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Obesity rates drop among primary school children, statistics show
New statistics show obesity prevalence among four and five year olds in reception classes fell below 10% in 2022/23. Statistics published yesterday…
Dentistry
Financial support to make dental studies more accessible
Eligible students on a range of health courses, such as dental and medical, will be able to claim 50% more…
Dentistry
NHS England to replace current cancer waiting time targets
Around two thirds of NHS cancer waiting time targets are going to be replaced in England in a bid the…
Dentistry
Dental nursing recruitment crisis – first cohort completes new apprenticeship
A brand new oral health practitioner apprenticeship has seen its first cohort receive their qualifications. This first-of-its-kind programme was designed…
Dental Nursing
‘Just a short-term sticking plaster’ – the profession reacts to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
As the government announces plans to increase workforce numbers in the NHS, we hear from figures in dentistry who share…
Dentistry
Changes made to performance level tolerance for NHS dentistry
NHS England has revised its performance level tolerance to ‘support the ongoing recovery of dental services’. In a statement released…
Dentistry
NHS England release statement on GDC versus Williams
NHS England has said it will review existing guidance in light of the GDC versus Williams appeal judgement.  In a…
Dentistry
NHS to provide ‘diet coaches’ for children who are obese
The NHS will open more specialist obesity clinics for children as young as two to help tackle the obesity crisis.…
Oral health
Vaping measures to crack down on retailers targeting children
A new government crackdown on vape marketing has kicked off in a bid to reduce the targeting of children and…
Oral health
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, to stand down
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley will stand down this summer, NHS England announced today. England’s CDO Sara Hurley is stepping…
Dentistry
Why charging top-up fees will cripple the NHS dental budget
Following the High Court’s ruling that charging top-up fees is permitted, Neel Kothari discusses why this is a ‘disaster’ for…
Dentistry
GDC versus Williams – the profession reacts
After the High Court overturned the GDC’s decision to erase a dentist for charging top-up fees, we hear from people…
Dentistry
High Court overturns GDC decision to erase dentist
The High Court has found that NHS regulations do not forbid ‘top-up’ fees, after the GDC struck off a dentist.…
Dentistry
Calorie counts on menus ‘dangerous’ for people recovering from eating disorders
New research is calling for menu calorie counts to be scrapped, claiming they are ‘dangerous’ for people with eating disorders.…
Oral health
Covid freedom day – how has dentistry changed since?
We look back on how dentistry adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and what we’ve learned 12 months on from Covid…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 3 September 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Will the cost of living…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 23 July 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… Government announces…
Dentistry
9 April 2022 – 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… Sara Hurley CDO…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley CDO releases update on NHS contract and withdraws SOP
Chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley, has updated the dental profession on the latest NHS contract requirements.  In a…
Dentistry
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