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HPV vaccine will be offered to boys in England

The HPV vaccine will now be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England, the Government has announced. Until…

Dentistry

NHS dentists in England to receive a 2% pay rise

The Government has announced a 2% uplift in pay for NHS dentists in England from October. This move comes after the…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry experiencing a recruitment crisis

Thousands of patients are unable to see an NHS dentist due to a recruitment crisis, the Daily Mail reports. Mydentist,…

Dentistry

HPV vaccine to be extended to boys, JCVI recommends

UK Government advisers have recommended extending funding for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to boys. The HPV vaccine is currently offered to…

Oral health

Persistent facial pain costing the economy £3,000 per patient every year

Patients with long-term facial pain are costing the economy over £3,000 each every year, a new study has found. Patients with…

Dentistry

Homeless forced to pull out their own teeth

Around 15% of homeless people have pulled out their own teeth after being refused access to dental treatment. That’s according to research…

Oral health

Matt Hancock announced as new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Matt Hancock will become the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after Jeremy Hunt left the position. The British Dental…

Dentistry

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… HPV vaccine to…

Dentistry

Children eating five times more sugar in summer months

Children are eating five times their recommended daily sugar allowance during summer, new figures show. The poll, carried out by…

Oral health

HPV vaccine to be extended to boys

The HPV vaccine will be extended to all teenage boys and girls, to help protect them against deadly cancers. Since…

Dentistry

Amalgam fillings don’t need replacing, DDU warns

New mercury restrictions don’t mean amalgam fillings need replacing, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) has warned. EU regulations that came…

Dentistry

BDA challenges Jeremy Hunt to invest in prevention

The British Dental Association (BDA) has challenged Jeremy Hunt to put prevention at the heart of any NHS spending pledges.…

Dentistry

Fresh calls for water fluoridation in the UK

Fresh calls are being made for water fluoridation in the UK after new research shows it has no negative effects.…

Oral health

NHS England admits Capita failings are ‘unacceptable’

NHS England admits that Capita failings were ‘unacceptable’ and should not have happened, when questioned by MPs recently. Mismanagement by…

Dentistry

Dentists demand better dental services in care homes

Dentists around the UK are calling on the Government to properly fund dental services for residents in care homes. The…

Oral health

Just how bad does it have to get?

Michael Watson details exactly what’s going wrong in NHS dentistry and what the Government needs to do to resolve it. Over…

Blog

Dental associations jointly call for HPV vaccination

Dental associations have jointly written to the Government calling for the HPV vaccine to be extended to girls and boys. The British…

Dentistry

Pressure builds on Government over sugar

Stronger action is required if the nation is to tackle the childhood obesity and tooth decay crisis, Michael Watson says.…

Blog

GDC responds to consultation claims

The General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) consultation, Clear and certain: a new framework for fee-setting, has now closed. The consultation seeks to gather…

Dentistry