Shawn Charlwood on York NHS Dentistry Crisis – Without Change “NHS Dentistry Will Exist In Name Only”

Access to NHS dentistry in Yorkshire has reached a ‘new low’ according to Healthwatch York.

Access to NHS dentistry in Yorkshire has reached a ‘new low’ according to Healthwatch York.
With an increasing number of dentists in the UK venturing into the cosmetic world of Botox and Dermal Fillers, the British Dental Association has urged practitioners to be appropriately protected.
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“Dentistry is a hugely important service” says the new Chief Executive Officer of NHS England.
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If you anticipated that the newly updated Standard Operating Procedure guidance would bring joy and excitement at the prospect of an end to the shackles of fallow times, you were probably, like many, seriously underwhelmed.
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The General Dental Council is facing further calls for transparency, following its latest response to a Freedom of Information request regarding the regulator’s use of private investigators.
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Tributes have poured in for Dame Margaret Seward, who has died at the age of 85.