Lancashire has seen a significant fall in the number of patients visiting the dentist, fuelling fears that dental access will not improve. This is according
Sara Hurley, the chief dental officer for England, has updated the dental team on the NHS contractual changes. She states that contractors with an indicative
After over 60 cross-party MPs call on Liz Truss to act with ‘urgency and ambition’ on the NHS dentistry crisis, the BDA has warned that
The Health Secretary failed to mention dentistry in her latest statement, prompting fears that the profession has already been forgotten. Thérèse Coffey earlier this month
In the 1960s – 1980s, the NHS system actively encouraged dentists to save and restore teeth, thereby creating today’s ‘heavy metal’ generation, explains Kevin Lewis.
Calls have been made for the Ministry of Defence to reconsider its dental care offering at a health centre. The Integrated Care Campus, at Catterick,
From a dentist suggesting people ‘give up’ looking for an NHS appointment to children’s treatments that break the bank – ITV’s recent investigation has revealed
After little mention of dentistry during her leadership campaign, many are questioning how high up dentistry is on Liz Truss’ agenda as Prime Minister. At
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
The future of NHS dentistry lays in the hands of Downing Street, the Treasury and the Department of Health. This is according to the British
Almost one million pregnant patients missed out on free NHS dental care amidst the current access crisis. Patients are entitled to free NHS dental care
We look back on how dentistry adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and what we’ve learned 12 months on from Covid freedom day. It’s a year