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The struggle to get an appointment with an NHS dentist was highlighted again at a Shropshire Council meeting on Thursday, with councillors saying the local picture was a reflection of a wider “national crisis”, the Shropshire Star reports. A motion on the topic from the opposition Liberal Democrat group urged...

Adental care chain has blamed recruitment problems for closing the doors on one of its local practices for good after more than a decade in the Dearne Valley, the Rotherham Advertiser reports. Europe’s largest dental care provider, {my}dentist, acquired the dental practice on St Andrew’s Square in Bolton-on-Dearne in 2009...

A patient who was turned away by a dentist for being "too fat for the chair" said he has been left feeling "insulted and upset" reports ITV News. David Bottomley, from Penderyn, said he was "gobsmacked" when he was told he couldn't be seen for his appointment at Dental Lounge...

Following a significant week marked by the Local Elections in England and the Coronation, the state of NHS dentistry took center stage as the Prime Minister found himself defending it in response to the first question posed by MPs. Today (Wednesday), Rishi Sunak MP was confronted by Clive Lewis MP,...

The Guardian reports school-leavers could receive on-the-job training as part of an attempt to help address NHS workforce shortages, under plans to allow tens of thousands of doctors and nurses to join the health service via apprenticeships. Up to one in 10 doctors and a third of nurses could be...

Over 1,000 children in the Belfast Trust are currently on a waiting list to have their teeth extracted, according to a recent report. The issue was brought to light on the BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show, where a distressed parent shared her frustration and concern for her 4-year-old son. The...

The town of Langholm has been "stunned" at the prospect of losing access to NHS dental care, the BBC reports More than 1,200 patients have been informed its Gunning Practice is to close in July - when a private service will be offered out of Annan instead. The loss of...

The Guardian reports a host of algorithms used by medics to assess disease risk and help make decisions on treatment are failing to take transgender patients into account, doctors have said. Many metrics and thresholds in medicine, including ideal body weight, alcohol clearance rates, kidney function and risk of cardiovascular...

The British Dental Association has described scenes of hundreds of patients queuing outside a Norfolk dental practice as belonging in the Soviet Bloc not in a 21st century health service, and pressed government to deliver urgent and meaningful reform. Over 300 wannabe dental patients reportedly queued outside the Kings Lynn...

The BBC reports on Barrow and Furness MP Simon Fell who said his constituents included seven-year-olds who had never seen a dentist and pregnant women who could not get an appointment. A "dire" lack of dentists has led to people "self-medicating every night", an MP has said. Barrow and Furness...