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Dentists support move to core service for NHS dentistry

More than three quarters (77%) of dentists would support a government move to a core NHS dental service. The 2018…

Dentistry

Confidence in NHS dentistry low

Many dentists lack confidence in the future of NHS dentistry, results from the 2018 NHS Confidence Monitor show. The survey,…

Dentistry

Anxiety levels high across dentistry

Dentists across both NHS and private dentistry are anxious about complaints and litigation according to the results of the 2018…

Dentistry

Unhappiness rife amongst NHS dentists

Happiness amongst NHS dentists is dropping to new lows, according to the 2018 NHS Confidence Monitor survey from Practice Plan.…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry facing mass exodus of dentists

NHS dentistry is facing a potential mass exodus, with 86% of dentists looking to leave in the next five years.…

Dentistry

One year since I left the prototype programme…

Fliss McCalmont spoke to Joe Hendron a year after he withdrew his practice from the prototype programme. A little over a year ago,…

Dentistry

UK schools ranked last for providing oral health education

UK schools rank last for promoting good oral health, according to an FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) survey. Only 29% of parents…

Oral health

Dentistry seeing the highest growing salaries in the UK, data shows

Dentistry experiencing some of the highest growing salaries in the UK, according to job listing site Indeed. Its data shows new…

Dentistry

New guidance on oral care for people with learning disabilities

Public Health England is publishing new guidance on the oral care and treatment for people with learning disabilities. Oral care…

Oral health

Whose time is it anyway? Part two

Practice cannot increase the number of hours they are open, or increase shifts, if it will result in dentists not…

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Is working in NHS dentistry like being in a pot of boiling water?

A bunch of frogs in a pot of boiling water trying to negotiate how fast the temperature is being turned…

Dentistry

BDA urges Mayor of London to tackle capital’s oral health inequalities

The BDA is urging Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to tackle oral health inequalities amongst children in the capital. An…

Oral health

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… Dental charges set…

Dentistry

The drugs don’t work

Ian Mills lifts the lid on responsible prescribing. At this time of year, we are all aware of the spread…

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Royal College calls for pensions changes to protect NHS workforce

Senior Scottish doctor writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement to ask for action to…

Dentistry

Dental charges set to rise above inflation after 5% hike

The government is proposing to increase dental charges by 5%, which will mean a routine check-up costs £22.70. Net government expenditure in…

Dentistry

Political disappointments

Nigel Jones talks about his disappointment in the growing pressure and responsibility placed on clinicians in the current political climate.…

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BDA calls on London dentists to tell Sadiq Khan about oral health inequalities

The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling on London’s dentists to highlight children’s oral health inequalities to Mayor Khan. The…

Oral health

Evans above – NHS dental attendance, an interview with Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen and tooth whitening

Welcome to February’s vlog where we talk about children’s attendance to the dentist, the one million patients that couldn’t access…

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