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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
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… Almost 1,000 dentists…
Dentistry
Oral Health Highlights – reflecting on 2021’s lessons
Amber Ojak launches her new series – Oral Health Highlights. In her opening column she reflects on 2021 and predicts…
Dentistry
Omicron wave – dental practices can submit claim for lost activity due to staff absence
Exceptional circumstances have been announced by NHS England in light of the continued impact of Covid-19 and staff absence. Where…
Dentistry
‘Completely demoralised’ – why the NHS targets have pushed me to go private
As 2022 rolls in, NHS dental providers will now have to deliver 85% of their contracts as part of the…
Dentistry
Dentistry’s 2021 round up
This year was another abnormal 12 months rocked by the pandemic. Here we sum up the year’s biggest headlines in…
Dentistry
NHS targets increase to 85% in 2022 – the reaction
This week, chief dental officer Sara Hurley announced that NHS targets will increase to 85% from January. And from April,…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley releases 2022 update for NHS dentistry
Chief dental officer Sara Hurley has unveiled the latest targets for NHS dental practices in the run up to Christmas. …
Dentistry
Mandatory vaccine for dental staff – for and against
One agrees and the other opposes – we hear from two dental professionals about how they view the Covid-19 vaccine…
Dentistry
Did Covid-19 really lead to DIY dentistry?
DIY dentistry was one of the most significant outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to a new study…
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… Recovery of NHS…
Dentistry
One in 10 dental staff have not had their first COVID jab
Around 9% of dental staff are not fully vaccinated against COVID as the profession fears mandatory vaccine measures will lead…
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… Boris Johnson quizzed…
Dentistry
Can dentists take action against the mandatory vaccine requirement?
FTA Law reveal all on the legal issues intertwined with the mandatory vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. A recent government…
Dentistry
Dentist who wore fake arm to avoid vaccine says move ‘ruined’ his life
An Italian dentist who donned a fake arm to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine said the move has ‘ruined his…
Dentistry
Mhari Coxon – introducing the new president of the Oral Health Foundation
We speak to Mhari Coxon as she takes on her new role as president of the Oral Health Foundation about…
Oral health
Dental professionals need to have first vaccine dose by February
NHS England confirmed unvaccinated dental staff need to have had their first dose by the end of winter to meet…
Dentistry
Dentist poses with fake arm to dodge COVID-19 vaccine
A dentist in Italy is facing criminal charges after turning up for his COVID-19 vaccine wearing a fake arm, reports…
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… How mandatory vaccinations…
Dentistry