investment👉bda.org/news-centre/pr…
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@TheBDA
Feb 9, 2024
We are appalled some politicians are blaming immigrants for the current crisis in NHS dentistry. It’s as offensive as it is inaccurate. A thread 🧵
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@TheBDA
Mar 19, 2024
Dentists have seen through the spin. Empty soundbites won’t stop queues outside practices. Dodgy statistics won’t call time on ‘DIY’ dentistry. Don’t let the Government send the nation’s oral health back in time. Sign here to save NHS dentistry: 38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
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@TheBDA
Jul 8, 2024
The first step to save NHS dentistry is admitting we have a problem. @wesstreeting has done so today. There’s recognition that failed contracts & underfunding have fuelled the current crisis. There’s now a chance to move forward to rescue & reform a service millions depend on.
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@TheBDA
Feb 10, 2024
No. We are saying that 14 years of systemic underfunding and 18 years of failure to fix a broken contract is what’s fuelling the crisis in NHS dentistry. Everything else is noise…
Charlotte Gill
@CharlotteCGill
Feb 10, 2024
So 670,000 net migration last year had no impact on infrastructure? All of these people don’t need dental care? And magically don’t need any services or housing? Is that what you’re saying? 🎤
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@TheBDA
Mar 30, 2020
👉 We dispute the claim made during yesterday's Downing Street briefing by the Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick who stated that all dental practices have received fresh supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). bit.ly/2UaaS0v
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@TheBDA
Apr 4, 2024
Fixed that for you… If Britain really is the second most powerful country on Earth then why are its citizens resorting to ‘DIY’ dentistry for want of access to basic healthcare? Sign here if you think this country deserves better👉 38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
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@TheBDA
Feb 9, 2024
Thanks @carolvorders In 1948, dentistry was a core part of the new NHS, available to all and free at the point of use. Charges came in 1951, explicitly designed to reduce demand for care. In 2024 the very future of this service hangs in the balance. 38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
Carol Vorderman
@carolvorders
Feb 9, 2024
SIGN THE PETITION EMBEDDED in the @TheBDA tweet below about the absurdity of the current NHS Tory system.... Please let's have the election very soon .....
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@TheBDA
Jun 12, 2024
Pleased to see @Keir_Starmer saying that if elected he’ll get stuck into fixing NHS dentistry on day one. This crisis is hitting millions. And we are ready to work with any Government willing to show urgency and ambition. 👉 bda.org/what-we-do/cam…
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@TheBDA
Apr 1, 2024
⬆️Today NHS dental charges in England rise by 4%. 💷Not a penny will go towards improving your care or easing the access crisis. ✂️Patients will pay more, just so Ministers can pay less. It’s an utter disgrace. Sign this message to @RishiSunak 👉38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
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@TheBDA
May 23, 2023
This profession thanks @LibDems leader @EdwardJDavey & @UKLabour's @marykfoy for both pressing the PM to correct the record after repeated misleading claims. 🦷These numbers matter. 📉This crisis is deepening. 🛟 NHS dentistry needs a rescue plan👇 bda.org/news-centre/la…
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@TheBDA
Mar 18, 2024
Today we are in Westminster. Dentists and patients. All failed by a broken system. Tomorrow the Government will be held to account on NHS dentistry. Their broken promises are hurting millions. 38d.gs/SaveNHSDentist…
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@TheBDA
Feb 9, 2024
Replying to @TheBDA
🦷 Immigrants did not slash the dental budget by £1bn in real terms since 2010. 🦷 Immigrants did not refuse to fix a broken contract fuelling the exodus from the NHS. 🦷In fact, around 30% of dentists registered to practice in the UK qualified overseas.t
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