Dental policy and government

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

Northern Ireland pushes back vape ban

Northern Ireland will delay its ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes by two months, the government has…

Dentistry

Prime minister’s ‘plan for change’ excludes dentistry

Dental experts have criticised prime minister Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’, which did not mention the government’s pledges for dentistry.…

Dentistry

Primary care ‘at risk of collapse’ in Northern Ireland, experts say

Bodies representing dentists, community pharmacists, general practitioners and optometrists have called for government intervention to prevent the ‘collapse of primary…

Dentistry

High risk of modern slavery in NHS supply chains, says DHSC

A consultation has been launched on plans to ensure goods and services used in the NHS are not linked with…

Dentistry

Kemi Badenoch – what has she said about dentistry?

Kemi Badenoch has replaced Rishi Sunak as the new leader of the Conservative Party – what has she said about…

Dentistry

Disposable vapes to be banned next June, government says

Disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year in a bid to protect children’s health…

Health & research

England and Wales to access cross-border dental care

English and Welsh patients will be able to cross the England-Wales border for dental treatment in an attempt to cut…

Dentistry

Hospital dental trainees to receive 22% pay uplift

From November 2024, hospital dental trainees in England will be awarded an average pay uplift of 22.3% over two years.…

Dentistry