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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…
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Cornwall patients waiting a year-and-a-half for an NHS dental appointment
NHS dental patients in Cornwall are waiting on average 529 days for an appointment, NHS England figures show. Health officials…
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A looming workforce crisis
A more positive portrayal of NHS dentists in the media could help public perception of the workforce, says Nigel Jones.…
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How do you feel about the GDC?
How confident are you that the GDC would handle any complaint made against you appropriately? That is one of the…
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Kettering General Hospital to expand maxillofacial and orthodontic unit
Kettering General Hospital is developing a £1.8m new maxillofacial and orthodontic unit to expand and improve services for patients The…
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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… Dentists support move…
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Confidence in NHS dentistry low
Many dentists lack confidence in the future of NHS dentistry, results from the 2018 NHS Confidence Monitor show. The survey,…
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Anxiety levels high across dentistry
Dentists across both NHS and private dentistry are anxious about complaints and litigation according to the results of the 2018…
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Unhappiness rife amongst NHS dentists
Happiness amongst NHS dentists is dropping to new lows, according to the 2018 NHS Confidence Monitor survey from Practice Plan.…
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NHS dentistry facing mass exodus of dentists
NHS dentistry is facing a potential mass exodus, with 86% of dentists looking to leave in the next five years.…
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Is working in NHS dentistry like being in a pot of boiling water?
A bunch of frogs in a pot of boiling water trying to negotiate how fast the temperature is being turned…
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Slashers, side hustles and dentists
Kevin Lewis describes a stealth heist in UDA dentistry. I have never really thought of myself as much of a…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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No mention of dentistry in NHS Long Term Plan
The NHS claims its new Long Term Plan could help to save up to 500,000 lives over the next decade. With…
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Dentists invited to ‘What next for NHS dentistry?’ event
NHS dentists are being invited to a free event where a panel of their peers, including Eddie Crouch from the…
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