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Matt Hancock ‘acted unlawfully’ in failing to publish PPE contract details
Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, acted unlawfully by delaying the publication of contracts carried out during the pandemic. Last week,…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – dental students in Wales likely to graduate this year
Welsh dental students have been reassured and told they are likely to reach the required standards expected of a graduate…
Young Dentist
Applications for dental degrees spike amidst pandemic uncertainty
More than 20,000 extra applicants have signed up for dentistry and medicine courses this year, it has been revealed. Latest…
Young Dentist
‘Deeply disturbed’ – dental students in Aberdeen told they will not receive financial support
Calls are being made for clarification after Scottish dental students at a university were told they would not be compensated.…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – hygienist gives away £10,000 worth of treatment to thank NHS staff for saving mother’s life
A dental hygienist is giving away £10,000 worth of treatment to NHS frontline workers to thank them for saving her…
Oral health
Dental students in Scotland to receive bursaries in face of delayed graduation
Bursaries will be offered to struggling dental students in Scotland in response to COVID-19 disruptions. Calls were made to help…
Young Dentist
How Britain’s predicted economic boom has already been felt in dentistry
A top economist has predicted Britain’s economy will see a spending boom once lockdown restrictions are scrapped. Speaking to the…
Private Practice
‘Setting us up to fail’ – further push for government to abandon dental targets
Dentist pushes for government to make changes to NHS contract targets for dentistry after weeks of no action. Speaking on…
Dentistry
Dentists should offer recall appointments on a case-by-case basis, says indemnity group
Dental teams should offer recall appointments based on a patient’s needs, says the Dental Defence Union (DDU). The group argue…
Dentistry
‘Two year wait’ for NHS appointment forces patients to opt for DIY dentistry
More than seven in 10 are still struggling to access dentistry as patients continue to carry out DIY dentistry, a…
Dentistry
Dentistry Online podcast with Eddie Scher
‘We need an army of vaccinators’ – Professor Eddie Scher talks to Dentistry Online about why he is so passionate…
Implant dentistry
More than one third in north west Norfolk not registered with dental practice
More than one third of people living in north west Norfolk are not registered with a dental practice, it has…
Dentistry
‘Completely unacceptable’ – dentist ‘physically assaulted’ in dental practice
A dentist was physically assaulted while working in his dental practice, it has been revealed. Deputy chief dental officer (CDO),…
Dentistry
COVID patients with gum disease up to nine times more likely to die
Patients with gum disease are three times more likely to suffer from complications if they contract COVID-19. This is according…
Oral health
COVID-19 fever temperature should be adjusted according to age
COVID-19 fever temperature should be adjusted according to age, researchers are suggesting. The team found that basal body temperature was…
Dentistry
Calls for answers over future of dental students in Scotland
Questions have been fired at the government in Scotland following concerns over whether dental school students will graduate in 2021.…
Young Dentist
Government pushed to scrap targets after dental staff told to limit urgent care
The dental profession is pushing for the government to abandon targets following revelations that dental staff are being told to…
Dentistry
Three quarters of countries report ‘partial or complete’ disruption of oral health services, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on member states to move towards a ‘preventive promotional approach’ for oral health.…
Oral health
Dental market will ‘continue to bounce back strongly’ in 2021
Dental revenue recovered ‘much sooner than expected’ from the impact of the pandemic. This is according to the dental market…
Dentistry