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
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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
Health Secretary Steve Barclay quotes inaccurate figures for NHS dentistry
2023-07-25
The Health Secretary quoted inaccurate figures on the number of dentists carrying out NHS dentistry, sparking calls for better data. Health Secretary Steve Barclay claimed
Unmet need for NHS dentistry ‘hits record high’
2023-07-21
More than six million adults failed to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, statistics suggest. The profession has spoken out about
GDC reveals number of dental professionals erased or suspended for ‘top-up’ fees
2023-07-20
The GDC has pledged to review any ‘top-up’ fee cases that have been ‘put in doubt’ by the Williams case whereby a dental professional was
Are associates and dental nurses being forgotten in NHS dentistry?
2023-07-19
Dental professionals have warned that dental associates and dental nurses are being forgotten as talks considering dental reform continue. Last week, the Health and Social
Dentists call for Health Secretary to accept dental reform recommendations
2023-07-19
More than 1,300 dentists have signed an open letter that calls for a patient-centred and prevention-focused approach to NHS dentistry. The letter – addressed to
‘I feel like I’m drowning’ – can NHS dentistry actually change?
2023-07-17
Nishma Sharma opens up about her views of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and why attitudes towards NHS dentistry need to desperately change. What
MPs demand ‘fundamental reform’ of NHS dentistry in new report
2023-07-14
Members of Parliament call for ‘rapid and timely action’ as they lay out their concerns over the future of NHS dentistry services in a new