Press Releases
Keep up to date with the latest press releases from the ADG.
‘Why spending more on oral care means spending less on healthcare’
On 25th March, Neil Carmichael, the Association of Dental Group’s (ADG) Executive Chair joined a panel of experts at the HBI (Healthcare Business International) conference 2025 in Paris to debate why nations can expect to spend less on healthcare, if they invest more in oral health. The conference, attended by over 800+ delegates from 40 […]
Read MoreADG hopes for breakthrough as health minister flags dental workforce gap
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) welcomed the recognition given by Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of the dental workforce issues that stand in the way of recovery. UK dentistry stakeholders gathered to hear the minister at the BDIA Dental Showcase at London Excel on […]
Read MoreADG’s focus on boosting UK dental workforce takes the Association to India
Filling the 3,000 plus gap in the UK’s dental workforce was the driving force in the Association of Dental Group (ADG) Executive Chair, Neil Carmichael’s decision to travel to India last week to take part in a series of meetings. Following an invitation extended by the International Dental Organisation-UK (IDO-UK) to the ADG to attend […]
Read MoreWhere is the new funding? Where are the new dentists?
ADG welcomes 700,000 urgent appointments, but queries ‘Who will carry them out and who is really footing the bill?’ The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is encouraged by today’s Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) announcement promising 700,000 additional urgent care dental appointments since it shows our profession’s voices are being heard: dentistry is […]
Read MoreADG’s workforce gap warning affirmed in white paper 80% of practices impacted by lack of dental professionals
A white paper published on 16th January 2025 by the British Dental Journal Jobs (BDJ) ‘The Future of Dental Recruitment in the UK: Trends and Predictions for 2025’1 reveals that the ‘supply of trained dental professionals is the top thing they believe had the greatest impact on their practice’s ability to recruit during 2023′, with […]
Read MoreA pay cut for England’s dental practices – a recipe for disaster
“Delayed, disappointing and not actually an uplift at all” is the ADG’s response to last week’s Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) announcement of the pay review for dental practices for 2024/5. NHS dental contract holders will receive an uplift of 4.64% overall, backdated to April 2024. This is a pay cut for dental practices, […]
Read MoreADG membership at record high as five groups join
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) membership is at an all-time high as a further five groups have joined over the last six months. Now a total of 28 of the UK’s dental groups, ranging from some of the largest groups of dental practices in the country to smaller providers make up the membership profile. […]
Read More‘Mind the workforce gap’ ADG warns of a shortfall of over 3,000 dentists
As the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) awaits the Labour Government and DHSC’s action plan to deliver on their election manifesto pledges for NHS dentistry, the trade association for dental group providers in the UK warns of the significant gap in the dental workforce. The full press release can be found here.
Read MoreADG ‘calls for a public inquiry’ in response to NAO dental recovery report
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) is calling for an official inquiry into the former Conservative Government’s dental recovery plan announced in February this year. This demand for an inquiry comes in response to the recent publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report on the plan: ‘An Investigation into the NHS dental recovery plan’ […]
Read More‘Recruitment & Retainment’ Responding to Labour’s budget, ADG reiterates the two ‘Rs’ critical to dental recovery
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) provided a robust response to the Chancellor, Rachael Reeves’ budget announcements with a reminder that to put UK dentistry back on its feet, a larger workforce is needed. The ADG has written and met with Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock to explain how a ‘Recruitment & Retainment’ […]
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