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Pandemic exacerbates UK oral health inequalities

LONDON, UK: Researchers at University College London have highlighted the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect of having widened inequalities in oral health in the ...

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Oral health programme for Welsh elderly has its funding doubled

CARDIFF, UK: Thanks to improved healthcare and living conditions, and a range of other factors, life expectancy in the UK has been increasing steadily in ...

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Analysis reveals millions unable to access NHS dentistry across England

LONDON, UK: A general election is right around the corner, and access to NHS dentistry has been a hot-button issue for some time in the UK. New analysis ...

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Investigation launched regarding fines for NHS patients

LONDON, UK: The National Audit Office has launched an investigation into penalty charge notices issued to NHS patients, as the British Dental Association ...

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Dental clinic attendance gap between rich and poor increases in Scotland

EDINBURGH, Scotland: Though a record proportion of the Scottish population have registered with an NHS dentist, statistics released by the NHS Scotland ...

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Oral health inequalities worsen as overall oral health improves in Scotland

EDINBURGH, UK: The gap in dental caries rates between children living in the least and most deprived areas of Scotland is growing, according to the National...

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Health secretary’s plan for prevention met with little enthusiasm

LONDON, UK: The British Dental Association (BDA) has questioned the priorities of Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the ...

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Surprising dental health inequalities found between foreign‐ and UK‐born adults

LONDON, UK: Migration patterns in the UK have changed tremendously in the last two decades owing to ease of global travel, asylum seekers from conflict ...

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