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Thousands of patients in Greater Manchester are struggling to get a dental appointment
Weeks after a local health watchdog revealed a surge in calls related to dental access issues in Greater Manchester, thousands of patients are still struggling to get an appointment. The local dental system is operating at around 60% of its normal capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions. The reduction in capacity is contributing to growing backlogs […]
Thieves make a clean break after stealing more than £25,000 worth of mouthwash
Police have appealed for information from the public after thieves stole more than £25,000 worth of dental products from a haulage container in Lincolnshire. A trio of thieves took thousands of pounds worth of mouthwash and chewing gum from a haulage container based at a locked compound in Stallingborough on the 16th April. CCTV footage […]
Farnham councillor calls for urgent improvements to local dental services
Andy Tree, from Hampshire County Council, is calling for urgent improvements for local dental services. Mr Tree is particularly concerned about access to NHS dental services in Whitehill, Bordon and Lindford. As a patient who has been on a waiting list for an NHS dentist for six months, Cllr Tree said that he is well […]
West Bromwich patient tried to remove teeth with tweezers after failing to get an emergency appointment
A woman from West Bromwich has told the BBC she tried to remove her teeth with tweezers after failing to get an emergency dental appointment. Bola Muheeb, 23, started experiencing pain shortly after the first lockdown was introduced in March 2020. Over the last 18 months, she estimates that she has called NHS 111 over […]
Ely dental nurse celebrates 40 years at the same practice
A dental nurse from Ely is celebrating a monumental milestone after spending 40 years at the same practice. Debbie Lawrence joined the team at St Mary’s Dental Practice in Ely in September 1981. Debbie started work straight after leaving school and has never looked back. When the practice changed hands, she stayed at the surgery […]
A quarter of Bolton dentists have quit the NHS
Research conducted by the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) suggests that around a quarter of dentists in Bolton have quit NHS work. Statistics show that a growing number of dentists are switching to private work or leaving the profession altogether, with the pandemic encouraging some dentists to retire early, change careers or leave the NHS. […]
Covid-19 contributes to huge drop in dental appointments in Worcestershire
Recent statistics have outlined the impact of Covid-19 on dental services, with figures suggesting a dramatic drop in the number of courses of dental treatment delivered in England. In Worcestershire and Herefordshire, the number of dental treatment courses provided by NHS dentists has plummeted by 70%. In 2020/2021, 121,000 treatments were delivered to patients in […]
Glasgow dentist swaps the surgery for the screen after starring in Bollywood film
A dentist from Paisley, near Glasgow, has swapped the surgery for the screen after appearing in a Bollywood film. Seema Luthra originally signed up to be an extra in Bellbottom, starring Bollywood icon, Akshay Kumar, but ended up with a speaking part. The 34-year-old from Kelburne Dental Surgery, said that the experience was very different […]
Cumbria dental patients report anxiety over NHS access issues
A growing number of patients in Cumbria are raising concerns over access to NHS dental services. As figures suggest a sharp slump in the provision of dental treatment since the start of the pandemic, more and more people in Cumbria are struggling to get an appointment with an NHS dentist. Recent statistics provided by NHS […]
Clyde Munro saves over 160,000 sheets of paper after embarking upon eco-drive
Scotland’s largest dental chain, Clyde Munro, has already saved over 160,000 sheets of paper after embarking upon an eco-drive earlier this year. The firm is embracing greenery ways of working and is already saving the equivalent of four trees’ worth of paper per month. Between April and July this year, practices replaced 164,000 paper forms […]
