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What do local lockdowns mean for dentistry in Wales?
As counties across Wales are thrown into local lockdowns, the chief dental officer has spoken out about the implications for…
Dentistry
CDO releases guidance for dental practices as Wales introduces first local lockdown
The chief dental officer for Wales, Colette Bridgman, has issued a statement on the local lockdown rules for dentistry. This…
Dentistry
Wales cuts fallow time requirements for dentistry
The chief dental officer for Wales has updated the profession on changes to the settle time in dental practices. In…
Dentistry
‘Simply unsustainable’: dentists in Wales warn of industry crisis
A dentist has warned ‘a tidal wave of dental disease’ is about to crash in Wales following calls for the…
Dentistry
Routine dental care in Wales to resume in 2021, new plans suggest
The CDO for Wales, Colette Bridgman, has published plans to get dentistry back up and running over the next 12…
Dentistry
Lack of access to NHS dentists in Wales set to ‘persist for a while’
Welsh health board admits a lack of access to regular dental care will ‘persist for a while yet’. Anglesey’s Assembly Member…
Dentistry
Dental crisis in Wales as just one in six NHS practices accept new patients
Only one in six NHS dental practices in Wales are accepting new adult patients, research from the BDA shows. The…
Dentistry
Reforming the dental contract in Wales
NHS dentistry in Wales needs a radical overhaul, Michael Watson argues. Dai Lloyd AM, chair of the Welsh Assembly Health…
Blog
Welsh dental practice opens first surgery with HSBC UK backing
A South Wales dental practice has secured a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK to open its first dental surgery…
Dentistry
Welsh NHS patients queuing around the corner to register at new dental practice
Patients in Wales are queueing around the corner after a new NHS dentist opened in Llangollen. Some residents queued for up…
Dentistry
Wales creating 10,000 new NHS dental places
The Welsh Government is creating 10,000 new NHS dental places in some of the most deprived areas of Wales. It…
Dentistry
Child tooth decay in Wales drops
Child tooth decay in Wales has fallen, with the proportion of children experiencing tooth decay now standing at 34.2%. This is…
Oral health
NHS dental charges in Wales set for above-inflation increases
NHS dental charges in Wales are set to increase above the rate of inflation, the Welsh government has said. In its latest…
Dentistry
Another Mydentist practice closes
After Mydentist had to close one of its practices in Wales, Michael Watson looks at why this seems to be…
Blog
Welsh government makes substantial changes to private dentistry regulations
The Welsh government has made substantial changes to regulations on private dentistry, including a new approach to HIW fees. Among…
Private Practice
Dentists call for change in Welsh NHS dentistry
The British Dental Association (BDA) has made new calls to reform NHS dentistry in Wales. This has come after the…
Dentistry
Concerns over the future of the Designed to Smile programme raised
The future of the Designed to Smile programme, the oral health improvement programme in Wales, has been called into question.…
Dentistry
Largest ever improvement in children’s oral health in Wales
A survey has shown the most significant improvement in children’s oral health in Wales ever recorded. The study by Cardiff…
Oral health
Proceeds from the sugar tax should be reinvested in preventive dental care
Dentists are calling on the Welsh government to use proceeds from the sugar tax to invest in preventive care. The…
Dentistry