Alison Lockyer

♀️Former @TheBDA Board

[BDA @TheBDA]

"I think we should say to the government, "don't let it drop," says Lord @AndrewDLansley

The former Health Secretary is spot on.

The principles behind pilots & prototypes were right.

There's no need to go back to the drawing board to make a clean break from a failed contract.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"Units of Dental Activity do not really meet the modern needs of oral health in this country," says @LordPhilofBrum

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Our thanks for tabling important amendments to the Health Bill, to make UK Governments publish - and act on - state of the nation reports on NHS dentistry.

[BDA @TheBDA]

“Waiting times these patients face have been buried”, says @EddieCrouch.

“Parliamentary questions have gone unanswered, freedom of information requests deftly dodged.”

https://t.co/8QWV4hhwYR

[Care England 💚 @CareEngland]

Care homes cannot fix gaps in NHS dental access alone. Our new white paper and toolkit call for shared action and offer practical daily-care support.

https://t.co/JEOTsZfi6O

[BDA @TheBDA]

The access crisis in NHS dentistry matters & could cost lives.

Around 13,800 people are diagnosed with oral cancers every year in the UK yet awareness is shockingly low, thank you @anna4fes MP @EdwardMorelloWD MP @ClaireforTAY MP for helping us raise awareness.

[BDA @TheBDA]

NHS dentistry needs more than short-term fixes.

Fundamental reform & investment are essential to securing routine access for all.

Thanks for your support @OliverRyanUK MP and @Peter_Dowd MP

[BDA @TheBDA]


NHS dentistry is about more than teeth. Dentists can spot the first sign of oral cancer.

As Blake Stephenson MP heard, routine check-ups save lives.

[BDA @TheBDA]

People in England's most deprived areas have a 66% higher incidence of oral cavity cancer than least deprived areas.

Thanks for stopping by @LabourSatvir MP

[BDA @TheBDA]

With oral cancer, early detection can save lives.

More than 85% of people diagnosed with stage 1 oral cavity cancer in England survive for 5 years or more.

Thank you @DannyBeales & @FeryalClark for understanding the importance of access to routine dental check-ups.

[BDA @TheBDA]

Thank you @RichardFoordLD MP and @CharlotteCane8 MP for your continued support for NHS dentistry.

Our members are on the front line in the battle with oral cancer.

This can be a life saving service - and shouldn't be an afterthought.

[BDA @TheBDA]

A pleasure to speak with Shadow Secretary of State for Health @DamianHinds MP this morning.

Oral cancer awareness, and ensuring patients can secure an early diagnosis are issues that deserve cross-party attention and concern.

Access to NHS dental care can be a life saver!

[BDA @TheBDA]

Oral cancer claims more lives than car accidents, & early detection is so key.

Dentistry must not be reduced to an accident & emergency service, or one of the first casualties will be oral cancer screening.

Today we've offered those screenings to MPs.

https://t.co/i39hZbRcxJ

[BDA @TheBDA]

NHS dentistry is hanging by a thread.

Dentists need an above-inflation pay rise to send a clear signal that we can turn the page.

Colleagues from across the UK in London today, making the profession's case direct to our pay review body.

[BDA @TheBDA]

When it comes to cracking down on criminals, it appears tax fraud trumps patient safety.

For far too long we’ve seen illegal tooth whitening companies operating in plain sight online, peddling products that hurt patients.

https://t.co/egodCiSACQ

[BDA @TheBDA]

New ARF levels...

📈 £720 for dentists - up 3.2%

📈 £111 for DCPs - up 2.8%

This may be a modest increase, but it is another unwelcome bill for a profession already facing soaring costs and unprecedented financial pressures.

[BDA @TheBDA]

Rupert Lowe has identified a real crisis in NHS dentistry.

But he’s looking for scapegoats, not solutions.

Migrants didn’t break NHS dentistry.

A failed contract and years of underfunding did.

[BDA @TheBDA]

Today Government slashed the price of jellybeans and skittles, toffees and caramels.

But didn’t offer a penny to rebuild NHS dentistry.

To fix this service Ministers have to fund it properly.

Send a message to the PM and Health Secretary. https://t.co/xLjvErhZYH

[BDA @TheBDA]

We were facing a future where Ministers were free to mark their own homework on dentistry and many other part of the NHS.

The Government has made the right call to retain and enhance @HealthwatchE.

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

A record 48,877 dentists are on the GDX register. A fifth are FTE NHS dentists. Clear reform and funding of the contract can make working for the NHS attractive for dentists. Thank you @the_mdu for having me on the recruitment and retention of dental workforce panel.@TheBDA

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Nice catch up with @AliceMLabour MP back from mat leave & importance of free NHS care during pregnancy and after birth & protecting children from sugar in baby food pouches, curbing the sugar industry and the urgent need for dental contract reform and funding @TheBDA