Monday 22 Jan 2024
Access crisis has a body count – please share your feedback
With ongoing access issues, fuelling oral health problems we are calling on dentists UK-wide to share their feedback on what they are seeing at the chairside.
Wales
We provide a local point of contact for BDA members living and working in Wales, as well as providing strategic support and policy advice.
About our work
The BDA and its elected committees seek to improve conditions for the delivery of dental services across Wales, negotiating with elected representatives and Government bodies, as well as influencing other key-decision makers, including educational institutions and non-statutory organisations.
National priorities
In Wales, we have identified that access for new patients is the worst in the UK, having a significant impact on oral health across the nation. We need contract reform that fairly remunerates practices, dentists, and Dental Care Professionals and keeps pace with inflation in the future.
We are calling on the Government to:
- Understand the scale of the service problem and monitor future remedies
- Collect PCR centrally via Local Health Boards and restructure it into a simplified fee
- Account for the changing demography in Wales and future population requirements
- Deliver a Dental Workforce Plan, including an evidence-based review
- Invest more funding into community intervention programmes
- Balance Community Dental Service pressures with additional investment.
Committee representation
Dentists working in Wales are represented through the
Wales also holds one seat on the Principal Executive Committee (PEC), which sets our policy and strategic direction.
Staff based in Wales
Caroline Seddon - BDA Wales National Director
Alun McLean - Employment Relations Officer
Andrea Greatrex - Salaried Groups Support Officer
Christie Owen - Policy and Committee Officer
Our staff in Wales are homeworkers but correspondence can be forwarded to our Head Office.
Stay in touch
Members: If you'd like to be kept informed about developments make sure your details are up-to-date on your My BDA record and tick the 'News & campaigns' box under 'communication preferences' to get latest news updates.
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BDA Wales has active branches and sections which run regular events, most of which are free for members.