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NHS dentistry: 700,000 extra urgent appointments set to be rolled out
Thousands of patients across England will be able to access urgent and emergency dental care as the government and NHS…
Dentistry
Half of gen Z NHS staff made ill by stress at work
More than half of the gen Z cohort aged 21 to 30 had been made ill by work-related stress in…
Dentistry
One in five patients find their local hospital building unsafe
Almost 20% of the public said their local hospital was not a safe place to receive care in a recent…
Dentistry
Welsh government slammed over approach to NHS dentistry
‘Consider the unintended consequences’: the dental profession has criticised the Welsh government’s approach to NHS dental reform. In an open…
NHS in crisis
Dental recovery plan has failed, NHS leaders admit
The previous government’s proposed dental recovery plan has not been successful, NHS leaders have acknowledged. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…
Dentistry
How will the ‘devolution revolution’ affect dentistry?
Neil Carmichael explains how the government’s devolution plans to decentralise power will impact the dental profession. In December 2024 Angela…
Dentistry
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Will 2025 be an economic disaster for the dental sector?
As financial pressures grow, Neel Kothari warns that neither NHS nor private dentistry is immune to rising costs and reduced…
Business
More than 100 patients queue for NHS dental access at Bristol practice
A dental practice in Bristol drew a queue of more than 100 people as it announced it would be taking…
Dentistry
How does NHS dental access compare across England?
Access to NHS dentistry is uneven across England, according to new data analysing A&E visits, staff turnover and access to…
Health & research
Dental clinics and urgent visits: what does NHS dental access look like as 2025 begins?
More urgent dental appointments and free dental clinics are among some of the measures being taken to tackle the NHS…
Dentistry
Funding stalls for NHS dentistry, dental leaders warn
Following a ‘damning’ report into NHS funding, dental leaders have urged the government to ‘put its money where its mouth…
Dentistry
Calls for government action on supervised toothbrushing disparity
Supervised toothbrushing provision varies greatly between different UK areas according to new research, as experts criticise the government’s failure to…
Dentistry
Welsh dentists receive 6% pay rise subject to conditions
Described as ‘a complete break from precedent’, the Welsh government has offered NHS dentists a 6% pay increase in exchange…
Dentistry
Scottish dentists top 1,000 mouth cancer referrals – but ‘postcode lottery’ still an issue
Scottish Labour has urged the government to improve access to ‘life-saving’ dental checks as data shows that Scottish dentists made…
Dentistry
Pay increase for NHS dentists dubbed ‘inadequate’
A pay uplift of 4.64% for NHS dentists in England has been confirmed, as experts warn that this represents a…
Dentistry
Four in 10 registered Scots cannot access their dentist
Almost 40% of Scottish people who are registered with a dentist have not had an appointment in more than two…
Dentistry
‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act
As a petition to save NHS dentistry hits a quarter of a million signatures, experts are urging the health secretary…
NHS in crisis
Males more likely to not have dentist than females, stats show
Just over half of adults report having an NHS dentist in the last month – with one third having private…
Dentistry
Prime minister’s ‘plan for change’ excludes dentistry
Dental experts have criticised prime minister Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’, which did not mention the government’s pledges for dentistry.…
Dentistry