Len D'Cruz

General dentist with a keen interest in dento-legal and ethical issues.Head of BDA photography, cooking, reading non-fiction and Arsenal

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@MPS_Dental @GeorgeWrightMPS Congratulations @GeorgeWrightMPS l am sure you will enjoy the role

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Tooth decay is the no.1 reason for hospital admissions among young children, and bad diets are fuelling it.

Free School Meals is a simple step that can put prevention to work.

[BDA @TheBDA]

5 years on from lockdown and patients unable to access care are:

🏥Piling pressure on other parts of the NHS

✈️Heading abroad for treatment that should be available in their own backyard.

🦷Becoming 'DIY' dentists.

We can't go on this way.

[BDA @TheBDA]

"We take on the challenge from the British Dental Association that there is more to do."

A welcome tone from @wesstreeting.

NHS dentistry has been treated as a Cinderella Service.

That has to end.

We need a fair deal our members and the millions they treat.

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@TheBDA This is a start but we need so thing more bold and positive to turn around this failing NHS contract to deliver a service fit for the 21st century

[BDA @TheBDA]

Today NHS dentistry takes a small step. 

What we urgently need now is a giant leap.

Action proportionate to the scale of the crisis millions still face.

👉 https://t.co/ApZjSIEC6l

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@StewDuff You can make up your own scene …..😂

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@englandsteeth Like @TheBDA @englandsteeth has been campaigning tirelessly to reform the NHS contract -NHS dentistry is in intensive care and needs something pretty substantial to recover it -there won’t be much left for @wesstreeting to fix if he doesn’t move fast

[BDA @TheBDA]

“We’re not going to fix NHS dentistry without fixing the contract,” says @wesstreeting on #bbclaurak

We’ve welcomed the constructive tone from the new Govt.

But if NHS dentistry is going to survive we will need commitment to a timetable for reform👉 https://t.co/B8f0PiG7HO

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@ElonMNews Twitter

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

This is a good start to fixing a broken NHS dental service both in the short and long term -we shouldn’t have to see people taking their own teeth out or travelling miles to get access to an NHS dentist anymore but we need action not just words and promises

[Tom King @Policy_Tom]

Very positive to see @wesstreeting deliver on a meeting with the BDA in his first Monday in office.

Hope the start of productive engagement to tackle a broken NHS dental service.

[BDA @TheBDA]

How can you manage the anxiety around a complaint?

Learn from this @The_BDJ In Practice article: https://t.co/9N8yhW0eQA

[Eddie Crouch @EddieCrouch]

Congratulations to @wesstreeting and @PreetKGillMP.

Together with @TheBDA @ShawnC_GDPC and colleagues, I look forward to meeting @DHSCgovuk on Monday.

We want to make NHS dentistry fit for the future.

And that will require political will.

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

Whatever the weather or the results today the streets of Norf Lundon are ours #arsenal @Arsenal

[Remy Marsh @ChantsFc]

Can’t wait to hear ‘The Angel’ getting belted out in the away end this Sunday. We need everyone on board for this to work. The feel good factor in our fanbase should help excel that. Send and share this song to all your Arsenal mates!

https://t.co/JMZCC7I8xh

[Remy Marsh @ChantsFc]

Can’t wait to hear ‘The Angel’ getting belted out in the away end this Sunday. We need everyone on board for this to work. The feel good factor in our fanbase should help excel that. Send and share this song to all your Arsenal mates!

https://t.co/JMZCC7I8xh

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

@SHenderson755 Congratulations!

[BDA Benevolent Fund @BDA_Ben_Fund]

In 2023, we supported the highest number of people in the dental community to date.

If you need to reach out, please know you are not alone and apply to us earlier rather than later.

https://t.co/zm1G2pyaV7

#CharityForAllDentists #Dentistry #UKDentalStudent

[BDA @TheBDA]

TIME CIRCUITS ON!

Founded in 1948, NHS dentistry transformed the oral health of the nation.

Now Government failure is sending the nation’s oral health back in time.

The PM promised to ‘restore’ this service.

That promise has not been kept.

Sign here: https://t.co/2FfPt0VagG

[Len D'Cruz @len_dent]

The BDA has tirelessly raised the issue of this dysfunctional NHS dental contract for a decade and half -this generation of dentist graduating in the last few years have run out of goodwill and are doing their dentistry outside of the NHS now

[Natalie Bradley @natb990]

The broken NHS contract is impacting not only all of dental care but now GPs, hospitals and other areas of healthcare... People being admitted for dental issues, resorting to DIY dentistry... It's time for action @TheBDA