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‘Dental care is healthcare’: man who nearly died after struggling to find dentist speaks out

‘Dental care is healthcare’ – these are the words of a man who almost lost his life to sepsis after struggling to…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry and contract reform: care minister updates profession

The government has a ‘moral duty’ to support communities that need access to NHS dentistry. This according to the minister…

Dentistry

Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England: the dental profession reacts

Prime minister Keir Starmer has announced he will abolish NHS England, the administrator managing the health service, as experts warn…

Dentistry

The truth will out: evidence-based solutions for NHS dentistry

Neil Carmichael highlights the importance of evidence from within the profession in the campaign to fix NHS dentistry. In my…

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‘Reheated austerity’ – NHS dental charges to increase

NHS dental charges for patients in England will increase by around 2.3% from 1 April 2025, sparking criticism from the…

Dentistry

Exclusive: it’s time that we change dentistry, says chief dental officer

Jason Wong, chief dental officer (CDO) for England, discusses the government’s priorities for dentistry and what it is doing to…

Dentistry

Extra NHS dental appointments: 1.5 million could remain untreated

Demand for an NHS dentist stands at 2.2 million – but new urgent appointments will only cover one third of…

NHS in crisis

MPs call for more action to tackle dental crisis

All four Labour MPs representing Dorset have joined forces to urge the government to tackle the dental desert created in…

Dentistry

Exclusive: care minister slates ‘Dickensian’ childhood extraction figures

Almost 50,000 children aged 0 to 19 had a tooth extraction in NHS hospitals last financial year, according to newly-released…

Dentistry

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…

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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