All Dentistry articles – Page 6
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PCTs share experiences of new dental contract
A report examining the state of NHS dentistry through the eyes of primary care trusts was launched by the Patients Association today.
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Tories attack dentistry record
The Conservatives have criticised what they call Labour's 'disgraceful neglect' of NHS dentistry.
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Dentists call for more flexible scrutiny
The British Dental Association has called for a more flexible way of monitoring NHS dentistry that emphasises factors such as preventive care, improved oral health, access, quality and patient experience.
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Information Centre dental report
The Information Centre for health and social care's latest report on dental statistics for England revealed that just over 70 per cent of all children aged 17 or under had visited an NHS dentist in the last two years.
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Information Centre dental report
The Information Centre for health and social care's latest report on dental statistics for England revealed that just over 70 per cent of all children aged 17 or under had visited an NHS dentist in the last two years.
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Dental regulator takes company to court
The General Dental Council has launched legal proceedings against a company it claims has been illegally operating a dental business.Community First for Treatment is accused of receiving payment for dental work in two practices in Peterborough and Boston. The GDC claims that, contrary to the law, the majority of the ...
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New guidance on fluoridation
The Department of Health has issued new guidance for NHS organisations to encourage more areas to add fluoride to water supplies and help halt tooth decay.
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NHS dentistry boost in Scotland
New figures show a small increase in the number of NHS dentists in Scotland last year and that the number of patients registered with an NHS dentist is creeping up.
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Use dentistry cash to improve access, charity urges
Primary care trusts must spend newly allocated cash for dentistry on improving access for patients, the Citizens Advice Bureau has said.The call follows research for the charity that suggests millions of adults in England and Wales are still having problems getting to see an NHS dentist.
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The British Medical Association and the British Dental Association have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer saying changes to capital gains tax could jeopardise the retirement plans of thousands of members. They are concerned that the abolition of taper relief from April 2008 will mean GPs and dentists will ...
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Dentists accept pay reforms
England's chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft has welcomed the decision by salaried dentists to accept pay and career reforms.
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250,000 lack access to dentistry, Conservatives say
The new dental contract has led to more than 250,000 people losing access to NHS dentistry, the Conservatives have said.Dental statistics released for the first quarter of 2007-08 reveal that 266,000 fewer patients have been seen since introduction of new dental contract.
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Figures spark fresh concern over dental contracts
Nearly half of dentists faced having payments taken back after failing to meet targets in the first year of the new NHS dental contract, reveal statistics obtained by the British Dental Association.The association said many of the targets were unfair and called on primary care trusts to take a 'constructive, ...
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Dental contract data released
The latest dental contracts statistics have been released by the Department of Health.
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BMA says dental patients should not go to GPs
Patients with dental problems who are unable to see an NHS dentist should not seek treatment from their GPs, the British Medical Association has said.
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Dental patients forced to pay for private care
Many NHS dental patients in England are being forced to pay for private care, go without treatment or even pull out their own teeth, according to a survey by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.
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Dentists welcome £5m funding boost
The British Dental Association has welcomed the announcement of £5m of extra capital funding to help dentists in Scotland meet new decontamination guidelines that take effect in 2009.The announcement was made by public health minister Shona Robison at NHS Education for Scotland’s annual dental conference.
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Dentists doing less complex work, figures show
Dentists are carrying out less complex work since the introduction of the new contract in April last year.
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Dental association calls for amnesty on financial penalties
The British Dental Association has called for an amnesty on financial penalties against dentists who failed to complete their units of dental activity target in 2006-07.
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£159m dental shortfall
Dental budgets are facing a £159m shortfall, according to the British Dental Association.