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Unpacking the government's recovery plan: A game changer or just talk?

The Oral Health Foundation has broken down the 23 key points of the government’s dental recovery plans. It considers if it's really going to make a big difference.

Infection control business relocates to Derby

Dentisan officially opened its new Centre of Excellence on January 31, 2024. The facility is central to the business's expansion plans and was designed with sustainability in mind.

Society welcomes dental recovery plan but flags absence of contract reform

In response to the government’s dental recovery plan announcement, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) has welcomed the inclusion of measures to improve children’s oral health.

Two million people in England at risk of serious illness through alcohol and smoking finds study

A study has found that one in 20 people in England smoke and drink at levels that pose a risk to health, increasing their chances of serious illness.

Long-established Stockport dental practice sold

Christie & Co. has announced the sale of Corra Linn House Dental Practice in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

Practice associate buys established private dental business in west London

 Christie & Co has announced the sale of 92 Dental in Hammersmith, West London, on behalf of Boryana Nikolova.

NHS recovery plan will not fix workforce or access issues, says association

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said government failure to embrace fundamental reform of NHS dentistry risks condemning a generation to decay and widening oral health inequality.

GDC welcomes the government’s commitment to improve international registration

The General Dental Council (GDC) has welcomed the government’s plans to improve the routes through which internationally qualified dental professionals can register to practise in the UK as part of...

NHS dental recovery plan: Millions more dental appointments to be offered

Published on February 7, 2024, by the NHS and the government, the NHS Dental Recovery Plan could see up to 2.5m additional appointments delivered to patients over the next 12 months. Up to 1.5m extra...

Ministers preview university's dental training facilities

Three of the county’s ministers have visited the new state-of-the-art dental facilities being developed at the University of Suffolk.

University invests £3.2m to create a state-of-the-art dental clinic

More residents in North East London will have access to free dental care, thanks to a collaboration between Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London and Community Health Partnerships...

Police called to manage queues outside a dental practice

A Bristol practice opened on February 5, 2024, to hundreds of people queuing to secure NHS dental care. By midday, police officers had arrived to manage the scene.

‘NHS dentistry requires real change’, says health commission

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the Times Health Commission’s call on the government to break from the contract, which it says is fuelling the crisis in NHS dentistry.

Ministers urge the GDC to ‘fill the gap’ in UK’s dental workforce

Thirty cross-party MPs and peers showed their support at an event in Parliament in February 2024, hosted by the Association of Dental Groups (ADG), to discuss how the UK can ‘fill the gap’ in its...