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Not every ambitious clinician wants a multimillion-pound loan, HR headaches and CQC stress. Renting a ready-made surgery could create a more flexible, modern way to practise, says Dr Tony Jacobs gdpuk.com/views/for-rent…

Dentistry’s workforce crisis didn’t happen overnight - and it won’t be fixed with quick headlines or recruitment drives alone. Retention, morale and contract reform matter just as much as training more dentists. Otherwise the profession will keep leaking experienced clinicians faster than it replaces them. gdpuk.com/in-depth/where…

The GDC says it wants a fairer and more proportionate FtP system. But stories like this explain why many dentists still feel deep anxiety about the regulator. A 2.5-year process ending in “no case to answer” inevitably raises questions about triage, proportionality and delay. gdpuk.com/news/the-gdc-p…

The big unanswered question after Wes Streeting’s resignation: will NHS dental contract reform actually survive the political reshuffle? Dentists have heard promises before. Without meaningful reform, the profession risks drifting even further away from NHS care - and other sectors are starting to notice. gdpuk.com/news/streeting…

Dentists and GPs are worlds apart in structure — but facing the same crisis: loss of trust. Patients blame clinicians for access problems, while governments and regulators avoid confronting years of systemic failure, says Jaimie Kaffash. gdpuk.com/views/the-gdpu…

if governments want better access and better care, they need to stop undermining trust in frontline professionals and start fixing the structures around them. Sometimes the dentist - and the doctor - really does know best. gdpuk.com/views/the-gdpu…

One of the most striking findings here is that affordability may now be overtaking access as the key issue in dentistry. Even where care exists, growing numbers of patients appear worried about whether they can actually pay for it - NHS or private. That’s a major shift in the debate around oral health. gdpuk.com/news/one-in-15…

The challenge for the GDC isn’t just becoming “more compassionate” - it’s rebuilding trust. Many dentists will judge reform less by messaging and more by whether investigations become faster, fairer and less psychologically draining for registrants. gdpuk.com/news/news-in-f…

The BDA says more overseas-qualified dentists alone won’t fix NHS access problems without wider contract reform and funding. Workforce numbers matter - but retention and NHS sustainability matter too. gdpuk.com/news/gdc-incre…

Dentistry and general practice are increasingly being portrayed through the same lens: greedy, inaccessible, resistant to change. But blaming clinicians for broken systems is politically convenient — and dangerously simplistic. gdpuk.com/views/the-gdpu…

If practice owners handle premises, staffing and compliance, clinicians may get more freedom to focus purely on patient care — without taking on huge financial and regulatory risks themselves, argues Dr Tony Jacobs. gdpuk.com/views/for-rent…

“Where have all the dentists gone?” is really a question about morale, contracts and sustainability. When experienced clinicians retire early, younger dentists avoid NHS work, and overseas recruits face barriers, the pipeline starts to fail at every stage. gdpuk.com/in-depth/where…

One of the most striking details in this case: the original patient complaint reportedly didn’t progress, but the investigation widened into unrelated issues discovered during the process. That will reinforce fears among dentists that once the GDC gets involved, scrutiny rarely stays narrow. gdpuk.com/news/the-gdc-p…

Defensive dentistry and defensive medicine are becoming normalised because professionals fear regulators more than clinical uncertainty. That has consequences for patients as well as clinicians. gdpuk.com/views/the-gdpu…

Interesting contrast in the latest NASDAL benchmarking data: NHS practice principals appear to be seeing profits rebound, while associate income has largely plateaued after several years of growth. The economics of NHS dentistry may be shifting again. gdpuk.com/news/accountan…

“DIY dentistry” used to sound like a tabloid exaggeration. Now surveys suggest it’s becoming normalised for some households across the UK. When people are pulling out teeth at home because of cost or lack of access, dentistry stops being just a healthcare story — and becomes a wider cost-of-living crisis story. gdpuk.com/news/one-in-15…

The PSA criticised the GDC over both fitness-to-practise and EDI standards — then came a case involving racist comments where the High Court reduced erasure to a six-month suspension. Few outcomes here leave anyone satisfied. gdpuk.com/news/racism-ca…

For years, the GDC has often been viewed by dentists as distant, punitive and overly legalistic. So when the regulator starts talking more about proportionality, wellbeing and early resolution, it inevitably raises an interesting question: is the culture actually changing — or just the language around it? gdpuk.com/news/news-in-f…

“Every dentist and doctor is the exception to the rule in their patients’ eyes.” There is a disconnect between media narratives and lived experience in healthcare. Trust in individual dentists remains high — trust in dentists as a collective does not. gdpuk.com/views/the-gdpu…

A genuinely difficult case for the GDC. A dentist made racist comments, the regulator erased her from the register, and the High Court ruled the sanction was “excessive and disproportionate.” The debate now is where professionalism, proportionality and public confidence intersect. gdpuk.com/news/racism-ca…