dental

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 […]

Chase de Vere has launched a dental financial advice service for dentists with Denplan. As it stands, Denplan has over 6,500 members who receive specialist financial advice, with a particular emphasis on NHS pensions. The new website will have a variety of information for dentists, from payment plan set ups to private pension schemes. Chase […]

A dental practice is Dunfermline has reopened after temporarily closing following two cases of coronavirus. Linburn Dental Practice is running a limited service after closing for deep cleaning. The practice team has been working closely with the public health team at NHS Fife to minimise the risk to patients and members of staff. After two […]

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 […]

Fruit juice is marketed as a healthy option, but if you read the label, you’d be shocked to discover it often contains the same amount of sugar as a can of pop.

Decay is almost always preventable with the help of a good oral hygiene regime, dental visits and a healthy diet, yet lots of children suffer from tooth decay.