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‘Absolutely shocking’ – patients travel more than 50 miles to access NHS dentistry
Patients report travelling more than 50 miles to access NHS dentistry, sparking fears that the profession is being plunged into…
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Cognitive decline and dental care during COVID-19
The sooner patients with degenerative diseases and poor oral health are treated, the better for their overall health, urges Cemal…
Dentistry
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… Tony Kilcoyne discusses…
Dentistry
SNP pledge to scrap all NHS dental charges if re-elected
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has pledged to abolish all NHS dental charges if it is re-elected. First Minister Nicola…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – dental school installs isolation pods to improve clinical work
Isolation pods have been installed for dental students in a bid to aid practical learning in the face of COVID-19. …
Dentistry
What can 2020 teach us?
John Makin reflects on how we can still learn important lessons from a difficult 2020. Many dental professionals are used…
Dentistry
Opportunities in dentistry – the current conversations
Reflecting on 2020, Paul Harris shares a number of discussions that may resonate with those in the dental industry. As…
Dentistry
Wrong tooth extraction taken off NHS Never Event list
Wrong tooth extractions have been removed from the NHS’s Never Event list, it has been confirmed. From today, extracting the…
Dentistry
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… One year on…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley urges dental teams to ‘play their part’ following death of Sarah Everard
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley called on dental teams to ‘play their part’ in protecting women in the wake of…
Dentistry
Dentistry Question Time – ‘there’s going to be winners and losers in dentistry’
Following our Dentistry Question Time debate, Eddie Crouch speaks out on NHS targets, communication within the profession and changing public…
Dentistry
Hospital dentistry – hot or not?
Considering hospital dentistry? Bethany Rushworth weighs up the pros and cons. I have worked in what I consider to be…
Dentistry
‘They feel undervalued’ – how has COVID-19 impacted dental nursing over the last 12 months?
Jacqui Elsden, president of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), opens up about what needs to happen to better…
Dental Nursing
Dentally-anxious children to be helped using CBT in £1.6 million study
One third of children have a fear of the dentist – but now a study will look to see whether…
Dentistry
UDA target makes no sense but there is optimism for the future
Nigel Jones and Eddie Crouch discuss the current state of NHS dentistry and how negotiations are going between NHS England…
Dentistry
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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… Dentistry Online and…
Dentistry
Government recommends 1% pay rise for NHS dentists
The government has recommended that NHS dentists receive a 1% pay rise in 2021 to 2022, sparking calls for a…
Dentistry
NHS staff inundated with almost 140,000 spam emails in 2020
NHS staff were inundated with more than 137,000 spam or phishing emails last year. This is according to the latest…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley issues technical warning over FFP3 face mask
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has urged dental teams to read an alert relating to FFP3 masks. A new central…
Dentistry
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