COVID-19: spike in waiting times for NHS dental care
2020-11-05
Patient waiting times for NHS dental work are doubling as COVID-19 continues to cause interruptions. This is according to new data seen by the Daily
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CDO for England releases new SOP for dentistry
2020-10-28
The latest standard operating procedure (SOP) for NHS dental services in England has been released. Published yesterday, the updated guidance follows a review into AGPs
COVID-19 – what should dental teams do after a positive test?
2020-10-23
With confusing guidance over how to react to COVID-19, Priya Sharma clarifies how dental practices should react. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and
Consultations open on prescribing rights for non-medical healthcare professionals
2020-10-17
On behalf of the four nations, NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently leading public consultations on proposals which include changes to medicines responsibilities for
‘Not fit for purpose’ – why change is needed to save NHS dentistry
2020-10-13
Sarah Canavan opens up about her 25 years working as an NHS dentist and what she thinks needs to be done to save it. I
Almost one sixth of dental professionals have COVID-19 antibodies
2020-10-12
Dental team members who tested positive for COVID-19 are being called upon to put themselves forward in a bid to quash the virus. The British
NHS dental practices to get free PPE under new government plan
2020-09-30
Dental practices will have access to free PPE as part of the UK government’s new second wave strategy. In its newly-released PPE plan, the government
COVID-19: calls for sustainable solution to PPE within dentistry
2020-09-30
Experts are calling for a sustainable solution to PPE in dentistry as the profession responds to the COVID-19 crisis. In a new report published in
CDO Sara Hurley speaks out after change in COVID-19 alert level
2020-09-23
The chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has reconfirmed the profession’s position after the government raises the UK COVID-19 alert level. On Monday, the
Apply for NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
2020-09-18
The programme will be managed jointly by NHS England and Improvement and a delivery partner, and has been developed with entrepreneurial clinicians, academic leaders and
‘More important than ever’: dental teams urged to get flu jab in face of COVID-19
2020-09-17
Top healthcare clinicians are calling on all NHS frontline workers – including dentists – to get their annual flu jab as soon as possible. With
Dental information during pandemic ‘inconsistent and confusing’, says health watchdog
2020-09-11
The dental information provided by some dental services during the pandemic was ‘inconsistent and confusing’, a health watchdog reports. This is according to a COVID-19