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CDO outlines key themes for oral health strategy
Sara Hurley has outlined the key themes of her integrated strategy for oral health and dental care. Speaking at the…
Oral health
Rising number of children’s tooth extractions in England
The number of children having their teeth extracted in England has increased, figures from the HSCIC have shown. Numbers rose by…
Dentistry
NHS England and HEE announce first Dental Clinical Leadership fellowships
NHS England and Health Education England have launched the first Dental Clinical Leadership fellowships in the NHS, in England. The fellowship…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, writes to the dental profession
Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, has written a New Year message to the dental profession. ‘A belated happy…
Dentistry
NHS England appoints two new deputy chief dental officers
Janet Clarke and Eric Rooney have been appointed as deputy chief dental officers by NHS England. They will both work…
Dentistry
‘Consider yourself as one’ Sara Hurley, CDO for England, tells dental profession
Distinctive roles within a dental team need to be overlooked if dentistry is to meet the oral health needs of…
Oral health
NHS England needs to fund preventive programmes
Michael Watson reviews some of the talks held at the BADT in Birmingham. Last week I visited the British Association of…
Dentistry
Fraud could be costing NHS England more than £5bn a year
NHS England could be losing around £5bn every year due to fraud, a new report suggests. The report looked into…
Dentistry
Help your patients with Stoptober
Stoptober – Public Health England’s (PHE) 28 day mass quit smoking campaign – will be launching again in October. PHE…
Dentistry
Michael Watson calls for a ‘rubber windmill’ exercise to test the prototype contracts
Is it time for another ‘rubber windmill’ exercise, this time to test the prototype contracts to destruction, Michael Watson asks.…
Dentistry
Evlynne Gilvarry has insisted the GDC is ‘turning the corner’
The head of the under-fire General Dental Council (GDC) has insisted it is turning the corner and will take the…
Dentistry
Michael Watson posts an open letter response to Barry Cockcroft
Michael Watson responds to Barry Cockcroft’s recent comments on NHS England figures for dentistry. Dear Barry, I read with some…
Dentistry
Barry Cockcroft comments on the latest NHS England figures for dentistry
Barry Cockcroft, former chief dental officer and non-executive director at Mydentist, comments on the latest NHS England figures. The report…
Dentistry
It may be wrong, but is it illegal?
NHS England needs more powers to dictate what care is delivered and how, according to Michael Watson. Last week my…
Dentistry
NHS England backs down over plans for West Midlands
NHS England has withdrawn its plans to oblige GDPs to provide information on oral surgery services they’re able to offer. The…
Dentistry
What’s wrong with UDAs?
NHS England needs to tell dentists exactly what it wants for its UDAs, Michael Watson believes. What’s wrong with UDAs…
Dentistry
Jeremy Hunt announces a seven-day-week NHS
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a seven-day-week NHS in England during his speech at the King’s Fund recently. The Secretary…
Dentistry
‘Queues around the block’ warning
There will be ‘queues around the block’ for an NHS dentist unless extra money is pumped in urgently, the Government…
Dentistry
New guidelines coming for dentistry
New national guidelines will be published within weeks to iron out inconsistencies in a wide range of dental treatments. The…
Implant dentistry