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Starting Well programme blasted by dental leaders
Starting Well, an unfunded programme to tackle children’s tooth decay, has been launched in Manchester. The programme aims to ensure…
Oral health
Come fly with me
The current way of remunerating dentists means NHS dentistry isn’t reaching the population that mosts needs dental care. Imagine, if you…
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NHS dentists’ earnings drop by 35% in the last decade
NHS dentists’ taxable income has dropped by 35% in real terms since 2006, according to new figures from NHS Digital.…
Dentistry
NHS dental practices not accepting new patients
Almost half of NHS dental practices aren’t accepting new adult patients and only three-fifths are accepting new child patients. That’s…
Dentistry
JCVI using flawed evidence to reject HPV vaccinations
The BDA has accused the JCVI of using flawed modelling as a basis to reject HPV vaccinations in all children.…
Dentistry
How long will the NHS ‘national disgrace’ continue?
How long will dentists be able to continue ‘choosing’ which patients they see, Michael Watson questions. The headline figures, published by…
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Patients missing out on NHS dental care a ‘national disgrace’
Almost half (48.6%) of adults in England haven’t seen an NHS dentist, new figures from NHS Digital show. Although experiencing a…
Dentistry
Northern Ireland’s ‘reckless’ health cuts blasted
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has been told to find £70 million worth of savings from the Health Service. This…
Dentistry
At least 1.8 million pensioners suffering with urgent dental condition
At least 1.8 million people aged 65 and over could have an urgent dental condition, a new report has suggested.…
Oral health
Freeze on foundation dentist trainers’ pay an act of ‘self-harm’
The Government has confirmed a 1% pay increase for foundation dentists and a 1.14% uplift for general dental practitioners. Along with…
Dentistry
Care homes not providing sufficient oral health support
A new Healthwatch report has found that some care homes are providing insufficient support to access dentists. In the report…
Oral health
The top 10 lies in dentistry
Alun Rees lists some of the top lies that are told around dentistry. The top 10 lies that (some) patients…
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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
Clawbacks costing Welsh NHS dentistry £6.6 million
Clawbacks cost NHS dentists in Wales £6.6 million in 2016, according to figures from the British Dental Association (BDA). The Welsh…
Dentistry
Will the NHS have to publish dentists’ salaries
With the BBC making public the salaries of its highest earners, Michael Watson questions whether the same might happen for dentistry.…
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HPV vaccination failure condemned across dental profession
The JCVI has today refused to extend the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine to all boys. The decision, which has been…
Oral health
GDC call to action – check the small print on your indemnity cover
The General Dental Council (GDC) is warning dental professionals to ‘check the small print’ on their indemnity cover. The warnings come after…
Dentistry
Rise in the number of dental clinical academics
The number of dental clinical academics is on the rise in dentistry, recovering after a period of decline. The Dental…
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