NHS in crisis

Are dental therapists going to save the NHS?

Cat Edney examines how the role of dental therapists has evolved in recent years and explores whether they might be…

Columnists

NHS to deliver dental checks for children at residential special schools

Children and young people in England with special educational needs in residential special schools and colleges are to be offered…

Dentistry

Sussex launches recovery plan to improve NHS dentistry

NHS Sussex launched its Dental Recovery and Transformation Plan, an initiative that aims to continue improving the accessibility of NHS…

Dentistry

England and Wales to access cross-border dental care

English and Welsh patients will be able to cross the England-Wales border for dental treatment in an attempt to cut…

Dentistry

Hospital dental trainees to receive 22% pay uplift

From November 2024, hospital dental trainees in England will be awarded an average pay uplift of 22.3% over two years.…

Dentistry

‘No quick fixes’: experts respond to Lord Darzi NHS report

Experts from the dental profession and wider healthcare discuss the findings of the Lord Darzi report on the issues facing…

Dentistry

Nearly half of children not seen by NHS dentist in past year

Nearly half (44.6%) of UK children have not seen an NHS dentist for over 12 months, according to new data from the…

Dentistry

Plans for new dental school remain uncertain

Plans to open a new dental school at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are ‘not a done deal’ as…

Dentistry

Junk food TV ads in UK to be banned before 9pm from next year

A ban on TV junk food adverts being shown before 9pm will come into force from 1 October 2025, the…

Dentistry

Lord Darzi NHS report: ‘urgent action needed’ on NHS dental contract

‘There are enough dentists in England, just not enough dentists willing to do enough NHS work’ – these are the…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry on Isle of Wight reaches ‘critical’ state

NHS dental services on the Isle of Wight have reached a ‘critical’ point, with another NHS dental practice set to…

Dentistry

Private healthcare essential for acceptable living standard, report says

A report has revealed a ‘critical shift in public expectations’ surrounding healthcare, with a budget for private care now included…

Dentistry

How can NHS dentistry be fixed?

Following the Labour government’s discussions with dental leaders on how to fix NHS dentistry, we hear some proposed solutions from…

Dentistry

One in five unable to book dental appointment in past year

One fifth of patients who tried to book a dental appointment during the past year failed to do so, according…

Dentistry

Wes Streeting must declare a state of dental emergency, says letter

‘Successive governments and NHS dentistry leaders have collectively failed the public,’ an open letter to Wes Streeting on NHS dentistry…

Dentistry

Pay uplift for NHS dentists welcomed amidst further push for contract reform

The above-inflation 6% pay uplift for high street NHS dentists confirmed today has been welcomed by the profession amidst continued…

NHS in crisis

More than 35,000 Scots left NHS dentistry for private care

Thousands of people in Scotland have walked away from NHS dentistry and opted for private dental care since 2019. According…

Dentistry Scotland

Two thirds of Scottish dentists believe payment reform is an improvement

Some 66% of Scottish dentists believe last year’s SDR (Statement of Dental Remuneration) changes are an improvement of the previous…

Dentistry Scotland

Current NHS dental contract ‘can’t go on much longer’, says dentist

A principal dentist shares why he continues to carry out NHS dentistry despite losing money and the reform he hopes…

Dentistry