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Dental students in Dundee are using isolation pods to aid practical learning during the pandemic. Typically, dental students spend a significant amount of time developing clinical skills by undertaking practical sessions, workshops and placements, particularly in their final years of study. Due to Covid-19, many students have missed out on months of practical learning. To […]

The British Dental Association has issued a warning over a potential spike in DIY dental cases in the coming weeks. Currently, across the UK, dental practices are closed as the country attempts to battle the Coronavirus pandemic. With routine appointments cancelled, the BDA is worried that patients will resort to DIY dental techniques to ease […]

In January, he underwent extensive surgery, lasting 13 hours, to remove part of the jaw and reconstructed using grafted bone and skin. He’s now in recovery.

A growing number of dental patients in Wales are turning to private dentists amid confusion over costs, it has been revealed. According to a new study published by Orajel, 60 percent of patients in Wales think that the UK’s dental system is confusing, with many unaware of how much dental treatments cost and which services […]

Doncaster has been named as England’s worst place for childhood dental decay. Recent figures show that extraction rates are five times higher than the national average in the South Yorkshire town. Statistics suggest that more than 93% of dental extractions carried out in English hospitals are due to extensive decay, despite the fact that the […]

A kind-hearted dentist from Ferndown has come to the rescue of a local woman after she had to have all of her natural teeth removed due to a rare genetic condition. Jess Chisholm, 24, was born with oligodontia, and had to have all her natural teeth extracted as a result of the condition in December […]

There is a real risk of dental practices closing in Northern Ireland without urgent funding, the British Dental Association has warned. In a letter to Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill, Richard Graham, from the BDA, claimed that dentists will go out of business if Stormont doesn’t provide an urgent cash injection. Mr Graham stated that […]

NHS dentistry in decline | Dentistry news | Dental News”/> NHS dentistry in decline | Dentistry news | Dental News”/> New figures reveal that one in four Birmingham residents have never had an appointment with the dentist. Four in ten say they’ve not tried to make an appointment for the last two years. Some say […]

A dental law firm has suggested that children in the UK are missing out on dental care as a result of dental phobia. The Dental Law Partnership believes that children are missing dental appointments as a result of anxiety and fear. The most recent NHS statistics revealed that only 58.7% of children in England attended […]