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Lack of NHS dental services impacting across County Derry

People from across County Derry are facing unparalleled difficulties accessing dental services through the NHS. Of the 18 dental practices approached by the County Derry Post across the entire county, only one dentist could offer registration to new ...

16 Aug 2022 at 14:33

NHS dentistry ‘at tipping point’ with warning that patients will ‘pay the price’

The majority of NHS dental practices in the UK are unable to offer appointments to new adult patients, according to a survey. The British Dental Association (BDA) and BBC identified 8,533 dental practices across the UK that were believed to hold ...

08 Aug 2022 at 11:05

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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 ...

08 Aug 2022 at 19:33

People turning to DIY dentistry as they struggle to access care – poll

Almost a quarter of people have been unable to access care from an NHS dentist in the last year, with a number turning to “DIY dentistry” as a result, a new poll suggests. Research, conducted on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, found that ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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NHS dentistry shake-up in Wales sees six-monthly check-ups scrapped

A shake-up to NHS dentistry in Wales will see patients move to yearly check-ups in an attempt to cut the coronavirus backlog and make it easier for people to see a dentist. The country’s new chief dental officer, Andrew Dickenson, said ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:43

Thousands of dentists stop providing NHS services

Thousands of high street dentists in England are “severing ties” with the NHS, which could leave millions of patients “with no options”, leading dentists have warned. The British Dental Association (BDA) said that if the current trend ...

24 May 2022 at 01:01

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Kilkenny TD welcomes expansion of dental services for Medical Card holders

Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan has welcomed new measures to provide expanded dental healthcare services for medical card holders. Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, made the announcement which clears the way for an expanded Dental ...

15 Apr 2022 at 16:33

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New dental nursing apprenticeship at Derry's NWRC is something to smile about

Derry-based North West Regional College (NWRC) is recruiting students for a new Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing, and is calling on local dental practices to partner with them to provide employ- ment for the trainees during the ...

26 Feb 2022 at 15:33

Scotland

Revised payment arrangements to reward dentists for seeing more NHS patients

Revised payment arrangements for NHS dentists will be linked more closely to the number of patients they see from April to avoid a “cliff-edge” for practices, the Scottish Government has announced. Ministers said the revised ...

02 Mar 2022 at 20:55

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'Crisis' in Laois medical card dental care

There’s only one dentist in Laois registered to treat medical card patients, it has been revealed. Laois Offaly TD Carol Nolan says the “crisis” in accessing dentists who provide services to medical card holders in Laois ...

30 May 2022 at 11:33

Dental crisis leading to ‘slow death of NHS dentistry’

The NHS dental system is “failing” and has left millions of people struggling to get the care they need, MPs have been told. NHS dentistry is being propped up by dentists who feel an ethical responsibility to their ...

24 May 2022 at 14:46

Dentistry crisis: Whole county shuts down to new NHS patients, group claims

Residents in the whole county of Somerset are unable to register as new NHS dentist patients for routine care, a patient champion organisation has claimed. One patient in the south-western county has described ...

09 May 2022 at 01:25

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