A British dental patient went to Hungary for treatment after a bad experience with her local practitioner left her with no nerves in her tooth. Julia Vorley, 40, from Alrewas, travelled to Budapest fortreatment because her local NHS dentists failed to deal with a serious tooth infection adequately. She said that she had an infection […]

NHS dental services at Billingham practice” href=”/local-mp-voices-concerns-over-decision-to-stop-nhs-dental-services-at-billingham-practice-8416″/> NHS dentists urged to forewarn patients of plans to go private” href=”/nhs-dentists-urged-to-forewarn-patients-of-plans-to-go-private-1769″/> The Scottish Borders are lagging behind other parts of the country in terms of dental registrations, new figures have revealed. The latest statistics show that there have been major improvements in registration rates across the country […]

NHS practice set to open in Barrow” href=”/new-nhs-practice-set-to-open-in-barrow-7650″/> The Green Party have outlined how the 4.3 billion dollar sum will be used to improve dental healthcare across the country. The party announced that it would spend a huge sum of money on dentistry last week and now further details of the plan have been revealed. […]

A dental van, which is providing treatment for patients who struggle to see a regular dentist in the Lochee area of Dundee, could become a regular fixture. The mobile unit, which travels around the local area, is aimed at patients who find it difficult to see a dentist, for example, the homeless and patients who […]

Dental patients based in Devon and Cornwall are the worst affected by access problems in England, new figures confirm. A shortage of dentists and a lack of dental places mean that some patients in the South West are facing round trips of over 100 miles to see a dentist. Thousands are also on waiting lists […]

Dental experts have issued another warning over the impact of the nation’s sugar addiction, as figures reveal that 75,000 children had teeth extracted last year. Dentists all over the country have reported an increase in rates of decay, with some children suffering from such severe decay that they need all their teeth removing. In the […]

NHS patients to act quickly to secure a place | Dentistry news | Dental News”/> NHS patients to act quickly to secure a place | Dentistry news | Dental News”/> A dental practice in Belper, Derbyshire, is encouraging patients looking to join an NHS register to act quickly to secure a place. The practice team […]

Ahead of the launch of Mouth Cancer Action Month, the community dental team at the Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is working to raise awareness of oral cancer. The team, which provides dental care across the region, will be donning blue smiles and participating in activities and events to educate people about oral cancer […]

Dentists are earning less, despite an increase in the amount they pay for materials, expenses and essential costs; figures from the NHS Information Centre revealed that dentists are earning less and paying more than three years ago. The report, which is entitled ‘Dental Earnings and Expenses’ was published yesterday; it contains information about primary care […]

Councillors in York have raised concerns over children’s dental health services, as figures revealed that 177 children aged under 4 underwent extraction in hospital in the city last year. The rate is higher than the national average, and one of the council’s public health experts has questioned whether this is due to the fact that […]