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Norfolk summit discusses the future of dental care

Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) has delivered a talk at the Norfolk Dental Summit to highlight its oral health prevention programmes in the...

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Dental checks have a ‘lifesaving role’ in Scottish healthcare

Scottish Labour data has revealed that dental checks can be “lifesaving” in identifying cancer. The party has called on the Scottish National Party to...

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Dentistry petition delivered to Downing Street

​Adam Dance, MP for Yeovil, joined colleagues and campaigners at Downing Street to deliver a petition demanding urgent action to address the NHS...

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Millions of Scots go without regular dental care

According to the Scottish Liberal Democrats, almost 40 per cent of those registered with a dentist in Scotland, haven’t seen one in the past two...

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Welsh government bans single-use vapes

A vote has been passed in the Senedd to introduce regulations to prohibit the supply of single-use vapes in Wales.

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The importance of seamless communication for dental nursing teams

Rick Farrell emphasises the importance of excellent communication.

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Oral health improvement paper published

A white paper has been published which aims to build consensus on the policy solutions needed to establish sustainable and equitable access to dental...

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First-ever global oral health conference hosted in Thailand

The first-ever global oral health meeting, organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), will host delegations from over 110 countries. It aims to...

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Dental nursing consultation launched

A public consultation has been launched to “refine and modernise” the Oral Health National Occupational Standards (NOS) for dental nursing.

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Thousands of families missing out on Child Benefit

Figures have revealed that over 6.9m families in the UK are receiving Child Benefit, but only 71 per cent of new parents claim Child Benefit for their...

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Government urged to prioritise dentistry

Dental Protection has called on the government to prioritise access to NHS dentistry in its 10-year health plan for England.

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Dental award for practice who encourages early years care

The Dental Check by One Practice of the Year Award 2025 has been launched by Heidi Marshall, chair of NASDAL (National Association of Dental...