One million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes under a pioneering new “swap to stop” scheme designed to improve the health of the nation and cut smoking rates.
The government has unveiled tough new measures to combat the illegal sale of vapes to under-18s as part of its plans to reduce smoking and tackle youth vaping.
The NHS’ plan to integrate dentistry within local care has been endorsed by Suffolk MP and former health secretary Therese Coffey.
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has demanded action from the Scottish Government on the “exodus” of dentists from the NHS in Dumfries and Galloway.
The British Dental Association has urged the government to act on recommendations from the NHS Confederation, that wholesale reform is needed as Integrated Care Boards take responsibility for NHS...
Following the election of Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and his swearing-in as first minister, dentist leaders in Scotland have called for immediate action to ensure the beleaguered service has a future.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have launched their plans to save NHS dentistry in Wales, warning that unless the Welsh Labour Government takes action now NHS dentistry risks going extinct.
The British Dental Association (BDA) has critiqued moves to increase NHS dental charges during the cost-of-living crisis, accusing ministers of prioritising lowering their own cash contributions to...
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the publication of the Oral Health Survey of five-year-olds by the Office of Health Disparities, which confirms the “compelling evidence” given by...
The British Dental Association (BDA) has encouraged ministers to step up on oral health inequality. The first oral health survey of five-year-olds published since lockdown shows no improvements in...
The British Dental Association (BDA) warned that the service is reaching the end of the road during providing evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into NHS dentistry on March 21,...
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has welcomed the Health Select Committee inquiry starting March 21, 2023, into NHS dentistry as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure a sustainable future...