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Family gets dental treatment in Brazil amidst NHS access troubles
A family doubled up their trip to Brazil to visit family with a dental appointment in the face of growing…
Dentistry
‘Dentistry isn’t an optional extra’ – nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients
Nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients, according to new research. An investigation by The Times discovered…
Dentistry
Cost of living crisis – woman forced to choose between heating or saving her tooth
A woman said she had to sacrifice saving her own tooth in order to pay for heating. According to a…
Dentistry
No NHS dentists available for new patients in Somerset, says report
No new patients in Somerset can secure an NHS dental appointment, according to a charity report. The latest report by…
Dentistry
Only 7% in north of England say they can afford private treatment
Two fifths of those living in the UK continue to find it difficult to book an NHS dental appointment. This…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 6 May 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 2,000…
Dentistry
Dentists should log BMI of children, say health experts
Dentists and their teams should log the BMI of child patients when they attend the practice. This is a suggestion…
Oral health
More than 2,000 dentists quit NHS in last year, figures show
Thousands of dentists have moved away from NHS dentistry in the last year, new figures suggest. The number of dentists…
Dentistry
School gets help from dental charity after students taken to hospital due to dental pain
Pupils are being treated by a dental charity after a school reached out for help to get students out of…
Dentistry
NHS dental treatments in Scotland drop by 400k per month
The level of NHS dental treatments being carried out in Scotland continue to fall significantly below pre-pandemic levels, according to…
Dentistry Scotland
Toothless in England marches against lack of progress in NHS dentistry
Toothless in England will take to the streets to mark the passing of 12 months since the event that sparked…
Dentistry
‘Making promises that can’t be kept’ – Ukrainian refugees offered NHS dentistry
Health professionals are advised to help refugees from Ukraine find an NHS dentist, sparking fears that new arrivals will be…
Dentistry
‘Little meaningful difference’ – profession reacts to NHS dentistry update
The latest announcement on NHS dentistry will ‘make very little meaningful difference’ to practices in the face of staff shortages.…
Dentistry
Dental budgets ‘fail’ to keep up with rising prices, says health expert
Dentists in Wales are calling for a boost in government funding after the profession voices frustrations over underfunding. Welsh Conservatives…
Dentistry
One in 10 calls to NHS are dental related in north east
More than one in 10 calls made to NHS 111 in the north east are looking for dental help, according…
Dentistry
Moving to private practice with Practice Plan: Wensum Dental Practice (part three)
Practice Plan has been supporting dentist and practice owner, Teresa Kleinhans of Wensum Dental Practice, on her journey to hand…
NHS to Private
NHS dentistry in Scotland – time to rethink your options?
Morna Beattie explores the options available to NHS dentists in Scotland for the coming months. The impending end to financial…
Dentistry Scotland
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How Practice Plan can help make your conversion a real success
Louise Bone explains how the whole Practice Plan team is on hand to support you when it comes to considering…
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Profession ‘gutted’ over outcome of dentistry talks in Northern Ireland
Dentists have slammed the latest funding arrangements for General Dental Services in Northern Ireland. Labelling the plans as ‘totally inadequate’,…
Dentistry
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