Cosmetic Dentistry Guide News
South West dentists forced to turn hundreds of patients away every month
Dentists in the South West are being forced to turn hundreds of NHS patients away every month due to a shortage of NHS places and dental professionals. Andrew Taylor, the owner of Wadebridge Dental in Cornwall, said that the practice sometimes rejects up to 20 patients a day because the region doesn’t have the capacity […]
East Anglia dental patients brand waiting times ‘ridiculous’
Patients in East Anglia have described waiting times for NHS treatment as ‘ridiculous.’ Recent figures show that almost 12,000 people in Ipswich and East Suffolk have tried and failed to get a dental appointment, with some patients trying for over a year to register with a local practice. Local resident, Emma Swift, who is diabetic, […]
Wyberton dental practice offers to take South Holland patients, as new Spalding practices are delayed
A dental practice in Wyberton is offering NHS places to patients in the South Holland area after two new practices, which were due to open in Spalding in January, were delayed. Boston Dental Centre, which employs seven dentists in total, is offering appointments for NHS patients with two of its dentists to try and ease […]
Brand new dental clinic opens in Bicester
A brand new dental clinic has opened in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Chris Wood has relocated and rebranded his business, opening a state of the art clinic in Stratton Audley. Chris Wood Dental Implant Solutions has become Audley Dental Solutions, with the practice moving from Buckinghamshire to Oxfordshire. After 16 years of trading under the previous brand […]
Portsmouth health bosses optimistic of finding a permanent dental provider by autumn 2020
Health bosses in Portsmouth are confident they will find a permanent dental provider by autumn 2020. Thousands of patients in the city were left without an NHS dentist in the summer when Colosseum Dental decided to end its NHS contract prematurely. The chain had three clinics dotted across the city. In the aftermath of the […]
Health Education and Improvement Wales launches new initiative to aid early oral cancer detection
Health Education and Improvement Wales has launched a new initiative aimed at enabling dental teams to raise awareness of mouth cancer and identify early warning signs. Mouth cancer is the 11th most common type of cancer in the world, and in the UK, more than 8,000 people are affected every year. Rates of oral cancer […]
Devon and Cornwall patients worst affected by dental access problems
Dental patients based in Devon and Cornwall are the worst affected by access problems in England, new figures confirm. A shortage of dentists and a lack of dental places mean that some patients in the South West are facing round trips of over 100 miles to see a dentist. Thousands are also on waiting lists […]
Chewing sugar-free gum can help to lower the risk of cavities
Researchers from Kings College London have found that chewing sugar-free gum can help to improve dental health. The team analysed the findings of twelve studies conducted in the last 50 years. These papers focused on the dental impact of chewing sugar-free gum, most notably on the risk of decay in adults and children. They found […]
BBC report suggests that 2 million adults are struggling to see a dentist
A BBC report suggests that 2 million adults are struggling to see an NHS dentist in England. Analysis by the broadcaster indicates that 1.45 people have been unsuccessful in getting an appointment with a dentist in the last 2 years, with a further 500,000 either waiting on a list or avoiding the dentist due to […]
Councillors raise concerns, as more than 170 children under 4 had teeth extracted in hospital in York in 2018
Councillors in York have raised concerns over children’s dental health services, as figures revealed that 177 children aged under 4 underwent extraction in hospital in the city last year. The rate is higher than the national average, and one of the council’s public health experts has questioned whether this is due to the fact that […]
