The NHS dental access crisis has resulted in a Northamptonshire man being admitted as a hospital emergency after suffering a blocked airway.
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Dental Protection member Mr Raj Rattan has successfully challenged a vicarious liability claim at the Court of Appeal – an outcome that will be important to many practice owners in England and Wales.
After several weeks with some far-reaching dental news, it would be easy to miss some of the other dental stories. Here are some that you might have missed.
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Dentists who have been working for many years in a climate of aggressive litigation, often from specialist claims companies, may find a glimmer of hope in a newly published proposal.
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63% of Brits are overweight or obese. Could the dental profession be asked to add obesity to its broadening check-up checklist?
For many years there have been regular predictions of the impending demise of NHS dentistry.
As an increasing number of MPs are receiving critical correspondence from frustrated constituents unable to access NHS dental care.
As pressure mounts in some quarters for a pause in plans in the UK to dismiss health and social care workers who have failed to avail themselves of Covid-19 vaccinations, in Italy suspension notices have been issued to 1,900 unvaccinated doctors and dentists.
News of a 50 million pound boost to NHS dentistry in England will have cheered up the army of would-be patients struggling to find dental care.