NHS Dentistry

MPs call for more action to tackle dental crisis

All four Labour MPs representing Dorset have joined forces to urge the government to tackle the dental desert created in…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 22 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry: 700,000 extra urgent appointments set to be rolled out

Thousands of patients across England will be able to access urgent and emergency dental care as the government and NHS…

Dentistry

Welsh government slammed over approach to NHS dentistry

‘Consider the unintended consequences’: the dental profession has criticised the Welsh government’s approach to NHS dental reform. In an open…

NHS in crisis

News you’ve missed this week – 15 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Dental recovery plan has failed, NHS leaders admit

The previous government’s proposed dental recovery plan has not been successful, NHS leaders have acknowledged. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

Dentistry

BDA elects new General Dental Practice Committee chair

‘A make or break moment for NHS dentistry’: Shiv Pabary has been elected the new chair of the British Dental…

Dentistry

Will 2025 be an economic disaster for the dental sector?

As financial pressures grow, Neel Kothari warns that neither NHS nor private dentistry is immune to rising costs and reduced…

Business

News you’ve missed this week – 8 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Calling time on NHS dentistry: how to make the move to private dentistry

Join Les Jones, Zoe Close and Manish Chitnis on Thursday 13 February at 7pm as they discuss how to make…

Business

How does NHS dental access compare across England?

Access to NHS dentistry is uneven across England, according to new data analysing A&E visits, staff turnover and access to…

Health & research

News you’ve missed this week – 1 February 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Dental clinics and urgent visits: what does NHS dental access look like as 2025 begins?

More urgent dental appointments and free dental clinics are among some of the measures being taken to tackle the NHS…

Dentistry

Funding stalls for NHS dentistry, dental leaders warn

Following a ‘damning’ report into NHS funding, dental leaders have urged the government to ‘put its money where its mouth…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry – being dismantled by design or incompetence?

What will it take to get dentists out of the NHS? Nigel Jones reviews the Labour government’s approach to NHS…

NHS to Private

News you’ve missed this week – 11 January 2025

It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…

Dentistry

Pay increase for NHS dentists dubbed ‘inadequate’

A pay uplift of 4.64% for NHS dentists in England has been confirmed, as experts warn that this represents a…

Dentistry

Four in 10 registered Scots cannot access their dentist

Almost 40% of Scottish people who are registered with a dentist have not had an appointment in more than two…

Dentistry

‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act

As a petition to save NHS dentistry hits a quarter of a million signatures, experts are urging the health secretary…

NHS in crisis