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A special needs school has unveiled its own dental room designed to help pupils who are scared to go for a check-up. SPS Dental, from Witham, donated specialist equipment to the town’s Chatten Free School, which supports children and young people with severe autism and learning difficulties. The dental supplies...

The Guardian reports staff have regularly step in to give children breakfast or provide uniforms at Beever primary school in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Katie Greaves is the pastoral lead at Beever primary school in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and sees first hand the impact of the cost of living crisis on...

Dentists in Trafford had almost 150 admissions for tooth extractions on children with tooth decay in the year to March, new figures show. While the number of procedures across England was down on pre-pandemic levels, the British Dentistry Association said the figures will likely end up exceeding pre-pandemic highs, as...

Medical clinics are using fake Google reviews to boost their profiles online, a BBC investigation has found. Consumer groups say fake reviews are a "significant and persistent problem" and have called on internet firms to do more to remove them and fine companies. Which? has warned it could be a...

Bolton News reports on advice from dentist Zuber Bagasi, who warns against going abroad for dental work and also features BDA research. The Bolton-based boss of a large dental group is warning travellers going abroad to have dental work that potentially costly and damaging repairs may result. Dr Zuber Bagasi,...

A Bolton dental health expert has been honoured in the King's Birthday Honours list. Vanita Brookes has been awarded an MBE for her services to the oral health of people with disabilities. Until her recent retirement, Vanita was a consultant in special care dentistry at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust....

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care is offering funding to improve safety and security measures in NHS dental practices in the Greater Manchester area. The Greater Manchester Federation of Local Dental Committees (GMFED) has been tasked with administering the scheme. This funding opportunity is a welcomed initiative that illustrates the local...

The Bolton News reports Ash Rafiq has taken over the Knowsley Street and Astley Bridge McDonald’s restaurants, leaving behind his career as a dentist in East Lancashire. The former dentist says he wanted a new challenge and enjoys working in the Bolton community. He said: “I wanted a new challenge...

The Oldham Times highlights that close to 40 per cent of children have tooth decay (citing the latest from the National Dental Epidemiology Programme), with commentary from BDA chair, Eddie Crouch, local dentist, Mohsan Ahmad, and partner at four dental practices in Greater Manchester, as well as David Fothergill, chair...

Doctors are heading out on strike for a 92-hour phase of industrial action, bringing what the country’s top doctor has warned will be ‘unparalleled levels of disruption’ report The Manchester Evening News. Last month, the NHS national medical director told patients that March’s industrial action would be the ‘biggest strike...