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BDA expresses disappointment at funding decision
11/03/2010 10:00:20 |
BDA expresses disappointment at funding decision |
 The British Dental Association (BDA) has said that it is disappointed at yesterday's decision to increase salaried professionals' wages by only one per cent.Furthermore, general dental practitioners have been given an increase, after efficiency savings have been taken into account, of just 0.9 per cent on contract values. Susie Sanderson, chair of the BDA's executive board, said that while oral health professionals appreciate the challenging financial climate in the UK, it has also seen the cost of providing dental care soar in recent years. "This award fails to take the increasing expenses facing dentistry into account. At a time of transition and uncertainty in dentistry, this award is a missed opportunity to give a much needed injection of confidence," she added. Ms Sanderson also said that high street dental professionals will be particularly disappointed that the government has chosen to disregard the review body's advice that efficiency savings should only be considered retrospectively. Dr John Milne, chair of the General Dental Practice Committee, told Dentistry.co.uk that the pay "freeze" will undermine confidence in NHS dentistry.  |
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