As lockdown restrictions are lifted, many people will be seeking tooth straightening treatment. This is backed up by new figures released by The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) revealing that the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment in the UK is on the increase, amid concern over ‘DIY’ treatment.
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Dr Colette Bridgman, Chief Dental Officer for Wales, has written to dentists in Wales outlining how they can restart dental services through three phases, starting on July 1. But former FGDP Dean and Welsh GDP, Trevor Ferguson, says that it will mean that many practices facing imminent financial ruin, with the consequent loss of services to patients.
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A Dental Protection survey of dentists in the UK has revealed the key issues affecting their mental wellbeing during the pandemic. Nearly 500 dental professionals, five in 10 (53%) said financial worries were having the most impact on their mental wellbeing. Lack of work and lack of adequate PPE were cited by nearly 4 in 10 (37% and 38% respectively).
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NASDAL has called for clarification over a number of key financial issues affecting dentists. Media Officer and accountant, Alan Suggett, said, “We quite understand that matters of patient safety and all things clinical taking are precedence in the current situation. However, dentists and practices need resolution on a number of financial and contractual issues.”
Dental practices have started to re-open, although the BDA has warned that only just over a third will be ready to start from Day 1. Chair, Mick Armstrong said: I think we are all still recovering from the bombshell that was delivered to dentists on the 28 May via the BBC news ticker: that dentists could re-open their practices and return to work from Monday 8 June. This was nothing short of ‘disrespectful to the profession’.
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