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Calls for local authorities to improve oral health services
Local authorities should improve oral health services and signposting to available dental services, the Oral Health Foundation has said. The…
Oral health
What a difference a year makes…
Over a year after her appointment as CDO for England, Seb Evans speaks to Sara Hurley about how the last…
Dentistry
Whose fault is it if people cannot see an NHS dentist?
The government may lay the blame at the door of dentists for some patients not being able to access an…
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BDA calls for more urgent care slots for dental patients
The BDA is calling for more in-hours urgent care slots to be commissioned for dental patients to ease pressure on…
Dentistry
Chief dental officer reveals plans for Smile4life
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for NHS England, announced plans for the Smile4life programme at the recent Health and Care…
Oral health
The changing face of dentistry
The future of dentistry will move responsibility away from the associates to the contract holders, Michael Watson says. Last week NHS…
Dentistry
CDO responds to ‘six-month check-up’ media furore
Sara Hurley has responded to criticisms of her comments at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo regarding patient recall intervals, stating that the…
Dentistry
CDO whips up a storm at NHS Expo
The chief dental officer has called for dentistry to be made an integrated member of the NHS family at an…
Dentistry
‘We’re on our own’ after childhood obesity strategy fails to tackle oral health issues
Michael Watson says the profession is on its own after the childhood obesity strategy failed to prioritise oral health. Aesop’s…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley tells it straight
After Sara Hurley’s latest talk at the Conference of Local Dental Committees, Michael Watson explains how dentistry is run in…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley begins series of regional practice visits
Sara Hurley, CDO for England, visited Kimberworth Park Dental Practice in Rotherham as part of a series of regional visits. The…
Dentistry
A commitment to change
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, speaks to Julian English about her life, her role, oral health and Melchester…
Dentistry
Will a new dental contract deliver preventive dentistry?
Fresh thinking is needed to provide children with preventive dentistry, Michael Watson says. Forty years ago, a professional lifetime for…
Dentistry
CDO outlines key themes for oral health strategy
Sara Hurley has outlined the key themes of her integrated strategy for oral health and dental care. Speaking at the…
Oral health
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, writes to the dental profession
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, has written a New Year message to the dental profession. ‘A belated happy…
Dentistry
NHS England appoints two new deputy chief dental officers
Janet Clarke and Eric Rooney have been appointed as deputy chief dental officers by NHS England. They will both work…
Dentistry
‘Consider yourself as one’ Sara Hurley, CDO for England, tells dental profession
Distinctive roles within a dental team need to be overlooked if dentistry is to meet the oral health needs of…
Oral health
A new CDO for England
When NHS England announced the appointment of Sara Hurley as chief dental officer (CDO), it ended weeks of speculation, some…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley announced as new chief dental officer
Sara Hurley BDS(UBrist) MFGDP(UK) MSc(UCL) MA(KCL) has been announced by NHS England as the new chief dental officer. Sara will…
Dentistry