Delays in dental treatment due to the pandemic are now top of the five main reasons for patient complaints.
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A Hull dentist has begged patients to be polite and kind after staff suffered verbal abuse.
The coronavirus has “exposed and exacerbated the issues facing mixed and private practices across the UK,” a roundtable on the future of dentistry has heard.
Read more: The Future Of Dentistry Roundtable – Coronavirus Exposed Issues
Calls have been made to find alternatives to plastic toothpaste tubes as it’s been estimated that 300 million toothpaste tubes a year go to landfill.
An analysis of the effects of Rishi Sunak’s recent budget shows dentists may be affected by the increase in Corporation Tax.
Attention to cross-infection issues during the pandemic has generally led to increased sales of toothpastes.
Read more: Pandemic: Worldwide Toothpaste Sales Rise, But Not In The UK
The newly launched College of General Dentistry (CGDent) has appointed two dental care professionals as Ambassadors.
Turkey’s dental tourism industry attracted 100,000 foreigners in 2020 according to latest figures.
Read more: Dental Tourism Continues To Rise Despite Warnings
Despite the pandemic and lockdowns, interest in dental practice ownership appears to be growing.