After a three year long campaign, the British Association of Dental Therapists is just one step away from its goal of securing the integrity of the UK’s dental therapy profession.
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The General Dental Council has forecast an expenditure increase of 5.8% for 2022, compared to 2021.
A snapshot of UK dentistry shows an example of the profession at its best, as well as more familiar difficulties.
The world of motor racing is mourning the loss of former Formula 1 Grand Prix winner Tony Brooks.
A study from University College London has revealed the shocking statistic that children are consuming three time the daily recommended amount of sugars.
Alarming figures are emerging which suggest that a further two thousand dentists have quit NHS dentistry.
Read more: Media reports a further 2000 dentists abandoning The NHS
The plight of a town with around 6,000 inhabitants which has been deprived of NHS dental services for twelve months was highlighted on Friday.
Three in four dentists (75%) in the early stages of their careers say the COVID-19 pandemic has had a ‘significant and negative impact on their dental training.’
Read more: Surveys Highlight The Profound Effect COVID Had On Dentists
The announcement earlier this year of £50M to fund thousands upon thousands of urgent dental care appointments provided ministers and apologists with a perfect retort to fend off MPs and the public’s legitimate concerns about access to NHS dental services. How many patients it actually helped is rather more obscure.