Our dental news feed will be regularly updated to help you stay informed and keep up-to-date with everything that's happening in the industry.
The cost of a private tooth extraction has risen by 32% since 2022, according to new research into private dentistry charges in the UK.
Read more…
We’re back with our annual round up of the biggest dental headlines of the year. From ORE changes to the NHS dental recovery plan progress – check out 2024’s top dental stories below.
Polly Bhambra reflects on different moments from an eventful year in dentistry and her goals for the coming year.
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has highlighted the significant gap in the dental workforce, as it awaits the government and the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) action plan to deliver on their…
The health secretary Wes Streeting today met with dental leaders to begin negotiations on the NHS dental contract. He also discussed the launch of Labour’s Dentistry Rescue Plan, which aims to create an additional 700,000 emergency dental appointments each year and tackle ‘dental deserts’. Read more
The prime minister said work will start "straight away" to fix the NHS after Labour's general election victory. Read more
What will a new Labour government mean for dentistry? Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones shares his thoughts on the election result. Read more
We are seeing fewer concerns and closing more cases at the early stages of the fitness to practise (FtP) process, says a GDC director. Clare Callan, associate director of fitness to practise at the GDC, said that the number of concerns received and initially assessed has reduced by more than… Read more
As Pride Month draws to a close, Anna Peterson reflects on how the dental profession has become more inclusive for LGBTQ+ professionals and what still needs to change. Read more
An investigation found that out of 100 practices categorised as accepting NHS patients, only 10 actually had capacity to do so. Read more