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Why we need action on blue on blue GDC referrals
Neel Kothari discusses the implications of blue on blue GDC referrals, and how the very nature of dentistry and its…
Columnists
Labour promises contract reform and 700,000 extra NHS dental appointments
The Labour Party has promised to tackle the NHS dental crisis head on, with pledges to reform the NHS contract…
Dentistry
The mydentist mission – ‘I want it to be the best place to work in UK dentistry’
Nilesh Pandya, mydentist CEO, talks exclusively to Dentistry about the group’s laser focus to create the best place to work…
Dentistry
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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 30 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Introducing Laboratory’s…
Dentistry
Practice in Cornwall to only see vulnerable NHS patients
A dental practice in Cornwall is to kickstart an NHS pilot scheme whereby only children and the most vulnerable patients…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 23 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Uchenna Okoye:…
Dentistry
Twenty three million sick days lost to dental pain, new figures show
New figures have revealed that nearly three in 10 (28%) people in the UK have taken time off work due…
Dentistry
The question of controlling the frequency of dental attendance
Kevin Lewis examines why patients, dentists and the government all want to control the frequency of attendance. ‘Do you come…
Columnists
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 16 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Dental nurse…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 9 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… GDC launches…
Dentistry
Breaking down NHS conversion barriers
Join Les Jones, Zoe Close and Anju Jairath on Thursday 14 September as he discusses breaking down NHS conversion barriers…
Business
Mobile dental bus could relieve dental access pressure in Isle of Wight
A mobile dental bus could help the current dental crisis on the Isle of Wight, according to health bosses. The…
Dentistry
Government ‘effectively said it cannot afford NHS dentistry’, says BDA
The government has ‘effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry’ as it prepares to impose an approach to…
Dentistry
‘The new normal’ – patients queue at 4am for NHS dental care
Patients are queuing at 4am in a desperate attempt to access NHS dental care – a scene that the profession…
Dentistry
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 2 September 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Hospital dental…
Dentistry
NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report – no time to waste
‘They are in for a rude awakening’ – Nigel Jones shares his thoughts on the NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report. As…
NHS to Private
Kevin Lewis – an exercise in recycling
Kevin Lewis discovers that, in NHS dentistry, new ideas and new solutions appear to be in very short supply. The…
Columnists
How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 26 August 2023
It’s been a busy week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… NHS dentistry…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry may not fully recover, BDA warns
Following the NHS Dental Statistics 2022/23 published today, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned that there is no prospect…
Dentistry