A long established dental practice in Norfolk has closed its doors at short notice.In an area where NHS access was already poor the news of the closure reported in the Eastern Daily Press, has caused considerable concern.
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No sooner had the ink dried on research carried out by the BBC in conjunction with the BDA, which confirmed what many in the profession suspected – that 90% of NHS dental practices are closed to new patients - than new research by GB News has revealed one of the predictable consequences.
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The latest ‘NHS Dentistry and Oral Health Update’, which dropped into subscribers’ inboxes on Wednesday 31st August, revealed the response to a FOI request seeking answers to the effectiveness of the much trumpeted ‘additional £50M funding’ that was announced in January to entice practices to add additional sessions or open up for additional hours in the evenings and at weekends to confront urgent care backlogs.
Tory leadership hopeful and, if successful, PM in waiting Rishi Sunak has promised immediate action to tackle the dental profession’s deep-seated problems.
Portsmouth has the seventh lowest number of dentists per ‘100,000 population in the country* and the MP for Portsmouth South, Stephen Morgan (Lab), is no stranger to his constituents’ desperation.
Fears that the General Dental Council may be monitoring the social media posts of registrants have been confirmed as fact.
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NHS Digital has headlined its NHS Dental Statistics, England 2021-22, with the news that 16.4m adults were seen for NHS dental treatment in the 24 months up to June 2022.
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The fear of mistakes, confrontation and complaints top the list of worries for early career dentists according to a new survey by Dental Protection.