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Dentist hands back NHS contract due to funding concerns

Sami Butt, a dentist based in Sussex, has made the “tough decision” to hand back his NHS contract. He said government funding measures mean it is “no...

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Association urges the prime minister to announce plans for NHS dentistry reform

The British Dental Association (BDA) has said Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, must deliver on his leadership election pledge to ‘restore’ NHS...

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Smokers encouraged to quit in 2024 for their health

The NHS is launching a brand new smokefree campaign to encourage all 5.3m smokers in England to make a quit attempt this January.

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Civility and team harmony is key to mental wellbeing of dental professionals

In a Dental Protection survey of over 1,300 dental professionals in the UK, three in ten (30 per cent) say they have seen or experienced more...

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Increasing workplace flexibility associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

​Researchers observed reductions in cardiometabolic risk among employees at higher risk for cardiovascular disease whose workplaces provided them more...

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Kings’ speech 2023: 21 bills for legislative reform announced

On November 7, 2023, King Charles III delivered his first address as monarch at the opening of Parliament. The king laid out the government’s...

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MP says the NHS dental crisis is a ‘national scandal’

Simon Lightwood, MP for Wakefield, has renewed his calls to the government to tackle the crisis in dentistry.

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Queuing in the rain

Over 500 people queued in “pouring rain” at a Scottish practice to register as NHS patients on October 21.

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Dental complaints have risen by two-thirds

​Complaints about NHS dental practices have risen by two-thirds, according to England’s Health Ombudsman. Access, treatment, and fees are common...

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Over half of dental professionals say mental wellbeing is worse now than during the Covid-19 pandemic

More than half of dental professionals in the UK (57 per cent) who took part in a survey say their mental health is worse now than it was during the...

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Call for healthcare community to unite as 70 per cent of Jewish professionals report a rise in antisemitism

A survey of 293 Jewish healthcare practitioners was carried out by the Jewish Dental Association in collaboration with Alpha Omega. It found that 95...

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Scotland addresses women’s health inequalities

Measures to support women experiencing difficult menopause or menstrual health symptoms in the workplace are being introduced by NHS Scotland across...