NHS

What is the state of health care and adult social care in England?

Michael Watson reviews the CQC’s annual report – The state of health care and adult social care in England. The…

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NHS England offering mental health support for dentists and doctors

NHS England is launching mental health support for dentists and doctors, the Department of Health and Social Care, has announced. Confidential support…

Dentistry

Dentists’ pay rise, due in November, will be backdated to April

The British Dental Association (BDA) has received confirmation that dentists in England will get a 2.42% uplift in November. The government…

Dentistry

Will the government remove NHS dental charges?

Governments have neither the will, nor the resources, to remove NHS dental charges, Michael Watson says. Few connected with healthcare can forget…

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Tackling childhood obesity and tooth decay needs a joined up approach

Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer, is calling for a joined-up response to tackle childhood obesity and tooth decay. In…

Oral health

Designed to Smile celebrates 10 years improving children’s oral health

Designed to Smile, the Welsh oral health scheme aimed at improving children’s oral health, is celebrating its 10th birthday. Since its…

Oral health

Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment

Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…

Dentistry

Better oral health care needed for hospital patients

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for better oral health care for patients in hospitals. A survey, published in…

Oral health

One year of Monolith NHS Full-Contour Zirconia

All patients are now seeking more aesthetic restorative options. In response, Costech Dental Laboratory introduced Monolith Full-Contour Zirconia – a…

Dentistry

Mistrust and mental health issues revealed in survey of dentists

Eighty-four per cent of NHS dentists believe their current role has negatively affected their mental health, according to the latest…

Dentistry

Diabetes and oral health

Michael Watson reports on the latest publication from NHS England about diabetes and oral health. NHS England has recently published…

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NHS dental treatments exempt from charges drops by a quarter

NHS dental treatments to patients exempt from charges has dropped by 25% over the last five years. Over the last year…

Dentistry

Number of patients seeing an NHS dentist drops by 2% in England

Just under 22 million adults in England were seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months, NHS Digital figures…

Dentistry

Openness + pragmatism = optimism

After attending a recent Westminster Health Forum on oral health, Nigel Jones feels more optimistic about the future for NHS…

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Male Northern Ireland dentists earn £38,000 more than their female colleagues

The average taxable income for male dentists in Northern Ireland (NI) is £38k more than female dentists. Figures from NHS…

Dentistry

Faculty of Dental Surgery calls on schools to go sugar free

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is urging school dinners in England to go sugar free. It hopes this will help combat high tooth decay rates…

Oral health

Government’s green paper and its potential impact on oral health

Michael Watson gives his thoughts on the recent launch of the government’s green paper. It must be unheard of for…

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What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… In memoriam: Anoop…

Dentistry

BDA calls on government to extend NHS pension flexibilities to dentists

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling on the government to extend greater NHS Pension flexibilities to dentists. Earlier this…

Dentistry