NHS policy and dental access

Inside mydentist’s two-million-pound investment in Weston-super-Mare

A new two-million-pound dental practice in Weston-super-Mare has brought two established teams together under one roof, creating more capacity for…

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The Week in Dentistry: NHS care gaps, child oral health and AI use

Welcome to The Week in Dentistry, a regular round-up of dental sector updates from across the profession, including this week’s…

Dentistry

Less than half of Northern Ireland registered with a health service dentist

New data shows that just 49% of the population of Northern Ireland was registered with a health service dentist as…

Dentistry

UDAs up by 48% on Isle of Wight as new dental reforms announced

New measures have been finalised to increase appointment availability, expand urgent care access and strengthen long-term dental services across the…

Dentistry

One in 15 Brits has resorted to DIY dentistry, survey finds

Around 7% of UK adults said they had carried out some form of DIY dentistry in a new survey –…

Dentistry

NHS dental charge increase dubbed a ‘kick in the teeth’

Patient fees for NHS dentistry will increase from April 2026, which dental experts have criticised as a ‘substitute for state…

Finance & accounting

NHS contract clawback at £900 million in past two years

Dental experts have spoken out against ‘the perversity of the broken contract’ as a BBC investigation said the £900 million…

Dentistry

Cost of NHS tooth extractions up by five million pounds

Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, up from £45.8 million the previous year, according…

Dentistry

Are NHS regulations fair for associates?

Neel Kothari draws on previous cases of dental professionals breaching NHS regulations to determine if associates are being fairly governed.…

Columnists

Care leavers to receive extended access to free NHS dentistry

Care leavers will now receive free NHS dental care, prescriptions and eye care up to the age of 25 as…

Dentistry

Proposed dentistry voucher scheme slammed by experts

A proposal for the government to provide the public with a £150 voucher towards private dental care would ‘mean the…

Dentistry

Referral chaos: are secondary care services for dentistry in crisis?

Neel Kothari asks why the process for referral to secondary care services in dentistry has become so complex, and what…

Columnists

New dental training facility will provide NHS care for thousands

A new dental clinic that will train 130 new dental students a year and provide NHS care to more than…

Dentistry

More than 120,000 people demand better funding for NHS dentistry

Campaigners travelled to Westminster today to deliver a petition backed by thousands calling for the government to fund NHS dentistry.…

NHS in crisis

Are international students an overlooked cohort that could help save NHS dentistry?

Could international students help to plug dental workforce gaps in the NHS? Amirali Ziaebrahimi explains why small tweaks in immigration…

Dentistry

Urgent dental care incentive scheme launched by NHS

Providers will receive a payment on top of their annual contract value for additional courses of urgent treatment delivered under…

Dentistry

Campaign launched for government to fully fund NHS dental reform

A new campaign pushing for full funding for NHS dentistry has gained nearly 40,000 signatures in just three days. Launched…

Dentistry

Hope still shines dimly for the future of NHS dentistry

Nigel Jones asks whether the promise of contract reform and the 10-year plan are enough to give the dental profession…

NHS to Private

The crucial role of community dentistry in the UK

Nicola Milner, chief operating officer for Community Dental Services CIC (CDS), explains why community dentistry is a ‘vital component’ of…

Dentistry