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Dentistry Cribs – North Cardiff Dental & Implants
North Cardiff Dental & Implants becomes the first Welsh practice to appear on Dentistry Cribs this month. This stunning practice…
Implant dentistry
COVID-19 – contract reform in Wales delayed until 2022
NHS dentistry in Wales will not return to the UDA system as part of its recovery plan into 2022, the…
Dentistry
Are you eligible for the COVID-19 bonus payment?
Dental professionals with an NHS contract in Wales are eligible for a one-off bonus payment as a result of COVID-19.…
Dentistry
NHS dental teams in Wales to receive bonus payment
The Welsh government has confirmed that NHS dental teams will receive a bonus payment in response to the pandemic. Vaughan…
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… GDC’s acting ‘unlawfully’…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – NHS dentistry in Wales operating at one fifth of pre-pandemic levels
New estimates reveal that NHS dentistry in Wales is operating at just over one fifth of pre-pandemic levels. As a…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – dental students in Wales likely to graduate this year
Welsh dental students have been reassured and told they are likely to reach the required standards expected of a graduate…
Young Dentist
Six-figure funding package will help improve dental surgery ventilation in Wales
A £450,000 package has been secured to help dental practices improve their ventilation systems in Wales. The move has been…
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… Tooth loss could…
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… England’s CDO cuts…
Dentistry
Welsh dentists given critical worker status to continue working during lockdown
Vaughan Gething MS has confirmed the Welsh government considers dentists as critical workers, allowing them to continue working during lockdown.…
Dentistry
What do local lockdowns mean for dentistry in Wales?
As counties across Wales are thrown into local lockdowns, the chief dental officer has spoken out about the implications for…
Dentistry
CDO releases guidance for dental practices as Wales introduces first local lockdown
The chief dental officer for Wales, Colette Bridgman, has issued a statement on the local lockdown rules for dentistry. This…
Dentistry
Wales cuts fallow time requirements for dentistry
The chief dental officer for Wales has updated the profession on changes to the settle time in dental practices. In…
Dentistry
‘Simply unsustainable’: dentists in Wales warn of industry crisis
A dentist has warned ‘a tidal wave of dental disease’ is about to crash in Wales following calls for the…
Dentistry
Routine dental care in Wales to resume in 2021, new plans suggest
The CDO for Wales, Colette Bridgman, has published plans to get dentistry back up and running over the next 12…
Dentistry
Lack of access to NHS dentists in Wales set to ‘persist for a while’
Welsh health board admits a lack of access to regular dental care will ‘persist for a while yet’. Anglesey’s Assembly Member…
Dentistry
Dental crisis in Wales as just one in six NHS practices accept new patients
Only one in six NHS dental practices in Wales are accepting new adult patients, research from the BDA shows. The…
Dentistry
Reforming the dental contract in Wales
NHS dentistry in Wales needs a radical overhaul, Michael Watson argues. Dai Lloyd AM, chair of the Welsh Assembly Health…
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