Millions of patients unable to access an NHS dentist either for an emergency or to receive ongoing care are finding the cost of seeing a private dentist increasingly prohibitive, a new analysis shows. So serious is the problem that The Guardian used the crisis as its New Year‘s Eve front page lead story.
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It is not an easy time to be an advocate for fluoridation of the public water supplies. A UK study published in August 2024, suggested that recipients of water fluoridation received smaller positive health benefits than previously reported. It was seized on by those opposed to the public health measure.
Practice owners short of material for New Year‘s resolutions, may want to consider their front of house team in the light of a new piece of research.
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Workers at all levels in health care make up a significant proportion of the New Year‘s honours. GP‘s, surgeons, nurses, midwives and radiographers all feature. This year there are two dental recipients.
At the end of another turbulent year for the profession GDPUK has carefully looked into the future and can now set out it‘s predictions for the dental year to come. That, or someone forgot to put the lid back on the cold cure monomer*
The Mirror has been one of the papers giving heaviest coverage to the NHS dental access crisis. Its ‘Dentists for all‘ campaign was launched early in 2024 with support from the BDA.
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