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New data shows a rise in the number of women working in dentistry
To mark International Women’s Day, Mydentist has released data that shows around 60% of its employees are female. The dental…
Dentistry
Number of children needing hospital tooth extractions jumps by 10%
More than 14,000 children aged five and under have been admitted to hospital for tooth extractions in 2014/15. This comes…
Dentistry
Rising number of children’s tooth extractions in England
The number of children having their teeth extracted in England has increased, figures from the HSCIC have shown. Numbers rose by…
Dentistry
More than two-thirds of patients with mouth cancer test positive for HPV
More than two-thirds of patients with mouth cancer who had a human papilloma virus (HPV) test gave a positive result,…
Dentistry
Dentists’ earnings drop
Michael Watson discusses the latest figures showing how dentists’ earnings have dropped. The headline figures on dental earnings (for 2013/14)…
Dentistry
Morale in dentistry is ‘dangerously’ low
Dentists’ morale is dangerously low with Northern Irish dentists faring the worst, according to a new survey from the HSCIC.…
Dentistry
Private dentists are more motivated than NHS dentists
Dentists would be happier if they ditched NHS work and treated only private patients, a striking Government analysis suggests. The…
Private Practice
NHS dentist’s patient numbers fall for the first time since 2013
The number of patients visiting an NHS dentist in England has fallen for the first time since 2013. The Health…
Dentistry
Number of female dentists up by 44.2% since the start of the NHS contract
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (www.hscic.gov.uk) has published its annual NHS Dental Statistics for England. This covers patients…
Dentistry
More people being seen under the NHS
A total of 30 million patients were seen in the 24-month period ending 31 December, 2014, which is an increase…
Dentistry