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I’m looking in the mirror and trying on faces. I’ve always been self-conscious, with fluctuating levels of severity – the effect of comments made about my appearance over the years which have left slow puncture wounds, still hissing decades later. It is a symptom, I guess, of our collective, commodified...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a huge backlog in dental treatments across the UK. The latest statistics reveal that the number of treatments performed by NHS dentists on adults in Gloucestershire fell by 22 per cent, from 186,544 in 2019/20 to 146,330 in 2020/21. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a...

Almost three quarters of dentists are looking to abandon NHS dentistry within two years, according to findings from FMC’s Dentistry Census.

Concerned residents have hit out at their local dental practice’s decision to cut back on NHS treatment. A patient from the Moretonhampstead Dental Practice contacted the Mid-Devon Advertiser after receiving a letter from Dr Presh Mulay informing them of the cutback. ‘You should always have access to the highest standards...

Pensioners are being forced to pay for private care at the dental practice they've been going to for 30 years as an NHS patient. Vulnerable patients who've been self-isolating during the pandemic are being told they have 'lost their NHS status' because they haven't been making regular appointments. And some...

Latest statistics have revealed that the Morecambe Bay area is among the worst served for dentistry. Official figures published this week show that patients are still struggling for NHS dental appointments across the region. Today’s figures show 38.9% of children in the Morecambe Bay saw an NHS dentist in the...

Ayrshire politicians have lined up to slam the Scottish Government’s attempts to remobilise NHS dentistry. And they have been joined by the British Dental Association Scotland who claimed ministers have ‘fallen asleep at the wheel’ on the issue. Concerns are growing over the increasing wait for patients before they receive...

All remaining Covid restrictions have been removed in England as part of the government's "Living with Covid" plan. But what does it mean for those working in the health service? After almost two years of lockdowns, lateral flow testing, mask-wearing and self-isolation, the legal requirements surrounding the coronavirus in England...

A Tory MP says a recent Government cash injection of £50m into NHS dentistry is a “drop in the ocean" and the sector is in a “grave situation”. Matt Vickers, Conservative MP for Stockton South, said his inbox was inundated with complaints from residents who cannot get appointments, as well...

Hundreds of patients have filed complaints over hygiene and hand washing in dental and GP practices in England. New data shows that more than 300 were formally submitted during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic – with around two thirds concerning hand washing. According to NHS Digital, around 360...