After a steady stream of stories from across the profession about practices struggling to remain viable, a new survey provides a generally more positive snapshot, at least for associates.
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Overall, NHS dental access may appear to be on a downward trajectory, but there are also accounts of recovery. In Somerset, recent stories have reflected both aspects of the state of NHS dentistry.
The announcement earlier this month by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of an £11 million investment ringfenced to improve children‘s oral health in England, has been warmly welcomed by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD).
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It is not every day that the “The biggest quango in the world” gets terminated. But that may be the reason that history remembers NHS England.
Reducing the use of antibiotics in dentistry is a major part of the fight against increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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This year‘s April 1st increases in NHS dental patient charges for England have been announced. The British Dental Association has issued a combative statement which emphasises that such ‘stealth cuts‘ will not put a penny into struggling practices.