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Blood pressure checks begin at Essex NHS dental clinics

CHELMSFORD, England: The public-facing nature of dentistry has led to clinicians becoming increasingly involved in caring for patients’ systemic health, ...

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UK dental register grows amid workforce challenges

LONDON, England: The number of dentists registered in the UK has risen once again, reinforcing a positive growth trend seen since 2021. General Dental ...

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NHS dental recovery plan falling short of targets, audit reveals

LONDON, England: The National Audit Office (NAO) has reported significant shortcomings in the dental recovery plan launched by the National Health Service ...

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New report urges greater awareness about mouth cancer

LONDON, England: A new report published by the Oral Health Foundation has highlighted some concerning figures surrounding both the prevalence of mouth ...

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National health survey indicates state of Scotland NHS dentistry continuing to deteriorate

EDINBURGH, Scotland: The lamentable state of public health dentistry across the UK is now glaringly obvious and concern continues to be raised in various ...

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England and Wales set to collaborate on dental care

LONDON, England: Dental care across the UK is now in a critical state. Inadequate public funding, personnel shortages and unavailability of appointments are...

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Hospital dental trainees in England to receive pay uplift after strike action

LONDON, England: After two years of sustained industrial action, hospital dental trainees in England have voted to accept a government offer to increase ...

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Help on the way for unregistered dental patients in Scotland

DUMFRIES, Scotland: After years of governmental neglect, the UK is now in the middle of a public dental health crisis. Caused mainly by underfunding and ...

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New study highlights the environmental impacts of patient sedation

LEEDS, England: Dentistry is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, and in the UK, dental services provided through the National Health Service ...

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New study urges NHS to address widening disparities in access to dental care

LEEDS, England: A new study exploring the disparities in access to National Health Service (NHS) dental care across different neighbourhoods in England has ...

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Dental group to take on 12,000 Scottish NHS patients

GLASGOW, Scotland: As announced in the June issue of BDJ Team, Scottish dental group Clyde Munro will be taking on new National Health Service (NHS) ...

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Stop the rot? How the new British government plans to rescue NHS dentistry

LONDON, UK: After its recent landslide victory in the UK general election held on 4 July, the new Labour government has placed dentistry high on its list of...

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Dentists fear DIY tooth extractions as Wales hikes NHS fees

CARDIFF, UK: The Welsh government increased National Health Service (NHS) dental fees on 1 April, and the British Dental Association (BDA) says it is ...

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Sugar tax may have reduced UK paediatric tooth extractions—study

CAMBRIDGE, UK: Dental caries is the primary cause of elective hospital admissions among UK children aged 5–9 years, and the disease accounts for nearly ...

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DentalMonitoring to announce major NHS initiative for Orthodontists at the BOC

DentalMonitoring is to announce a major NHS initiative for Orthodontists with NHS contracts at the British Orthodontic Society’s Congress. From 3 to 4 ...

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Common’s health report shares verdict on NHS dentistry

LONDON, UK: A new report from the Health and Social Care Committee deems NHS dentistry “totally unacceptable in the 21st century”. The cross-party ...

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New Oral Health Foundation report finds preventative intervention could save patients and NHS millions

A new report commissioned by the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme has found that rolling out three preventative oral health interventions could reduce ...

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Leading UK dental provider to cut 85 clinics, citing inflation, energy prices and lack of dentists

LONDON, UK: Bupa Dental Care will sell or merge 85 of its UK dental clinics, owing to increased costs and the dire condition of National Health Service ...

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Chief Dental Officer for England to stand down

Sara Hurley, the Chief Dental Officer for England is standing down after eight years in the job to focus on her new roles as a Non-Executive Director at ...

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Half of dentists have cut NHS commitment with more to come

The British Dental Association share survey results, revealing over half of dentists in England report having reduced NHS commitments since the start of the...

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Treating vulnerable patients in UK practice improves lives and can be profitable for dental businesses

Dental care for homeless and vulnerable patients should not be left to charities, but a priority for the NHS, says Dr Ben Atkins, former owner of Revive ...

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NHS dentistry in Scotland reprieved as vital support extended

Scotland, UK: The British Dental Association have said NHS dentistry has escaped imminent collapse, following the Scottish Government’s decision to ...

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Scotland’s poorest paying the price for dental crisis, says British Dental Association

EDINBURGH, Scotland: Fresh statistics from Public Health Scotland have revealed widening oral healthcare inequities in Scotland, and the British Dental ...

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BDA warns new chancellor that further cuts will kill NHS dentistry

LONDON, UK: Amid the political upheaval that has engulfed the UK in recent weeks, the British Dental Association has written an email to new Chancellor ...

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NHS releases worrying dental statistics for England

LONDON, UK: Late in August, the National Health Service (NHS) released the annual dental statistics for England. The report provides information on NHS ...

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NHS dental pay rise outstripped by soaring inflation

LONDON, UK: In many parts of the world, growing inflationary pressures are causing the cost of living to increase sharply. To help remedy this stress, the ...

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Bad news: Number of paediatric tooth extractions more than halved in England

RUGBY, UK: Far fewer extractions have been performed on paediatric patients in the UK during the pandemic, but according to the Oral Health Foundation, this...

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“This is how NHS dentistry will die”: BDA issues warning after decline in dental services reported

LONDON, UK: A new poll commissioned by the British Dental Association (BDA) has revealed several worrying trends about the state of public dentistry in the ...

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Six steps to recovery of emerging NHS dental deserts

NORTHAMPTON, UK: More than 2,000 dentists left the National Health Service (NHS) in 2021, leaving an estimated four million people without access to oral ...

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Government lowers minimum units of NHS dental activity, scraps standard operating procedure

LONDON, UK: The National Health Service (NHS) says that despite an increase in oral healthcare provision there was persistent variation in the activity ...

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