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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… COVID-19 – calls and…
Dentistry
COVID-19 health watchdog report on dentistry – the reaction
Yesterday it emerged that more than 7 in 10 people (73%) found it difficult to access dental help and support…
Dentistry
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
COVID-19 – calls and complaints about dentistry increased by 450% over summer
The top two most searched for advice articles in the summer were about how to access an NHS dentist, a…
Dentistry
Avoiding burnout – how to foster engaged dental professionals
Mahrukh Khwaja discusses the importance of fostering engagement to avoid burnout and how it can boost wellbeing and resilience levels.…
Dentistry
One quarter of practices predict COVID recovery will take less than a year
Four in five practices expect to bounce back from the COVID pandemic within the next three years. This is according…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – 10% UK’s dental hygienists and therapists not back at work
Of those who are back at work, more than half of the UK’s dental hygienists and therapists are working reduced…
Oral health
Tooth loss could be a symptom of long COVID, experts suggest
Tooth loss could be a new side effect of long COVID, dentists have warned. It has emerged that coronavirus may…
Oral health
COVID-19 – mouth cancer referrals fall by 33%
Mouth cancer referrals have fallen by one third since the start of the pandemic – sparking calls for urgent action.…
Dentistry
CDO Sara Hurley – ‘prioritise patients with suspected mouth cancer’
The majority of dental treatments now carried out are tooth saving, it has been confirmed. In her latest update to…
Dentistry
COVID-19 – almost one quarter of UK no longer brush teeth twice a day
Almost one fifth of the UK have resorted to at-home dental treatments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This…
Oral health
COVID-19 pandemic ‘turbocharged’ access crisis in dentistry, says MP
A Member of Parliament says the access crisis in dentistry was ‘turbocharged’ by the COVID-19 pandemic. MP Judith Cummins yesterday…
Dentistry
How has the COVID-19 pandemic increased bruxism rates?
Lockdown stress and anxiety upped rates of jaw clenching and teeth grinding, new findings reveal. In addition, women were found…
Dentistry
‘Utterly wrongheaded’ – NHS dental charges to increase by 5% before Christmas
NHS dental charges in England will increase by 5% just before Christmas, it has been announced. After it was postponed…
Dentistry
Dentists encouraged to apply for roles in COVID-19 vaccination programme
Dental professionals are being called upon to sign up as part of the national effort to vaccinate against COVID-19. As…
Dentistry
How COVID-19 testing could improve research into oral care interventions
Professor Martin Addy and Professor Robert Newcombe discuss how research into the impact of oral care interventions could be incorporated…
Oral health
COVID contracts – PPE sources with political connections given priority, says watchdog
PPE suggestions from MPs, government officials and ministers’ offices were ‘fast tracked’ for contracts, it has been revealed. The cross-government…
Dentistry
Two in five dentists fear GDC investigations amidst COVID-19 pandemic
An increasing number of dentists say they fear a regulatory investigation from the GDC following dental decisions made during the…
Dentistry
Mouthwash can kill coronavirus in 30 seconds, study says
Mouthwash can kill COVID-19 within 30 seconds of exposure, a new study has revealed. Conducted at Cardiff University, the research…
Oral health