Government inquiry offers hope for NHS dentistry

The British Dental Association (BDA) says a new parliamentary inquiry into access to NHS dentistry may represent hope to save the service. 

Oral bacteria and brain abscesses linked

A study led by researchers from the University of Plymouth and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has investigated the link between brain abscesses and oral bacteria.

MPs to examine struggle to access NHS dentistry

The Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into dentistry following a survey that showed 90 per cent of practices across the UK were not accepting new adult NHS patients.

An ode to dentistry

In a bid to inspire and attract talent into UK dentistry, Bupa Dental Care has enlisted the help of spoken word poet Harry Baker to create ‘An ode to dentistry’, delivering an honest, uplifting...

Celebrating new roles

At the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy’s (BSDHT) Oral Health Conference, held in Manchester the last weekend of November 2022, Miranda Steeples and Rhiannon Jones officially stepped up...

Thousands of patients deregistered

A dental practice in Dumfries has confirmed plans to deregister over 5,000 patients. New patients are now being forced to go private or join practices elsewhere, as no other dentists in Dumfries and...

Focusing on the future

Clementine Rees Brown sits down with Justin Leigh to discuss his career from a dental technician to business leader and bestselling author, and the new course Focus4Growth is offering for dental...

Peri-implantitis masterclass

In November 2022, the ADI Masterclass: Peri-implantitis Defects, held in collaboration with Osteology Foundation, took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London. The event welcomed speakers...

Smoking figures show progress, but the government cannot be complacent

New figures released on December 6, 2022, show that smoking rates fell to 13.3 per cent across the UK in 2021 and to 13 per cent in England. This is down from 14 per cent across the UK in 2020 and...

‘Inundated’ with patients

Inhabitants of town in East Yorkshire have been to seek treatment miles away or abroad after dental practice closes.