NHS Dentistry

Dentistry Question Time – ‘widening the skill mix is a necessity’

Following on from the Dentistry Question Time debate, we speak to Clare Robinson about her thoughts on the future of…

Dentistry

Should you pie private dentistry?

Are you looking to move into private dentistry? Bethany Rushworth weighs the pros and cons with moving away from the…

Young Dentist

Dentistry Question Time – last chance to submit your questions

Is there anything you want to know about the future of NHS dentistry? This is your last chance to submit…

Dentistry

Dentistry Question Time – a chance to ask your questions on dentistry’s most pressing issues

The last 12 months has thrown a lot into question, including the future of NHS dentistry. Dentistry Question Time will…

Dentistry

‘Dental nurses need recognition’ – the difference between NHS and private work

Claire Frisby talks about her 25 years in dental nursing and how her private work compared to that in the…

Dental Nursing

Dentistry Question Time – ‘dentistry must be given far more attention’

Our brand new venture, Dentistry Question Time, kicks off next week – and you get to ask the questions. Dentistry…

Dentistry

Dentistry Question Time – is there a future for NHS dentistry after COVID-19?

What would you ask an expert panel about the future of NHS dentistry? Dentistry Question Time will welcome some of…

Dentistry

‘Two year wait’ for NHS appointment forces patients to opt for DIY dentistry

More than seven in 10 are still struggling to access dentistry as patients continue to carry out DIY dentistry, a…

Dentistry

Will dentistry stay firmly on the political agenda?

Nigel Jones talks to Eddie Crouch about the recent Parliamentary debate regarding dentistry and what this might mean for the…

Dentistry

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Free PPE for dental practices extended to end of June

Free PPE will be available for dental practices until the end of June this year, it has been revealed.  Health…

Dentistry

The secret dentist – is everything positive for dentistry?

Could a future outside of the NHS be good for dentistry? This month The Secret Dentist questions whether we might…

Dentistry

Letters to Dentistry Online – are NHS dentists busy or not?

Opinion on whether NHS dentistry should return is mixed. Dentistry Online is receiving numerous correspondence on the matter. Here is…

Dentistry

Nearly eight in 10 practices report spike in cancelled or missed dental appointments

NHS dentistry faces an ‘uncertain future’ after 45% say they are less likely to seek routine care during the new…

Dentistry

MPs join calls for abandonment of new NHS dental targets

Members of Parliament have rallied together in a bid to scrap new NHS dental targets ‘as a matter of urgency’.…

Dentistry

COVID-19: dental services to remain open during third national lockdown

Dental services will remain open as England heads into another national lockdown. Yesterday evening, Boris Johnson revealed that the country…

Dentistry

‘I fear for single-surgery practices’ – pleas for leniency in face of new NHS contract arrangements

A dentist has warned of the mental health and financial impact on dentistry as new contract targets are imposed in…

Dentistry

The secret dentist – dentistry is the most powerful influencer in the UK (if only we could stick together)

With so many groups in dentistry pulling in different directions, it’s difficult to have one common voice to help argue…

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… COVID-19 – dentists’…

Dentistry

COVID-19 – calls and complaints about dentistry increased by 450% over summer

The top two most searched for advice articles in the summer were about how to access an NHS dentist, a…

Dentistry