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Nine out of 14 teething gels contain sugar and alcohol

Researchers have found that many teething powders and gels contain ‘potentially harmful ingredients’ including the drug lidocaine and alcohol. A new study…

Dentistry

Sugar tax works 10 times better than voluntary challenges, figures show

Sugar levels in drinks covered by the sugar tax have dropped 10 times faster than foods outside the levy. Public Health England…

Oral health

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Cornwall patients waiting…

Dentistry

Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment

Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…

Dentistry

Better oral health care needed for hospital patients

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for better oral health care for patients in hospitals. A survey, published in…

Oral health

NHS dental treatments exempt from charges drops by a quarter

NHS dental treatments to patients exempt from charges has dropped by 25% over the last five years. Over the last year…

Dentistry

Number of patients seeing an NHS dentist drops by 2% in England

Just under 22 million adults in England were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months, NHS Digital figures…

Dentistry

A fresh perspective

PEC UK candidate Lauren Harrhy talks to Julie Bissett about the changes she wishes to see in dentistry A 33-year-old…

Dentistry

Faculty of Dental Surgery calls on schools to go sugar free

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is urging school dinners in England to go sugar free. It hopes this will help combat high tooth decay rates…

Oral health

Uniting to find a solution

Representatives from the dental and care sectors met at the British Dental Association to discuss the findings of the Care Quality…

Dentistry

Government’s green paper and its potential impact on oral health

Michael Watson gives his thoughts on the recent launch of the government’s green paper. It must be unheard of for…

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What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… In memoriam: Anoop…

Dentistry

BDA calls on government to extend NHS pension flexibilities to dentists

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling on the government to extend greater NHS Pension flexibilities to dentists. Earlier this…

Dentistry

Health and Social Care Committee launches inquiry into dental services

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee is launching an inquiry into dental services in England. It is…

Dentistry

Government consulting on water fluoridation and school toothbrushing scheme

The government has launched a new consultation on proposals to help people liver healthier, happier and longer lives. Titled ‘Advancing…

Dentistry

Is NHS dentistry in meltdown?

Michael Watson explains why the 2.5% pay rise is really only a 0.75% rise, and how more is needed to…

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Fail to learn from history and be doomed to repeat it

Nigel Jones urges dentists to take steps to ensure they don’t face the same challenges many did after the 2006…

Dentistry

Dentists in England to receive an above-inflation 2.5% pay rise

The government will be giving an above-inflation pay rise of 2.5% to dentists, which will be backdated to April. Health Secretary…

Dentistry

Concerns grow in Peterborough over availability of NHS dental appointments

Peterborough councillors voice growing concerns over the shortage of NHS dentists accepting new patients. NHS England can only name two practices currently…

Dentistry