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Free flu jabs for dentists jabs axed by NHS England

The British Dental Association has slammed moves by NHS England not to keep dentists and their teams within the NHS flu vaccine programme this year. ...

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Mandatory vaccination: dentistry set to face collateral damage despite U-turn

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the government's move to open a consultation on ending mandatory vaccination, but stressed that...

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CGDent and BADN call for deferral of mandatory vaccination as survey suggests a quarter of dental nurses are not fully vaccinated

The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) and British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) are warning of a potential catastrophe for dental patients...

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Under review: The ‘no jab, no job’ policy

An upcoming change to the law means that all frontline healthcare staff will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 1, 2022.

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British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) conducts vaccination survey

​Following the recent government announcements regarding mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers, the British Association of Dental Nurses...

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Mandatory vaccination plans set to devastate dental services

The British Dental Association (BDA) has warned fast-tracked parliamentary approval of mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers is set to have a...

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Your NHS dentistry and oral health update

She wrote, “Yesterday evening the prime minister and chief medical officer updated the nation on the Omicron variant. Dental practices should continue...

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Mandatory covid vaccine adding to staff shortage fears

Ian Gordon, dental director at Riverdale Healthcare, has spoken to iNews regarding the mandate.

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England: mandatory Covid-19 vaccine for healthcare workers

The regulations, subject to parliamentary approval will come into force on April 1, 2022.

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Global survey reveals two-thirds of countries not allowing dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines

The FDI World Dental Federation today called for more countries to enable dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines after a survey of its members...

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Dental nurse calls on colleagues to help vaccinate the UK against COVID-19

A dental nurse who is helping to vaccinate people against coronavirus is calling on colleagues to join her in the fight against the pandemic.

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‘Think carefully before you say no’ – frontline dental nurse urges colleagues to have coronavirus vaccine

A dental nurse on the coronavirus frontline is urging colleagues to have the vaccine when it’s offered – and ignore ‘opinions and misinformation’ on...