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A Lichfield councillor says it is a “scandal” that dentists are are being forced to stop doing NHS work reports Lichfield Live. A Lichfield councillor says it is a “scandal” that dentists are are being forced to stop doing NHS work. Cllr Paul Ray made his comments after Bore Street...

The increasingly heated row between the Harrogate's two biggest political rivals over the problems of NHS dentist provision has been reignited after the town's MP raised the issue with the Prime Minister in the House of Commons reports Harrogate Advertiser. Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones has been quick in...

Tony Blair has urged ministers to tax junk food and impose tougher regulations on the food industry to tackle the obesity crisis, the Times reports. Speaking to The Times Health Commission, he compared the need for intervention over poor diets to the smoking ban, which he introduced as prime minister...

The Telegraph reports three in 10 people are living in “dental deserts” and have had to take time off work while dealing with a toothache, according to new research. Three in 10 people are living in “dental deserts” and have had to take time off work while dealing with a...

Lack of access to early years education, dentists and ventilated classrooms are causing a fall in attendance among disadvantaged pupils in the North of England, a parliamentary report is warning. The report, prepared by academics for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), has found a raft of...

The Times reports disposable vapes could be banned as part of government plans to stop children getting addicted to the devices. Having warned about the danger of young people being lured by brightly packaged e-cigarettes on shop counters, the Department of Health is looking at proposals that could be announced...

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused the Welsh Government of neglecting NHS dentistry after releasing new figures detailing the high level of contracts being returned to health boards, Nation Cmyru reports. The Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused the Welsh Government of neglecting NHS dentistry after releasing new figures detailing the...

The Daily Mail features a piece on a dentist who posted an emotional plea to the NHS via TikTok after her patient was diagnosed with oral cancer amid an unsuccessful battle to get a dental appointment for years. Dr Emi Mawson, a dentist in Cornwall, revealed that her patient finally...

The Derby Telegraph reports on a recent Derby City Council children and young people board meeting, with health bosses said the city is showing signs of overall progress and recovery in terms of access to dental care but said there were still some gaps to fill. It is estimated that...

The number of adults seen by NHS dentists in Wigan over the past two years remains below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show. It comes as the British Dental Association call for "radical and urgent change" to help NHS dentistry recover from the impact of Covid-19. Figures from the NHS show...