Police break up queues of people seeking NHS dental care
2024-02-06
Police in Bristol were recorded breaking up queues of people who were attempting to access NHS dental care in the city. The British Dental Association
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New gastric balloon obesity treatment keeps 95% of weight off
2024-01-25
A new weight loss system using a gastric balloon contained within a pill is now being administered by the NHS. The treatment is an out-patient
National newspaper launches campaign to save NHS dentistry
2024-01-19
The BDA has backed a national newspaper’s campaign calling for action to be taken on the ‘intolerable’ state of NHS dentistry. The Mirror‘s ‘Dentists for
Thousands on waiting list for NHS dental practice
2024-01-18
Some 8,500 people are on a waiting list for an NHS dental practice – and those trying to join will face an eight to nine-year
Future financial benefits of water fluoridation not guaranteed, says study
2024-01-15
Existing water fluoridation programmes in England still provide savings for the NHS – but there is no guarantee new schemes would continue to do so.
Taylor Swift tickets ‘easier to get than NHS dental appointment’, says MP
2024-01-10
The government has been criticised for its treatment of NHS dentistry, with the Labour opposition predicting ‘further neglect, decline and patients made to go without’.
‘The time for reform is now’ in Northern Ireland, says BDA
2023-12-24
The British Dental Association (BDA) Northern Ireland has called for urgent reform and fair funding to secure the future of Northern Irish health service dentistry. The
NHS dentistry is at its ‘most perilous point’ in 75-year history
2023-12-20
Four in five (82.8%) dental practices in England are not registering adult NHS patients, while 71.1% are not taking on new patients under the age
Government says it must do more to improve NHS dental access
2023-12-18
The government has said it must do more to ensure that everyone in the UK can access an NHS dentist. This follows a Health and
MP calls for NHS leaders to ‘pull their finger out’ on dental delays
2023-12-15
Delays in finalising NHS dental contracts in Darlington has led to calls for NHS bosses to ‘pull their finger out’. MP Peter Gibson urged the
Obesity twice as high for children living in most deprived areas
2023-11-17
New data shows that obesity prevalence is twice as high for children living in the most deprived areas compared to those in the least deprived
Dentists urged to be clear when communicating fees to patients
2023-11-15
Dental professionals should be clear when communicating dental charges and fees to patients, says the Dental Defence Union (DDU). This follows recent report published by
