Complaints about NHS dentistry increase 66% in five years
2023-10-30
The number of complaints about NHS dental treatment have risen by two thirds as patients continue to face access issues. The number of complaints the
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Teachers criticise Labour’s pledge for supervised toothbrushing
2023-10-16
Labour has faced backlash from teachers following its pledge to introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools. This comes after Labour leader Keir Starmer promised to tackle
Labour promises contract reform and 700,000 extra NHS dental appointments
2023-10-06
The Labour Party has promised to tackle the NHS dental crisis head on, with pledges to reform the NHS contract and introduce supervised toothbrushing. In
The mydentist mission – ‘I want it to be the best place to work in UK dentistry’
2023-10-05
Nilesh Pandya, mydentist CEO, talks exclusively to Dentistry about the group’s laser focus to create the best place to work in UK dentistry and why
Practice in Cornwall to only see vulnerable NHS patients
2023-09-29
A dental practice in Cornwall is to kickstart an NHS pilot scheme whereby only children and the most vulnerable patients will be seen. The practice,
Twenty three million sick days lost to dental pain, new figures show
2023-09-22
New figures have revealed that nearly three in 10 (28%) people in the UK have taken time off work due to dental pain. This is
The question of controlling the frequency of dental attendance
2023-09-17
Kevin Lewis examines why patients, dentists and the government all want to control the frequency of attendance. ‘Do you come here often?’ Probably not the
Mobile dental bus could relieve dental access pressure in Isle of Wight
2023-09-08
A mobile dental bus could help the current dental crisis on the Isle of Wight, according to health bosses. The bus would come to the
Government ‘effectively said it cannot afford NHS dentistry’, says BDA
2023-09-07
The government has ‘effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry’ as it prepares to impose an approach to pay, says the British Dental
‘The new normal’ – patients queue at 4am for NHS dental care
2023-09-05
Patients are queuing at 4am in a desperate attempt to access NHS dental care – a scene that the profession fears will become ‘the new
Kevin Lewis – an exercise in recycling
2023-08-26
Kevin Lewis discovers that, in NHS dentistry, new ideas and new solutions appear to be in very short supply. The government’s green credentials may be
Online oral health service launched amidst NHS dental access troubles
2023-07-27
A health board has kicked off an online oral health advice service to help patients who are struggling to access NHS dentistry. The move was
