Crunch Time Approaches
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- Published: Monday, 31 January 2022 07:03
- Written by Peter Ingle
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For many years there have been regular predictions of the impending demise of NHS dentistry.
3 comments 3 commentsWest Country MPs Pile On The Pressure
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- Published: Friday, 28 January 2022 17:51
- Written by Guy Tuggle
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As an increasing number of MPs are receiving critical correspondence from frustrated constituents unable to access NHS dental care.
Italy Says 'Arrivederci' To The Unvaccinated
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- Published: Thursday, 27 January 2022 07:47
- Written by Guy Tuggle
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As pressure mounts in some quarters for a pause in plans in the UK to dismiss health and social care workers who have failed to avail themselves of Covid-19 vaccinations, in Italy suspension notices have been issued to 1,900 unvaccinated doctors and dentists.
50 (Million) Shades Of Grey
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- Published: Tuesday, 25 January 2022 13:49
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News of a 50 million pound boost to NHS dentistry in England will have cheered up the army of would-be patients struggling to find dental care.
Dental News Roundup
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- Published: Tuesday, 25 January 2022 07:52
- Written by Chris Tapper
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The British Dental Association has said “The practice is not the place to argue about vaccination.”
The American Dream?
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- Published: Monday, 24 January 2022 08:03
- Written by Guy Tuggle
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A shortage of dentists, a shortage of nurses and a shortage of hygienists is limiting dentistry’s return to pre-pandemic norms. The problem, it seems, is not limited to the UK’s woefully resourced profession. The American Dental Association is reporting similar frustrations, and there are no quick answers.
NHS Dentistry Crisis - Wide Exposure In News
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- Published: Friday, 21 January 2022 08:05
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When Eddie Crouch announced that he was “sensing a big press and media day regarding the problems facing Dentistry tomorrow” it seemed a little ambitious. After a day filled with political defections, plotting, and the PM told to go, not just by the opposition, but his own side, could teeth really get a look in?
Vaccination Deadline Looms Closer
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- Published: Thursday, 20 January 2022 07:42
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With the publication of an updated VCOD, that is the vaccination as a condition of deployment letter by NHS England, the clock is now running down to the loss of even more dental team members. The deadlines to be vaccinated are February 3rd for the first dose, and April 1st for the second.
Dental Access and UDA’s Raised Again
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- Published: Wednesday, 19 January 2022 08:26
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Once again questions about the lack of access to NHS dentistry are becoming a recurring feature in parliament. And now it seems that even the government and its supporters are blaming the UDA system.
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