NHS Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 21 December 2024

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

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 14 December 2024

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

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis: the successes and failures of 2024

Tempus fugit: Kevin Lewis offers his seasonal retrospective on the year’s successes and failures, arrivals and departures, events and non-events.…

Columnists

Males more likely to not have dentist than females, stats show

Just over half of adults report having an NHS dentist in the last month – with one third having private…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 7 December 2024

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

Dentistry

Prime minister’s ‘plan for change’ excludes dentistry

Dental experts have criticised prime minister Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’, which did not mention the government’s pledges for dentistry.…

Dentistry

Three in four dentists do not enjoy NHS work, survey says

Almost three quarters of NHS dentists and 65% of dental nurses said they do not enjoy working in the NHS.…

NHS in crisis

Simon Thackeray – “Moving to private dentistry was never about the money”

Principal dentist Simon Thackeray discusses his conversion from NHS to fully private practice, a journey that began with his conversion…

NHS to Private

News you’ve missed this week – 30 November 2024

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 – what has it achieved so far?

This week, a new investigative report was released looking into the NHS dental recovery plan and what it has achieved…

Dentistry

Dental recovery plan ‘unlikely to deliver target of 1.5 million extra treatments’

The dental recovery plan will fail to reach target of 1.5 million additional NHS dental treatments by March 2025, says…

Dentistry

Up to 96% of practices are not accepting new NHS adult patients

Up to 96% of dental practices in England are unable to take on new adult NHS patients, suggest findings from…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 23 November 2024

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

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis: turf wars in dentistry

Do we really reap what we sow? Kevin Lewis examines whether or not the old proverb is right. Sod it.…

Columnists

Two in three believe they have right to register with NHS dentist

More than two thirds (68%) of patients mistakenly believe they have the right to register with an NHS dentist as…

NHS in crisis

One fifth of NHS general dentist positions unfilled, data shows

According to newly-released NHS England data, more than one in five (21%) general dentist posts in the NHS were vacant…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry: a changed landscape

How has NHS dentistry changed since its inception in 1948? Neil Carmichael explores the evolving landscape of UK dentistry. While…

Dentistry

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Dental amalgam – everything you need to know about its use and ban

As of January 2025, the use of dental amalgam has been banned in the European Union – we take a…

Dentistry

Choose the right compressor for your practice

When it comes to the air supply in the practice, you should not make any compromises – choose the right compressor…

Dentistry

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