Willie Rennie, a Scottish Liberal Democrat, accused the SNP Government of “excruciating neglect” on February 20, 2024. He revealed that Scottish patients are having to travel to India for dental care...
The CEO of three of the largest dental clinics in London is calling for an overhaul of NHS dentistry, arguing that the recovery plans announced by the government do not go far enough.
The College of General Dentistry (CGdent) has published its response to the government’s Dental Recovery Plan.
The Oral Health Foundation has broken down the 23 key points of the government’s dental recovery plans. It considers if it's really going to make a big difference.
Published on February 7, 2024, by the NHS and the government, the NHS Dental Recovery Plan could see up to 2.5m additional appointments delivered to patients over the next 12 months. Up to 1.5m extra...
Thirty cross-party MPs and peers showed their support at an event in Parliament in February 2024, hosted by the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), to discuss how the UK can ‘fill the gap’ in its...
The British Dental Association (BDA) has backed the government’s moves to ban disposable vapes, which have been widely criticised for being marketed to younger users.
The Welsh Government will press ahead with plans to ban disposable vapes and support UK Government legislation to increase the smoking age and restrict sales of vapes, Lynne Neagle, deputy minister...
The health service in Northern Ireland is caught in a “death spiral” without radical action, over 700 dentists and the British Dental Association (BDA) have warned.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has announced its support for the government’s plans to tackle the rise in young people vaping with a ban on disposable vapes. The legislation is part of...
Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health, the prime minister announced on January 29, 2024, on a...
The Department of Health and Social Care report and annual accounts for 2022/23 show that £2.899bn was spent on NHS dentistry. The BDA says this has translated into cuts, with the budget falling by...