Posts Tagged ‘House of Commons’
Greater Manchester MP backs petition for free dental treatment for cancer patients
The MP for Stretford and Urmston, Kate Green, has backed a petition for free dental treatment for patients diagnosed with cancer. The petition was launched by Michele Solak, a breast cancer survivor from Flixton, who experienced dental problems while going through chemotherapy treatment. Michele’s petition, which calls for free dental care for cancer patients, received […]
Ramsgate MP raises concerns over dental practice closure
The MP for South Thanet has raised concerns over the closure of a dental practice in Ramsgate. MP Craig Mackinlay brought up the subject of dental access in Ramsgate at Prime Minister’s Questions after a clinic that provides NHS treatment for 8,000 patients closed. Mr Mackinlay is worried that the closure of the Church Hill […]
Bradford South MP Questions Prime Minister Over Shortage of Dentists
Judith Cummins, MP for Bradford South, challenged the Prime Minister over a shortage of dentists in her constituency in the House of Commons this week. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Ms Cummins asked Prime Minister David Cameron whether the government would be willing to fund more dentists in the region to improve access to NHS […]
Dentist Raises Issue Of Oral Cancer Vaccine In House Of Commons
Sir Paul Beresford, dentist and MP, has urged the House of Commons to consider extending the availability of the HPV vaccine to men in a bid to reduce the number of cases of oral cancer; the vaccine, which protects against the human papilloma virus, is currently available to teenage girls to lower the risk of […]
Thousands Of New NHS Dental Places Made Available In Plymouth In 2012
Thousands of new NHS dental places have been made available in Plymouth in 2012, it has been revealed. Ministers were informed that 6,500 new places have been created in the city, with the increase largely due to the opening of Peninsula Dental School and graduates choosing to stay in the area to work. Despite the […]
British Dental Association Angered By Foundation Training “Fiasco”
Representatives from the British Dental Association have reacted angrily to the news that 35 newly qualified dentists have not been allocated foundation training places. Figures from the House of Commons revealed that 35 dentists who have recently graduated have not been allocated Dental Foundation Training places, which means that they will not be eligible to […]
New pilot Schemes will promote preventative dentistry
Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, has stressed that new NHS dental pilots will promote preventative dentistry. Speaking during Health Questions at the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Lansley said that the government was aiming to increase the overall number of patient registrations, improve access for children and promote preventative dental treatments. Mr Lansley […]
Autumn 2010: House of Commons reviews public response to water fluoridation
The topic of water fluoridation was raised in the House of Commons on 3 June 2010 by Mr Knight, MP East Yorkshire, and Anne Milton, MP for Guildford, precedes further discussion by Simon Burns, Health Minister, responsible for NHS Connecting for Health in Autumn (September to November in the UK). The BDA reports that the […]
