Coronavirus: latest information from England’s CDO
2020-03-25
The chief dental officer for England has issued a number of changes to the delivery of dental services as the UK heads into lockdown. Sara
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Coronavirus – the latest updates for dental professionals
2020-03-23
The last month has seen the rapid escalation of isolation measures as the world bands together to reduce the spread of coronavirus. At 9am on
UK’s CDOs offer coronavirus advice for dental practices
2020-03-18
The chief dental officers for England, Scotland and Wales have put forward advice in response to the growing threat of coronavirus. The CDO for England,
Everything dental professionals need to know about coronavirus
2020-03-13
As coronavirus continues to disrupt on a global scale, dental professionals face a mounting challenge when it comes to delivering safe care. Number 10 says
How does the NHS prototype contract affect dental associates?
2020-02-20
Bhavin Patel discusses how testing the NHS prototype contract affected him as an associate working at Woodford Dental Care. Watch the video under this article
Worldwide shortage of face masks risks imminent disruption of dental services
2020-02-14
A shortage of face masks could cause ‘imminent disruption’ to dental services, the British Dental Association (BDA) says. Current guidance says dentists must wear disposable
UCL Eastman researchers recognised for linking gum disease with diabetes
2019-11-28
Professor Francesco D’Aiuto and his periodontics team from UCL Eastman have won the 2019 Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). This prize
Dental care commissioning standard for diabetics
2019-08-21
NHS England and NHS Improvement have published a standardised framework for the local commissioning of dental services for people with diabetes The document, Commissioning Standard: Dental Care
Concerns grow in Peterborough over availability of NHS dental appointments
2019-07-22
Peterborough councillors voice growing concerns over the shortage of NHS dentists accepting new patients. NHS England can only name two practices currently accepting new patients in the
‘Visionary document’ on standards for restorative dentistry published
2019-07-15
NHS England is publishing new standards for restorative dentistry, which it hopes will serve as a handbook for dental commissioners. The standards for restorative dentistry include endodontics, periodontics
Asking the big questions
2019-04-25
Nigel Jones speaks to John Milne about being ‘well-led’, fees and working collaboratively with the GDC and NHS England Complying with the Care Quality Commission
New intervention doubles quit rate among smokers with mental illness
2019-04-10
A dedicated intervention to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can double quit rates at six months compared to standard care, according to
