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Dental professionals did not face increased risk of Covid-19 in practice, study says
Dental staff were not at an increased risk of Covid-19 during the pandemic, according to new Harvard research.  During the…
Dentistry
Face masks reintroduced in some healthcare settings amidst rising Covid-19 cases
Healthcare settings providing NHS care are reintroducing face masks in the face of rising Covid-19 cases. NHS England has asked…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley CDO releases update on NHS contract and withdraws SOP
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has updated the dental profession on the latest NHS contract requirements.  In a…
Dentistry
Free flu vaccinations for dentists scrapped by NHS England
NHS England have axed free flu jabs for dentists and their teams this year in a move slammed by the…
Dentistry
Only one third of adults seen by NHS dentist in last two years
Just over one third of UK adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the last two years, according to…
Dentistry
NHS complaints – 50% increase in concerns over hygiene among dentists and GPs
Hundreds of patients have filed complaints over hygiene and hand washing in dental and GP practices in England. New data…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley confirms no change to SOP as self-isolation rules end
Sara Hurley has confirmed that the current standard operating procedure (SOP) will remain in place for dentistry. This comes as…
Dentistry
40 million dental appointments lost since the Covid-19 pandemic – the reaction
As data reveals that a whole years’ worth of dental appointments has now been lost since the first lockdown, the…
Dentistry
‘The system is rotten’ – a whole years’ worth of dental treatments missed since start of Covid pandemic
Just short of 40 million fewer courses of dental treatment have been carried out in England since the start of…
Dentistry
Dentists’ mental wellbeing ‘likely to erode’ if working conditions do not change
Dentists’ mental health and wellbeing will continue to suffer if their working conditions remain unchanged. This is according to research…
Dentistry
Dentistry’s 2021 round up
This year was another abnormal 12 months rocked by the pandemic. Here we sum up the year’s biggest headlines in…
Dentistry
NHS targets increase to 85% in 2022 – the reaction
This week, chief dental officer Sara Hurley announced that NHS targets will increase to 85% from January.  And from April,…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley releases 2022 update for NHS dentistry
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has unveiled the latest targets for NHS dental practices in the run up to Christmas. …
Dentistry
Mandatory vaccine for dental staff – for and against
One agrees and the other opposes – we hear from two dental professionals about how they view the Covid-19 vaccine…
Dentistry
Did Covid-19 really lead to DIY dentistry?
DIY dentistry was one of the most significant outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to a new study…
Dentistry
One in 10 dental staff have not had their first COVID jab
Around 9% of dental staff are not fully vaccinated against COVID as the profession fears mandatory vaccine measures will lead…
Dentistry
Dental professionals need to have first vaccine dose by February
NHS England confirmed unvaccinated dental staff need to have had their first dose by the end of winter to meet…
Dentistry
Dentist poses with fake arm to dodge COVID-19 vaccine
A dentist in Italy is facing criminal charges after turning up for his COVID-19 vaccine wearing a fake arm, reports…
Dentistry
Almost three in 10 millennials delayed dental visits over last 12 months
Around three in 10 millennials and one quarter of all Brits have put off visiting the dentist in the last…
Dentistry
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