Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen

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How has the GDC acted during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Seb Evans looks back at the way the GDC has acted during the coronavirus lockdown. When the UK entered lockdown…
Dentistry
‘Completely unreasonable’: GDC call on dental care professionals to pay ARF
Dental professionals are being called upon to pay their annual retention fee (ARF) by the General Dental Council.  As the…
Dentistry
Brits cancelling appointments due to fear of dentist
More than a quarter (26%) of Brits have cancelled or delayed a dental appointment due to fear of the dentist.…
Dentistry
Dave Cottam elected new chair of the GDPC
Dave Cottam is the new chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) at the British Dental Association (BDA). He…
Dentistry
Cornwall demanding action with 50,000 patients on waiting list for an NHS dentist
Cornwall Council is calling for action as 48,000 patients wait for an NHS dental appointment. Devon and Cornwall patients are waiting an average…
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
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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Patients put off visiting the dentist due to time constraints
More than 4.5 million people in the UK are put off seeing the dentist due to time constraints. Bupa research found…
Private Practice
Yasmin Qureshi MP urges government for action on NHS dentistry
Yasmin Qureshi MP has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to act on the NHS dentistry access crisis.…
Dentistry
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… Patient charge revenue…
Dentistry
Patient charge revenue makes up more than a quarter of NHS dental services spend
Steve Brine MP says patient charge revenue makes up 28.7% of Government expenditure on NHS dental services. In an open…
Dentistry
Government accused of double standards after introducing new GP contract
The Government is being accused of double standards in primary care after rolling out a new five-year contract for GPs.…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry forcing patients towards ‘DIY’ alternatives
Access problems with NHS dentistry is forcing patients to seek ‘DIY’ alternatives, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen claims. Recent reports have found patients in Cornwall spending…
Dentistry
BDA outlines what it wants from a reformed dental contract
The British Dental Association is outlining what it would like to see in a reformed NHS dental contract. NHS England has…
Dentistry
What’s the plan?
The BDA should put together a fully-costed alternative option for a new NHS contract, Michael Watson says. The problems for…
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CQC considers increasing dental fees by 13%
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation on increasing its dental fees by 13% from April 2019. In its…
Dentistry
Is the ‘looming’ NHS crisis already here?
Is there a crisis just around the corner for NHS dentistry, Nigel Jones questions. The BDA believes it will take…
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Is a two-year check up the answer?
If the NHS wants to create a financially viable way of keeping dental spaces in appointment books it will need…
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People on low incomes fear being wrongly fined for NHS treatments
Wrongly fining people for NHS treatment is putting those on low incomes off going to the dentist, the BDA claims. Almost…
Dentistry
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