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'Difficult and challenging time' for dental patients

In spite of Department of Health advice that dentists must ‘prioritise patients on the basis of clinical need rather than registration status’, people in the city are still finding it extremely difficult to access NHS dental treatment. Derry Now was ...

08 Aug 2022 at 19:33

Scotland

No crisis in NHS dentistry despite ‘difficulties’, insists minister

A minister has denied that NHS dentistry in Scotland is in crisis, though she conceded it faces a “number of difficulties”. Jenni Minto said improvements have been made in a relatively short period of time. In March, it emerged that only one in ...

10 May 2023 at 15:59

Health & Wellbeing

New warnings about ‘concerning’ rise in at-home cosmetic dentistry

There has been a 116% increase in DIY cosmetic dentistry over the past five years, new research has found, with social media driving up demand. Bupa Dental Care found that 20% of people who have attempted at-home treatments on their teeth had ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:20

A quarter of adults have delayed dental treatment ‘because of the cost’

A quarter of adults have delayed dental care or treatment because of the cost, according to a large survey. One in three also said the cost of dentistry has affected the type of care or treatment they go on to have. The poll included 6,343 ...

25 Jan 2024 at 16:06

Bupa Dental Care to cut 85 practices in a move affecting 1,200 staff

Bupa Dental Care is set to cut 85 dental practices in a move that will affect 1,200 staff across the UK, amid a national shortage of dentists and “systemic” challenges across the industry. The healthcare group said patients at the ...

29 Mar 2023 at 06:00

Dentists to get cash for new patients and ‘golden hellos’ under service plans

Dentists are to be offered cash to take on new patients and given £20,000 “golden hellos” to work in communities with a lack of NHS dental services under plans to boost dentistry across England. Around a million people who have ...

07 Feb 2024 at 17:35

Water fluoridation ‘less effective’ than in the past – study

Adding fluoride to drinking water may be less effective now than it was in the past, according to a major review. The benefits of fluoridating water supplies appear to have declined since the 1970s when fluoride toothpaste ...

04 Oct 2024 at 01:00

Scotland

More than 320 dentists have retired early since 2020, figures show

Scotland has lost 324 dentists to early retirement since 2020, figures have shown. Data, released through a freedom of information (FOI) request to the Scottish Public Pensions Authority, showed that dozens are leaving ...

20 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Amount of five-year-olds with rotting teeth rising in parts of England – data

The proportion of five-year-olds with rotting teeth is rising in the North East, London and the South West, figures show. Official data shows as many as six in 10 children in some areas have rotting teeth by the age ...

11 Feb 2025 at 17:28

NHS dentistry is ‘very weak’, top official admits

NHS dentistry is “very weak”, England’s chief medical officer has said as he warned that a lack of access to dentistry for children can set them up for a “lifelong poor dental health”. Professor Sir Chris Whitty, ...

13 Feb 2025 at 14:23

Ireland

‘Unacceptable’ that autistic boy faced 10-year wait for dental care – Taoiseach

It is “unacceptable” that a six-year-old autistic boy was told he could be waiting up to 10 years for urgent dental care, the Taoiseach has said . The case of Tiernan Power Murphy from Co Waterford was raised in ...

26 Feb 2025 at 13:55

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Nolan says Offaly primary school children “will be in transition year before accessing dental care”

INDEPENDENT TD Carol Nolan has said the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll-MacNeill must intervene with the HSE to ensure that there is increased sense of urgency around the recruitment of dental surgeons in ...

27 Feb 2025 at 15:33

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