NHS dental practices continue to attract higher prices than private practices according to the latest goodwill survey results from NASDAL. Carried out quarterly, the most recent survey for the period April to July shows that on average, an NHS practice – defined as a practice with more than 80% of its income from its NHS contract – was 105.2%.

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According to President of Athens Dental Association Athanassios Yfantis, nearly 600 dentists have left the country due to financial crisis affecting their profession. “Dentistry has been significantly damaged by the long-standing crisis. Dental human resources migrating abroad every year is constantly increasing and regards all age groups,” Yfantis said.

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Round-Britain walker Christian Nock was relieved of a painful molar last week. He said on his Facebook page: ‘A huge thank you to Andy the Policeman I met in Wick who made a phone call to his friend John who's a dentist in Thurso. John the owner and John the dentist opened up Bridgend dental practice and removed the offending wisdom tooth which was wobbly and extremely painful. I am not joking I almost fainted today!’

The picture shows well known dentist Dr John Barry of Wick with Christian Nock.

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Acording to the latest figures from the oral health survey of five-year-old children in 2012, 27.9% of five-year-old children in England had experienced dental decay. This is a 9.7% reduction since 2008. However the results reveal wide variation in the prevalence and severity of dental decay: the areas with poorer oral health tend to be in the north and in the more deprived local authorities.

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