NHS Dentistry

Six in 10 NHS patients would consider private care, says report

More than six in 10 (61%) of NHS dental patients would consider paying for private dental care, new research suggests.…

Dentistry

NHS to private: a principal’s journey to financial freedom

Join Simon Reynolds, Oliver Pierce and Chelsea Holland as they discuss NHS to private: a principal’s journey to financial freedom.…

Dentistry

Are dental therapists going to save the NHS?

Cat Edney examines how the role of dental therapists has evolved in recent years and explores whether they might be…

Columnists

Sussex launches recovery plan to improve NHS dentistry

NHS Sussex launched its Dental Recovery and Transformation Plan, an initiative that aims to continue improving the accessibility of NHS…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 28 September 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

England and Wales to access cross-border dental care

English and Welsh patients will be able to cross the England-Wales border for dental treatment in an attempt to cut…

Dentistry

Nearly half of children not seen by NHS dentist in past year

Nearly half (44.6%) of UK children have not seen an NHS dentist for over 12 months, according to new data from the…

Dentistry

Plans for new dental school remain uncertain

Plans to open a new dental school at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are ‘not a done deal’ as…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 14 September 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

Junk food TV ads in UK to be banned before 9pm from next year

A ban on TV junk food adverts being shown before 9pm will come into force from 1 October 2025, the…

Dentistry

Lord Darzi NHS report: ‘urgent action needed’ on NHS dental contract

‘There are enough dentists in England, just not enough dentists willing to do enough NHS work’ – these are the…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry on Isle of Wight reaches ‘critical’ state

NHS dental services on the Isle of Wight have reached a ‘critical’ point, with another NHS dental practice set to…

Dentistry

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 31 August 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 Market Review 2024: all you need to know

What does dental practice ownership look like? How much are practices selling for? Who is buying them? The Dental Market…

Business

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 10 August 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

Changes to the NHS dentistry landscape in Scotland

Dental specialist financial adviser Morna Beattie, for Wesleyan Financial Services, discusses what life is like for NHS dentists in Scotland.…

NHS to Private

How can NHS dentistry be fixed?

Following the Labour government’s discussions with dental leaders on how to fix NHS dentistry, we hear some proposed solutions from…

Dentistry

One in five unable to book dental appointment in past year

One fifth of patients who tried to book a dental appointment during the past year failed to do so, according…

Dentistry

Pay uplift for NHS dentists welcomed amidst further push for contract reform

The above-inflation 6% pay uplift for high street NHS dentists confirmed today has been welcomed by the profession amidst continued…

NHS in crisis