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A leading dentist has urged political parties to prioritise NHS dentistry in their upcoming election manifestos.
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Jason Wong has been appointed as chief dental officer (CDO) for England by NHS England and the department of health and social care.
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, accused the Scottish government on April 14, 2024, of leaving NHS dentistry “to rot”. It follows research by his party, which revealed that the number of dentists providing NHS…
The government is looking into ‘non-van solutions’ to the dental access crisis despite pledging a fleet of mobile clinics in the NHS dental recovery plan. In a document on the government website, it reports ‘limited availability’…
The British Dental Association has greeted the u-turn from Government on NHS Practitioner Health coverage for hospital dentists and doctors, but stressed that answers are needed on how news of the cancellation was sprung on the profession at the eleventh hour. Read more
As many as 14,000 dentists, GPs and hospital doctors could face a difficult decision and significant costs around rejoining the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for the period when they opted-out, as part of the ‘McCloud – age discrimination’ pension remediation process, government data reveals. Read more
Labour Party data shows that more than 4.7 million people have called the NHS 111 helpline for issues relating to dental health since 2019. Read more
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have received funding for a project to create mouth cancer-detecting lollipops. The flavoured lollipop could be set to speed up diagnoses and identify cancer at an earlier stage. Read more
A mother from Ukraine has said she will return to the country in order to get dental treatment due to access troubles in the UK. According to a BBC report, the 36 year old said she was in ‘excruciating’ pain – but struggled to access NHS dentistry and could not afford private… Read more
Up to 78 lives per year could be saved if dentists could administer antibiotics to vulnerable patients with heart conditions before dental treatment, research shows. Read more