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Recommendations made for sweeping action on stress in healthcare

Health Education England (HEE) has made recommendations for sweeping action on stress across healthcare professionals. Some of the 33 recommendations…

Dentistry

Patients put off visiting the dentist due to time constraints

More than 4.5 million people in the UK are put off seeing the dentist due to time constraints. Bupa research found…

Private Practice

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… More than 1…

Dentistry

Dentists turning away patients

We can have access for all or a target number of UDAs filled, not both, Michael Watson says. A headline…

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Yasmin Qureshi MP urges government for action on NHS dentistry

Yasmin Qureshi MP has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to act on the NHS dentistry access crisis.…

Dentistry

More than 1 million patients cannot access an NHS dentist

More than 1 million patients tried and failed to secure an NHS dental appointment, according to new Government data. The…

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… Patient charge revenue…

Dentistry

Fizz Free February campaign launched

A campaign called Fizz Free February is encouraging people to cut out sugary drinks for the rest of the month.  The campaign…

Dentistry

Government accused of double standards after introducing new GP contract

The Government is being accused of double standards in primary care after rolling out a new five-year contract for GPs.…

Dentistry

Get involved!

Maybe it’s time to get involved and attend in meetings and talks to avoid feeling isolated, Alun Rees suggests. Recently…

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NHS dentistry forcing patients towards ‘DIY’ alternatives

Access problems with NHS dentistry is forcing patients to seek ‘DIY’ alternatives, Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen claims. Recent reports have found patients in Cornwall spending…

Dentistry

Government launches investigation into dental fines

The National Audit Office is launching an investigation into healthcare penalty charge notices in Spring this year. It will be…

Dentistry

Government plans to control antimicrobial resistance launched

Plans to contain and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2040 are being launched by the Government. The Department of 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… A third of…

Dentistry

Self-audit prescribing tool relaunched and five year antibiotics plan unveiled

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and British Dental Association have published an updated version of their Antimicrobial Prescribing…

Dentistry

New research links gum disease with Alzheimer’s

Gum disease has links with Alzheimer’s according to new research published in the latest issue of Science Advances. The research found that…

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… Brexit – what’s…

Dentistry

BDA outlines what it wants from a reformed dental contract

The British Dental Association is outlining what it would like to see in a reformed NHS dental contract. NHS England has…

Dentistry

NHS England’s 10-year plan

There is nothing radical for NHS dentistry included in NHS England’s Long Term Plan, Michael Watson says. As I ploughed…

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