Denplan offers wellbeing support to members during Covid-19 crisis

Denplan has introduced support measures to help member dentists and their staff deal with financial, health and personal issues during the Covid-19 crisis. During these unprecedented and difficult times, access to health and wellbeing services are of utmost importance. Catherine Rutland, Clinical Director at Simplyhealth, said: “We have been listening to the concerns of our dental practices.”

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COVID-19: Update: 101 MPs urge Chancellor to throw dentists a lifeline

Labour MP Fleur Anderson has been joined by 101 fellow MPs, delivering a stark warning to the government that unless urgent action is taken dental practices across the country will not recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Junior Health Minister has answered questions dentistry during the pandemic and FGDP Dean, Ian Mills, has written on urgent dental care.

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COVID-19: Update: Recent developments reported

The BDA has reported that they have had two virtual meetings recently with Health Minister Jo Churchill MP to discuss the establishment of the urgent dental centres in England. Chancellor has extended furlough scheme. Progress made on Urgent Treatment Centres in Wales.

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COVID-19: Update: BDA protest over lack of PPE in Urgent Treatment Centres

The BBC has reported that dentists in England are facing "critical shortages" in personal protective equipment (PPE), forcing patients with urgent problems to "take matters into their own hands", according to the BDA. Vice-Chair Eddie Crouch explained on the BBC Radio4 Today programme.

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Plea to parents: minimise risk of children’s dental trauma during pandemic

Accidents can happen at any time and frequently do in childhood. But while some are inevitable, there are accidents that can and should be avoided, especially now, during the Covid-19 pandemic.The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s spokeswoman Claire Stevens is urging parents to make sure their young children do not take unnecessary risks.

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Dentistry crisis in Republic of Ireland reported

A newspaper report from the Republic of Ireland tells of how the Covid-19 pandemic there has left dentists struggling to deliver any sort of service. The advent of Covid-19 means the options to do safe dentistry are severely limited. Since March, when the Government introduced restrictive measures, the Irish Dental Association has said that the vast majority of dental practices are limited to emergency treatment or had closed.

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Denplan offers wellbeing support to members during Covid-19 crisis

COVID-19: Update: 101 MPs urge Chancellor to throw dentists a lifeline

COVID-19: Update: Recent developments reported

COVID-19: Update: BDA protest over lack of PPE in Urgent Treatment Centres

Plea to parents: minimise risk of children’s dental trauma during pandemic

Dentistry crisis in Republic of Ireland reported

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