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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

Wrong tooth extraction taken off NHS Never Event list

Wrong tooth extractions have been removed from the NHS’s Never Event list, it has been confirmed. From today, extracting the…

Dentistry

NHS dental charges will not increase from April

Patient charges will not increase from 1 April in England or Wales, it has been confirmed. The Department of Health…

Dentistry

Tooth decay inequalities among children have increased

Oral health inequalities in children between the the country’s richest and most deprived communities has increased. According to a recent…

Oral health

Government recommends 1% pay rise for NHS dentists

The government has recommended that NHS dentists receive a 1% pay rise in 2021 to 2022, sparking calls for a…

Dentistry

‘Huge inequalities’ – data reveals dramatic drop in children’s dental visits in Scotland

The number of children seen by a dentist in Scotland fell to one quarter of the 2018-2019 average, it has…

Dentistry

‘Deeply disturbed’ – dental students in Aberdeen told they will not receive financial support

Calls are being made for clarification after Scottish dental students at a university were told they would not be compensated.…

Dentistry

Dental students in Scotland to receive bursaries in face of delayed graduation

Bursaries will be offered to struggling dental students in Scotland in response to COVID-19 disruptions. Calls were made to help…

Young Dentist

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… Dental practices should…

Dentistry

New plans for water fluoridation – reaction from the profession

Calls are being made for better investment to support the government’s latest water fluoridation plans. In a new white paper,…

Oral health

Dental practices should withhold associates’ full pay, BDA suggests

Dental practices should pay associates at a lower rate until the NHS fulfils practices’ full contract value, the BDA says.…

Dentistry

CQC log jam creating ‘significant’ delays in dental practice sales

Dentists are experiencing significant delays of between 16-20 weeks in registration changes at the CQC. In a letter to the…

Dentistry

‘Setting us up to fail’ – further push for government to abandon dental targets

Dentist pushes for government to make changes to NHS contract targets for dentistry after weeks of no action. Speaking on…

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… ‘Completely unacceptable’ –…

Dentistry

Calls for answers over future of dental students in Scotland

Questions have been fired at the government in Scotland following concerns over whether dental school students will graduate in 2021.…

Young Dentist

Appointment struggles create DIY dentistry boom

DIY dentistry ‘first aid’ kits are experiencing a huge boom in sales as patients struggle to get dental appointments. Boots…

Dentistry

Will dentistry stay firmly on the political agenda?

Nigel Jones talks to Eddie Crouch about the recent Parliamentary debate regarding dentistry and what this might mean for the…

Dentistry