Posts Tagged ‘Dental access’

Enfield residents angry over plans for dental surgery closure

Enfield residents angry over plans for dental surgery closure

Residents in the village of Enfield are angry after NHS bosses revealed plans to close the local dental surgery without providing alternative arrangements. The Enfield Island Dental Access Centre will close next Monday after bosses decided that the building was not in suitable repair. Residents are angry that they were not consulted about the closure […]


New NHS dental surgery set to open in Retford

New NHS dental surgery set to open in Retford

A new NHS dental surgery will open in Retford, Nottinghamshire, it has been announced. The new DeNtal22 surgery will open on the site of the old doctor’s surgery on Chapelgate; the practice is expected to open its doors to patients on January 31st. Partners Michael and Margaret Naylor and fellow dentist, Adam Walker, have said […]


Irish Dental Association urges people to look after their teeth

Irish Dental Association urges people to look after their teeth

The Irish Dental Association has urged people to look after their teeth and gums in the midst of severe government cuts, which have left many struggling to access affordable dental care. Dr Billy Davis, president of the IDA, said that January was a good time to have a dental check-up and consider ways to improve […]


New dental programme launches in Ottawa

New dental programme launches in Ottawa

A new dental programme to help underprivileged children has been launched in Ottawa. Healthy Smiles Ontario launched on Tuesday and will provide free dental care for thousands of children in the area. The scheme was introduced to target children from low income families; children under the age of 17 from families with a net income […]


New dental clinic to help low income families

New dental clinic to help low income families

A new dental clinic will provide much-needed dental care for people on a low income in Virginia. The Piedmont Regional Dental Clinic will open this spring in Orange; the new centre will help low income families in Greene, Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties. The facility was made possible by the Virginia Health Care Foundation and […]


Dentist helps out Ugandan people

Dentist helps out Ugandan people

A dentist from Steep has recently returned from a two week visit to Uganda. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda to help provide pain relief and basic dental services to local people in the East of the country. During her two week adventure, she helped around two thousand people. Heidi Robinson went out to Uganda […]


Thousands still waiting for an NHS dentist in Cumbria

Thousands still waiting for an NHS dentist in Cumbria

Figures released by Cumbria Primary Care Trust have revealed that ten thousand people have been waiting for an NHS dentist for longer than 20 months in Cumbria. The figures show that 29,537 people on the waiting list have been allocated an NHS dental place; however, there are still 9811 people waiting for a dentist. In […]


2010 Simplyhealth Dental Survey: Accessibility and Cost

2010 Simplyhealth Dental Survey: Accessibility and Cost

Due to the amount of dental insurance claims during 2009 and NHS dental contract changes prompted by the Steele Review, Simplyhealth, private dental insurers, published a 2010 Dental Survey in November 2010 providing information on accessibility of UK dentistry and views on dental costs. The survey reveals that during years 2007-2008 and 2009, 28 million […]


Dental project gives people something to smile about in Northumberland

Dental project gives people something to smile about in Northumberland

A dental project is giving people in Northumberland something to smile about. Recently, NHS North of Tyne launched a multimillion pound project to try and improve access to local NHS dental services, after the Northumberland Care Trust identified a need for further investment in NHS dentistry in the region. Representatives from the trust met with […]


New dental system to be piloted in the UK

New dental system to be piloted in the UK

A new NHS dental system will be piloted across the UK next year, as the government tries to find ways to improve access to NHS dental services. The dental contract introduced by Labour in 2006 has failed in many respects and dentists have been campaigning for a new system; the new government recognised the need […]