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NHS complaints – 50% increase in concerns over hygiene among dentists and GPs
Hundreds of patients have filed complaints over hygiene and hand washing in dental and GP practices in England. New data…
Dentistry
Sara Hurley confirms no change to SOP as self-isolation rules end
Sara Hurley has confirmed that the current standard operating procedure (SOP) will remain in place for dentistry. This comes as…
Dentistry
Overcoming new business challenges and optimising your practice
Septodont explores the restrictions Covid-19 is having on dental practices and four ways to help overcome future challenges ahead. Dentists…
Dentistry
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Why topical anaesthetics go hand-in-hand with patient (and professional) satisfaction
Septodont explains why its Xylonor spray and gel acts as more than a topical anaesthesia, it can also help build…
Dentistry
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Seizing the PR initiative
Software of Excellence urges the profession to take back control of dentistry’s public image. January has proved a long month…
Dentistry
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Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘The system is…
Dentistry
40 million dental appointments lost since the Covid-19 pandemic – the reaction
As data reveals that a whole years’ worth of dental appointments has now been lost since the first lockdown, the…
Dentistry
‘The system is rotten’ – a whole years’ worth of dental treatments missed since start of Covid pandemic
Just short of 40 million fewer courses of dental treatment have been carried out in England since the start of…
Dentistry
Hospital uses mouthwash on patients to reduce severe Covid-19 infection
Doctors in hospitals are using mouthwash on their patients to combat more severe Covid-19 infection. Both patients and staff at…
Oral health
Practice makes perfect – just keep swimming
Despite the struggle that lays ahead for NHS dentists, the profession must swim against the tide, says Nigel Jones. Big…
Dentistry
The future of dentistry in the corporate world post Covid-19
Rohini Bansal explains how dentistry is continuing to evolve in the corporate world as flexible working becomes more common. As…
Young Dentist
Dentists’ mental wellbeing ‘likely to erode’ if working conditions do not change
Dentists’ mental health and wellbeing will continue to suffer if their working conditions remain unchanged. This is according to research…
Dentistry
‘Inevitable back-door privatisation’ – MP speaks up for NHS dentistry in Westminster
‘Perhaps there has been a more sinister scheme to monetise dentistry, as there has been in similar services.’ This was…
Dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Extra £50 million…
Dentistry
How to safely achieve your practice targets in this final quarter
SOE explains how it can help your practice run efficiently and smoothly as NHS targets and footfall within practices increase.…
Dentistry
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Recruitment crisis will drive change in dentistry in 2022
Nigel Jones gives his predictions for dentistry in 2022 and points to the recruitment crisis as the main reason driving…
NHS to Private
Breaking free of NHS Scotland – options for 2022
Gareth Stainsby, one of the specialist dental financial advisers, talks in the latest Wesleyan Podcast about NHS dentistry in Scotland.…
Dentistry Scotland
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Will we see a mass exodus from the NHS in 2022?
Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones looks at whether the NHS may experience a mass exodus in the next year. The next…
NHS to Private
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Mouth Cancer Charter aims to raise awareness over rise in oral cancer
Seb Evans reports back from the Mouth Cancer Action Charter signing at the Palace of Westminster last month. Leading figures…
Dentistry