Dental Access

Tier 2 oral surgery: why access needs to improve in dentistry

Specialist oral surgeons Ashana Gupta and Tarun Nagpal talk through the ins and outs of tier 2 oral surgery, and…

Clinical Dentistry

Three in 10 adults have never tried to get an NHS dental appointment

The amount of UK adults who have never tried to see an NHS dentist has increased by 3% in the…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 26 April 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

How does NHS dental access compare across England?

Access to NHS dentistry is uneven across England, according to new data analysing A&E visits, staff turnover and access to…

Health & research

Up to 96% of practices are not accepting new NHS adult patients

Up to 96% of dental practices in England are unable to take on new adult NHS patients, suggest findings from…

Dentistry

Ben Atkins: reducing the risks of irregular access

Ben Atkins shares his advice for helping patients to establish good oral health routines to reduce pressure on NHS dental…

Oral health

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NHS dentistry is at its ‘most perilous point’ in 75-year history

Four in five (82.8%) dental practices in England are not registering adult NHS patients, while 71.1% are not taking on…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 11 November 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Mouth cancer…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 9 September 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC launches…

Dentistry

‘The new normal’ – patients queue at 4am for NHS dental care

Patients are queuing at 4am in a desperate attempt to access NHS dental care – a scene that the profession…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA warns

Following the NHS Dental Statistics 2022/23 published today, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that there is no prospect…

Dentistry

Drop in patients attending dentist in Lancashire, figures show

Lancashire has seen a significant fall in the number of patients visiting the dentist, fuelling fears that dental access will…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 10 September 2022

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Queen Elizabeth II – dentistry…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 27 August 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Vaping and oral health –…

Dentistry

‘Urgent need’ to address dental patients with severe mental illness

Patients with serious mental illness are falling behind when it comes to oral health.  According to a new study by…

Dentistry

Boris Johnson quizzed on dental care in PMQs

Boris Johnson faced questions about the state of dentistry during the latest session of Prime Minister’s Questions.  Dr Caroline Johnson,…

Dentistry

Two fifths of dentists say it will take ‘at least a year’ to clear COVID backlog

Around 40% of dentists report it will take 12 months or longer to tackle the backlog of patients at their…

Dentistry