It seems as if everyone wants their own Dental School. Politicians and university chiefs in Bangor and Norwich continue to make the case for theirs, and now Lincoln has joined the club.
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Alongside the dozens of celebrities and well-known figures recognised in this year‘s Kings Birthday Honours list, there have been awards to dental professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their community and the country.
The already fractious relationship between those remaining Welsh dentists with NHS contracts and their government, is getting worse, as both sides reinforce their positions.
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“At the time I was thinking I must be the most qualified leaflet dropper in North Yorkshire,” dentist Mark Green told The Yorkshire Post. He did this to promote his practice after sitting in his surgery “twiddling my thumbs” due to a lack of NHS patients.
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In the 2024 election the Lib Dems went from 11 to 72 seats in the House of Commons, the highest number achieved by a UK Liberal party in over a century. Since then, opinion polls have shown the Lib Dems and Conservatives getting similar scores.
Complain to many politicians that you have a leaky bucket and they will promise to increase the water pressure. Further evidence of this mentality comes from Lincoln with the announcement that The University of Lincoln has been granted funding of £1.5m to establish a facility to run courses in dental hygiene and therapy.
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The annual LDC conference may have appeared to those delivering NHS care, as a triumph of hope over experience. The motions, and depending on the stage of the electoral cycle, visiting ministers may be upbeat, but each year for the last two decades, returning delegates have reported on a service under increasing pressure.
The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is urging dentists across England to take part in a new nationwide survey to support the government‘s long-term dental reform programme.
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From a release issued ahead of this year‘s LDC Conference, GDPUK understands that Minister of State at the Department of Health & Social Care, Stephen Kinnock, is to provide an ‘update‘ on dental negotiations.
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