Dentistry news – Everything dentistry needs to know about Liz Truss’s government

Dentistry news - Everything dentistry needs to know about Liz Truss’s government

Dentistry industry updates - Liz Truss is now the new UK Prime Minister after weeks of campaigning to take over as leader of the Conservative Party.

On Monday, Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak to the role after receiving 81,326 votes (57.4%) of Tory members to the former Chancellor’s 60,399 (42.6%).

She takes over at a time of economic crisis, with the looming recession casting the UK’s finances into question.

But what are her views on dentistry and her government’s plans for its future?

Act with urgency

During the leadership battle, Truss said comparatively little about NHS dentistry compared to Sunak.

Revealing his own personal dental struggles, Sunak pledged to take action. Speaking at the time, he said: ‘My five-point plan will be activated on day one to free up dentistry professionals to do their jobs, encourage NHS trained dentists to stay in the NHS, and focus on prevention as that is always better than the cure.’

In August, however, Truss did made it clear that improving access to GP and dental appointments was one of her ‘top three priorities’ during her first 90 days in office.

The BDA has already made calls for the government to act with urgency. Chair Eddie Crouch said: ‘These three politicians will determine whether NHS dentistry has a future.’

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Dentistry news - Everything dentistry needs to know about Liz Truss’s government