Mouth cancer referrals down by a third since start of pandemic

Mouth cancer referrals down by a third since start of pandemic

The Oral Health Foundation is calling for urgent action around cancer diagnosis, following new data that shows mouth cancer referrals have fallen by a third (33%) since the beginning of the pandemic. New figures collected from across the UK, reveal the number of people being referred for possible mouth cancer fell from 2,257 in the six months prior to March 2020, to 1,506 in the six months after March 2020.

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Dental Protection says urgent is action needed to reform GDC

Dental Protection says urgent is action needed to reform GDC

Dental Protection has welcomed the commitment by the Department to modernise the laws that underpin the work of the GDC and other professional regulators. Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, said: “Dental Protection welcomes the commitment by DHSC to modernise the work of regulators such as the GDC, with the aim of reducing the bureaucratic burden on dental professionals.”

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