NHS Dentists Leaving GDS – The Reality

A dentist in Greater Manchester has spoken of his ‘heavy heart’ as he made the reluctant decision to leave the NHS.

A dentist in Greater Manchester has spoken of his ‘heavy heart’ as he made the reluctant decision to leave the NHS.
The implementation of the new requirement for all NHS clinical dental records to be stored using SNOMED CT, has been met with universal confusion and frustration by practitioners.
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry has welcomed new guidance from NICE, on the treatment of youngsters in healthcare settings.
Regular dental examinations and oral hygiene education may help to prevent first and subsequent heart attacks, a recent study has concluded.
The release of the latest NHS Dental Statistics has shown that the number of course of treatment carried out in the General Dental Service in 2020-21, was down by 69% compared to the previous year.
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Nearly forty percent of dental surgeons believe it will take at least 12 months to clear the backlog from COVID-19.