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Catch up with this week’s dental news – 23 March 2024

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Coroner calls…

Dentistry

Government says it must do more to improve NHS dental access

The government has said it must do more to ensure that everyone in the UK can access an NHS dentist.…

Dentistry

Unmet need for NHS dentistry ‘hits record high’

More than six million adults failed to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, statistics suggest. The…

Dentistry

Are associates and dental nurses being forgotten in NHS dentistry?

Dental professionals have warned that dental associates and dental nurses are being forgotten as talks considering dental reform continue. Last…

Dentistry

MPs demand ‘fundamental reform’ of NHS dentistry in new report

Members of Parliament call for ‘rapid and timely action’ as they lay out their concerns over the future of NHS…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 29 April 2023

It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental profession…

Dentistry

Dental profession bites back at claims NHS dentistry is ‘recovering’

The British Dental Association has urged parliament to set out a clear roadmap to reform for government after it tried…

Dentistry

Parliamentary inquiry into the state of NHS dentistry has opened

This morning, the Health and Social Care Committee received ‘brutally honest’ oral evidence on the state of NHS dentistry from…

Dentistry

Core Strengths – sending the right message

Catherine Rutland on dispelling dentistry myths and finding solutions for the wider provision of dentistry in this country. The Health…

Dentistry

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Government needs to act with purpose, not stealth

With the exodus from the NHS growing momentum, Nigel Jones explains why a move to private dentistry is ‘realistic and…

NHS to Private

NHS staffing crisis a ‘serious risk’ to safety of patients, report finds

The NHS is facing ‘the greatest workforce crisis’ in its history, posing a serious risk to patient and staff safety.…

Dentistry

Will the government continue its inquiry into NHS dental services?

Michael Watson questions whether the inquiry into NHS dentistry services will continue. Last summer, the then House of Commons Health…

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… Who is left…

Dentistry

Health and Social Care Committee launches inquiry into dental services

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee is launching an inquiry into dental services in England. It is…

Dentistry