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Plans approved for new dental school

Plans to open a new dental school in Norfolk have advanced, supported by £1.5 million in funding. The new dental school will be built at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (N&N) as part of the University…

GDC showed ‘woeful ignorance’ in handling confidential papers, says High Court

The General Dental Council (GDC) has acknowledged ‘significant deficiencies’ in the way it acted following a High Court judgement over its application for disclosure of family court documents.

BDA: Covid inquiry ignoring biggest hit and weakest recovery in healthcare

The British Dental Association has warned the mistakes made by the last UK Government during the pandemic – that have left millions unable to access dentistry – risk being repeated, given the UK Covid Inquiry’s…

Dental recovery plan ‘unlikely to deliver target of 1.5 million extra treatments’

The dental recovery plan will fail to reach target of 1.5 million additional NHS dental treatments by March 2025, says new research, as delivery of NHS dentistry continues to sit below pre-pandemic levels.

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Practice Plan/Wesleyan issues response to The Budget

Following the delivery of Rachel Reeves’s first Budget of the new Labour Party government, Practice Plan and Wesleyan Financial Services – have issued a response of the key points for dental professionals. Read more

BDA – Dentists: Treasury offer recycling, not a rescue plan

The British Dental Association has expressed grave concerns that the Treasury appears to have squeezed plans for new investment to underpin the Government’s “rescue plan” for NHS dentistry. Read more

Half of three-year-olds have never seen a dentist, survey says

Only 45% of parents said they had taken or planned to take their child to the dentist before the age of three, says a new survey. Read more

Dental crisis: the knock-on effects for mouth cancer

The ongoing dental crisis in the UK has led to fears that while many patients now simply cannot get an appointment, an increasing number of mouth cancer cases are potentially being overlooked Read more

What do dentists need to know about the autumn budget?

Dental regional manager Neil Richardson from Wesleyan Financial Services discusses what dentists should be aware of in the upcoming budget. Read more

Scotland losing dentists to early retirement, figures show

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have said dentistry has been left to ‘rot’ as data shows 324 dentists have taken early retirement in Scotland since 2020. Read more