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‘Crying at night’ – nine-year-old girl waits nine months for tooth extraction
A nine-year-old girl has waited nine months for dental treatment – and is still yet to be seen. In a…
Dentistry
Is NHS dentistry still viable?
Neel Kothari talks about the latest NHS dental targets and why it has meant practices are stuck between a rock…
Dentistry
Conservative Party Conference – Health Secretary sidesteps NHS dentistry
Health Secretary Sajid Javid bypassed NHS dentistry in the latest Conservative Party Conference, sparking fury from the profession. In his…
Dentistry
NHS access troubles – woman extracts 11 of her own teeth
A woman reportedly pulled out eleven of her own teeth after failing to access NHS dental care. Appearing on BBC…
Dentistry
‘Flexibility, independence and doing the dentistry I want to do’
Michelle Hardy, Practice Plan’s sales support manager, caught up with Craig Walsh from Buxton Dental Practice. They speak about the…
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Reaction – NHS dental targets increased to 65%
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley yesterday announced that NHS contract targets are now at 65% – sparking criticism from the…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Record number of…
Dentistry
Prime Minister says NHS will be a ‘better place’ for dental profession
Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims the latest investments will make the NHS a better place for the dental profession. Robert…
Dentistry
Northern Irish dentists call for ‘overhaul’ of GDS contract
Northern Irish dentists have written to Health Minister Robin Swann to ‘overhaul’ the General Dental Services (GDS) contract. The letter…
Dentistry
Welsh dentists calling for the relaxation of COVID rules
BDA Wales is calling for the relaxation of COVID rules to avoid patients unnecessarily losing teeth and allow more dental…
Dentistry
NHS chaos – nine million children missed out on dental treatment
Millions of young children missed out on an NHS dental appointment in the last 12 months. Official statistics expose a…
Dentistry
Free NHS dentistry – practices in Scotland given 24 hours to prepare
Dental practices in Scotland have been given just 24 working hours to prepare for free NHS provision. Today, the Scottish…
Dentistry Scotland
‘Going private with Practice Plan is the best thing we ever did’
Suki Singh, Practice Plan area manager, caught up with Kate Cummings, manager and dental therapist at Hanford Dental and Implant…
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Dentistry on the Isle of Wight – almost one in four forced to seek NHS care on mainland
Patients on the Isle of Wight are living in ‘constant pain’ due to a lack of dental services. And almost…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Profession says 3%…
Dentistry
Why we’ll never go back to NHS dentistry
Practice Plan’s head of sales, Zoe Close, caught up with Catriona Archer of Burton Family Dental to look back at…
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NHS dentistry discussed: can NHS dentistry return to ‘normal’, and should it?
Join Les Jones, Eddie Crouch and Lisa Bainham as they talk about a return to ‘normal’ on Tuesday 20 July…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Junk food TV…
Dentistry
The secret dentist – there will never be a better time…
…to ditch NHS dentistry and get the whole profession to move in the right direction, the Secret Dentist says. What…
Dentistry
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