NHS 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…

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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…

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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…

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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’…

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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

‘Not fit for purpose’ – why change is needed to save NHS dentistry

Sarah Canavan opens up about her 25 years working as an NHS dentist and what she thinks needs to be…

Dentistry

Ethnic minorities less successful in getting NHS dental appointments, report finds

It has been revealed that young people and ethnic minorities are less successful in getting NHS dental appointments. This is…

Dentistry

Lack of funding leaves 51% of Scottish dental practices vulnerable after lockdown

More than half (57%) of practices say they would consider remaining closed after COVID-19 if a more viable SDR funding…

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… CDO Sara Hurley…

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Your exit plan from NHS dentistry

Many new graduates are put off NHS dentistry from the outset. Fahad Khan explores their options and how to move…

Young Dentist

Will the government continue its inquiry into NHS dental services?

Michael Watson questions whether the inquiry into NHS dentistry services will continue. Last summer, the then House of Commons Health…

Dentistry

What’s next for NHS dentistry?

Practice Plan is hosting events up and down the country sharing information on NHS dental contract reforming and working out…

Dentistry

What does the ‘Workington Man’ want from dentistry?

Michael Watson summarises what he things this election’s swing voter, the ‘Workington Man’, might want from dentistry. ‘Workington Man’ was…

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How to solve the NHS dentistry access crisis

To solve the NHS dentistry access problem, dentists will have to accept a salary from the government, Michael Watson says. The…

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Starting Well campaign having a positive impact

Starting Well is helping to improve the oral health of children and close the north-south divide, research shows. Dr Robin…

Dentistry

NHS dentists don’t want to be working in the NHS

More than three quarters (77%) of NHS dentists don’t see themselves working in the NHS in five years’ time. The latest…

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