NHS

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… NHS chaos –…

Dentistry

Fears free NHS prescriptions could raise to state pension age

Older people could face having to pay for NHS prescriptions as the government proposes increasing the qualifying age for free…

Dentistry

Dental care in Scotland now free for 18 to 25 year olds

More than half a million young people are now eligible for free NHS dental care in Scotland.  From today, around…

Dentistry Scotland

Dental check-ups among young children fell by 50% in 2020

Millions of children could face years of dental decay as figures show those attending check-ups dropped by 50% during the…

Oral health

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… More than 3,000…

Dentistry

NHS contract reform – when will we see it and what will it look like?

Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones looks at the potential changes to the NHS contract and how a lengthy wait for reform…

Dentistry

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Hundreds of NHS dental vacancies in Wales left unfilled

Fears are mounting over recruitment troubles after new statistics reveal there are hundreds of NHS dental vacancies in Wales. According…

Dentistry

One in four dentists in Scotland report depressive symptoms

More than one quarter of dentists in Scotland report ‘significant depressive’ symptoms amidst COVID-19. This is according to recent survey…

Dentistry Scotland

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… No dental practices…

Dentistry

Scotland appoints three new deputy chief dental officers

Scotland is appointing three new deputy chief dental officers, it has been revealed. The division of the chief dental officer…

Dentistry Scotland

No dental practices in York are taking on new NHS patients

No dental practices are accepting new NHS patients in York, it has been revealed.  Out of the 39 practices in…

Dentistry

Practices in Scotland who recruit dental nurse trainees given free PPE

Bundles of free PPE are reserved for dental practices in Scotland taking on trainee dental nurses. The move – sanctioned…

Dental Nursing

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… We are launching…

Dentistry

‘I wish I did it sooner’

Practice Plan caught up with Nigel Suggett to discuss why he made the decision to convert to private dentistry, the…

Dentistry

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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… Profession says 3%…

Dentistry

Government failed to deliver pledge for a smoke-free England

More than two years have passed since the government made plans for England to be smoke-free by 2030. And a…

Oral health

Profession says 3% pay rise for NHS dentists is ‘progress’

NHS dentists have been handed a 3% uplift to their pay in a move that has been praised by the…

Dentistry

NHS dentistry discussed: can NHS dentistry return to ‘normal’, and should it?

Join Les Jones, Eddie Crouch and Lisa Bainham as they talk about a return to ‘normal’ on Tuesday 20 July…

Dentistry

Financial considerations when moving from NHS to private

Jo Phillpot, Practice Plan regional support manager, caught up with Simon Cosgrove, Wesleyan senior financial consultant, to look at the…

NHS to Private