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90 seconds with…Sara Hurley
Here we find out a little more about the chief dental officer for England, Sara Hurley. More about Sara Hurley…
Dentistry
Dentistry’s game changers – Claire Stevens on fluoride toothpaste
To celebrate 25 years of Dentistry magazine, we’ve asked leading dental professionals for their game-changing innovation that shaped their career. In…
Oral health
Sara Hurley discusses the future of oral health in England
https://www.facebook.com/HenryScheinUK/videos/574356636669145/ Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, discusses the future of oral health in England with Vikki Goodall, sales and…
Oral health
‘Visionary document’ on standards for restorative dentistry published
NHS England is publishing new standards for restorative dentistry, which it hopes will serve as a handbook for dental commissioners. The standards…
Dentistry
What odds would suit you?
Is it time to take the gamble and move away from the NHS, Alun Rees asks. According to sources, Sara…
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‘It’s taking a long time, but we’re getting there’ Sara Hurley says on contract reform
Sara Hurley says the current prototypes are looking ‘favourable’ in terms of providing clinical results. Speaking today at the Westminster…
Dentistry
Dentaid celebrates new premises at open day
Dental charity Dentaid has celebrated its move to new premises near Southampton with an open day for its friends and…
Dentistry
A third of European dentists may leave the UK after Brexit
Almost a third of dentists from Europe are considering leaving the UK in the next few years. That’s according to…
Dentistry
Report on UK dental market: percentage of female dentists set to increase
The proportion of female dentists in the profession is set to increase to more than 60%, according to Christie &…
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… Dentistry to take…
Dentistry
Dentistry to take positive stance on recruitment post Brexit
Dentistry needs to take a positive stance on Brexit and recruitment opportunities it could create, Sara Hurley says. Speaking at…
Dentistry
Kirklees Healthwatch proposes move to two-year check ups
Kirklees Healthwatch backs calls for patients with healthy teeth to only visit the dentist once every two years. It believes…
Dentistry
New dental contract successfully reduces levels of tooth decay
A new dental contract in England has successfully helped to reduce levels of tooth decay in patients, the NHS claims. The…
Dentistry
North Midlands receiving £2.25m cash injection into NHS dentistry
Patients in the north Midlands are set to benefit from a £2.25m cash injection into NHS dental services. There are…
Oral health
NHS dentists challenged to see 70,000 more pre-school children
NHS England has challenged dentists to see an additional 70,000 pre-school children over the next year. These calls have come in…
Dentistry
Millions of patients unable to get an NHS dental appointment
Millions of NHS patients are struggling to access dentistry, an investigation by The Times has found. The investigation uncovered that 24 local authorities in England aren’t…
Dentistry
Is there a glimmer at the end of the NHS tunnel?
Nigel Jones discusses Sara Hurley’s latest briefing with Simon Thackeray and Tony Kilcoyne. When Sara Hurley, chief dental officer (CDO)…
Dentistry
Shedding new light on contract reform
Nigel Jones discusses Sara Hurley’s recent briefing into the workings of NHS dentistry with Eddie Crouch and Paul Worskett. Earlier…
Dentistry
Starting Well programme launched in England
Starting Well, a new innovative programme to ensure children receive better dental advice, has been launched by the Government. The…
Oral health