Dental policy and government

NHS dentists to receive 4% pay rise

The government has confirmed that NHS dentists will receive a 4% pay rise, which dental experts warn will not cover…

Dentistry

Plan for change: how is NHS dentistry being fixed?

The government’s Plan for Change promises an ‘NHS fit for the future’ – we explore how the plan will impact…

Dentistry

A new era for dentistry: for patients, practices and clinicians

Collaboration, consultation, cooperation and communication – Gary Chapman discusses the four pillars of success for PortmanDentex’s patients, practices and clinicians.…

Dentistry

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NHS dentistry and contract reform: care minister updates profession

The government has a ‘moral duty’ to support communities that need access to NHS dentistry. This according to the minister…

Dentistry

Exclusive: it’s time that we change dentistry, says chief dental officer

Jason Wong, chief dental officer (CDO) for England, discusses the government’s priorities for dentistry and what it is doing to…

Dentistry

Supervised toothbrushing launched in UK schools

A national supervised toothbrushing programme will be rolled out for UK children aged three to five from April, the government…

Oral health

MPs call for more action to tackle dental crisis

All four Labour MPs representing Dorset have joined forces to urge the government to tackle the dental desert created in…

Dentistry

Exclusive: care minister slates ‘Dickensian’ childhood extraction figures

Almost 50,000 children aged 0 to 19 had a tooth extraction in NHS hospitals last financial year, according to newly-released…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry: 700,000 extra urgent appointments set to be rolled out

Thousands of patients across England will be able to access urgent and emergency dental care as the government and NHS…

Dentistry

Welsh government slammed over approach to NHS dentistry

‘Consider the unintended consequences’: the dental profession has criticised the Welsh government’s approach to NHS dental reform. In an open…

NHS in crisis

News you’ve missed this week – 15 February 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

Dental recovery plan has failed, NHS leaders admit

The previous government’s proposed dental recovery plan has not been successful, NHS leaders have acknowledged. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

Dentistry

How will the ‘devolution revolution’ affect dentistry?

Neil Carmichael explains how the government’s devolution plans to decentralise power will impact the dental profession. In December 2024 Angela…

Dentistry

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More than 100 patients queue for NHS dental access at Bristol practice

A dental practice in Bristol drew a queue of more than 100 people as it announced it would be taking…

Dentistry

Calls for government action on supervised toothbrushing disparity

Supervised toothbrushing provision varies greatly between different UK areas according to new research, as experts criticise the government’s failure to…

Dentistry

NHS patient data may be used for AI training by private companies

The government is considering plans to allow NHS patient data to be used for research and profit by private companies…

AI & technology

‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act

As a petition to save NHS dentistry hits a quarter of a million signatures, experts are urging the health secretary…

NHS in crisis

Dentistry’s 2024 round up

We’re back with our annual round up of the biggest dental headlines of the year. From ORE changes to the…

Dentistry

Introduce ‘fat tax’ on junk food, government told

Calls have been made by a leading health expert to introduce a ‘fat tax’ on junk food to help tackle…

Health & research