NHS dental practices: Queues return
Queues return to NHS dental practices in England: The British Dental Association has described scenes of hundreds of patients queuing outside…
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Dental charges: Patients delaying treatment
With NHS dental charges in England set to jump by an historic high of 8.5% today (Monday April 24), the…
NHS dentistry is ‘sinking ship’
NHS dentistry is ‘sinking ship’: The British Dental Association has warned the service is reaching the end of the road…
Dentists: Care home residents baring brunt of access crisis
Fourfold increase in residents unable to access routine NHS care: The British Dental Association has stressed Ministers must act on new…
Dentistry: 100s of millions to be taken
The British Dental Association has warned that hundreds of millions are set to be taken away from NHS dentistry during…
Tooth decay reason for child hospital admissions
The British Dental Association warns that new data on hospital tooth extractions among 0 to 19 year olds understates the…
‘Good oral health needn’t cost the Earth’ says BSPD
The UK’s cost of living crisis is seeing many families make tough choices about what to prioritise and where to…
NHS dentists blast “business as usual” order
NHS dentists blast orders to return to virtually ‘business as usual’: The British Dental Association has slammed moves by government…
Journeys through Medicine
At the Science Museum, in Kensington, an exhibition ‘Journeys through Medicine: Henry Wellcome’s Legacy’ explores the history of medicine through…
The thin red line and flossing
‘Without flossing, there would be much more gum disease and tooth decay. I am surprised that a recent study has…
Public paying the price for government failure on prevention
The British Dental Association (BDA) has backed warnings from the Local Government Association (LGA), as it revealed new figures showing…
Calcium in Saliva
There are a certain group of patients who have a lot of build up of hard deposits on their teeth…