A one percent recommended pay rise for NHS workers including dentists, has received widespread condemnation.
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NHS England is telling NHS trusts to have ‘one-to-one’ conversations with all health service staff refusing to have the COVID-19 vaccine as it’s been uncovered there is some resistance to the vaccine amongst dental professionals.
A lack of dentists is leaving an East Suffolk town without any access to dental treatment.
NHS dental associates who haven’t been paid fully during the pandemic are being encouraged to give voice to their pay concerns.
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The pandemic has led to the UK experiencing a surge in oral cancers being diagnosed at a late stage.
A former dentist had been elected as the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party
A study carried out in the US suggests dental hygienists have experienced a low rate of COVID-19 infection, despite being considered high-risk.
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland has undergone a rebrand.
Fears that the Supreme Court’s ruling that Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed would have an effect on the tax status of dental associates, have been allayed.