Dental staff were not at an increased risk of Covid-19 during the pandemic, according to new Harvard research. During the early stages of the Covid-19
Healthcare settings providing NHS care are reintroducing face masks in the face of rising Covid-19 cases. NHS England has asked dental practices, hospitals and GP
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has updated the dental profession on the latest NHS contract requirements. In a letter addressed to the profession
NHS England have axed free flu jabs for dentists and their teams this year in a move slammed by the profession. Authorities confirm that the
Just over one third of UK adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the last two years, according to new statistics. The latest NHS
Hundreds of patients have filed complaints over hygiene and hand washing in dental and GP practices in England. New data shows that more than 300
Sara Hurley has confirmed that the current standard operating procedure (SOP) will remain in place for dentistry. This comes as the government announce that the
As data reveals that a whole years’ worth of dental appointments has now been lost since the first lockdown, the profession reacts to the new
Just short of 40 million fewer courses of dental treatment have been carried out in England since the start of the Covid pandemic. This is
Dentists’ mental health and wellbeing will continue to suffer if their working conditions remain unchanged. This is according to research that looked into the impact
This year was another abnormal 12 months rocked by the pandemic. Here we sum up the year’s biggest headlines in dentistry. January COVID-19: dental services
This week, chief dental officer Sara Hurley announced that NHS targets will increase to 85% from January. And from April, this will increase to 100%