One in five unable to book dental appointment in past year
2024-08-01
One fifth of patients who tried to book a dental appointment during the past year failed to do so, according to new data. In addition,
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Dental patients now waiting until 2025 for NHS appointments, says watchdog
2024-07-29
Patients in the town of Rutland will have to wait until 2025 for NHS dental appointments to become available, it has been revealed. According to
Calls for water fluoridation scheme in Blackpool
2024-07-24
Experts are calling for the fluoridation of Blackpool’s drinking water to help combat high levels of child tooth decay in the town. Figures show almost
Current NHS dental contract ‘can’t go on much longer’, says dentist
2024-07-16
A principal dentist shares why he continues to carry out NHS dentistry despite losing money and the reform he hopes to see from the new
Nearly one in four could not access NHS dentistry in last two years
2024-07-15
A new survey has found that nearly one in four (24%) people tried and failed to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two
Can NHS dentistry be an engine of growth?
2024-07-12
Clare Briggs speaks to Kunal Thakker about how Tooth Club Dental Group has used NHS dentistry for entrepreneurial growth. We all know that NHS dentistry
Health watchdog calls for ‘fundamental’ dental reforms
2024-07-12
Funding protection, publicity campaigns and regular national updates are just some of the dental reform recommendations made by a health watchdog. Healthwatch UK has revealed
Health secretary to launch NHS investigation
2024-07-11
Health secretary Wes Streeting has announced that an independent investigation will be taking place into the performance of the NHS. Led by Lord Ara Darzi,
The future of NHS dentistry: we need an honest conversation
2024-06-29
Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones caught up with BDA chair Eddie Crouch to get his take on the prospects for NHS dentistry.
General election 2024: the top talking points for dental professionals
2024-06-27
Overwhelmed with the amount of information, opinions and debates surrounding the general election? We have pulled together some of the top talking points that dental
Nine in 10 practices falsely categorised as ‘accepting NHS patients’, says BDA
2024-06-27
An investigation found that out of 100 practices categorised as accepting NHS patients, only 10 actually had capacity to do so. In April, the Department
Introduce a fee-per-item system, dentist tells next government
2024-06-26
With less than two weeks to go until the 2024 general election, Nilesh Parmar offers his views on what the government needs to do when
