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.
The phrase ‘Dental Tourism’ will almost invariably invoke terror in the heart of many UK dental clinicians. So what do you do if you’re faced with a dental disaster created abroad?
Dentists in Scotland have been given just one working day to implement the delivery of free NHS dental care to 18-25 year-olds.
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NHS dentists in general practice have effectively endured a 40% cut in earnings over the last decade.
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A new report from the General Dental Council has shown another large drop in the number of dental nurses on the dental register.