Posts Tagged ‘dental funding’
Funding boost confirmed for Peterborough’s Dental Access Centre
NHS England has confirmed a funding boost for Peterborough’s Dental Access Centre. The facility, which is based at Midgate, is one of a number of clinics set to receive extra cash to ease an access crisis in the area. News of the funding comes after a review conducted by Healthwatch suggested that patients were struggling […]
New dental surgery to open in Neath Port Talbot
A new dental surgery is set to open in Neath Port Talbot. Dunes Dental Care will provide both private and NHS dental services. Practice director, James Bater, is opening the new South Wales practice after successfully securing funding from HSBC UK. The package, which is worth a six-figure sum, has enabled Mr Bater to acquire, […]
Dinas Powys practice to expand after securing funding package
A dental practice in Dinas Powys will expand after the owners secured a funding package from Lloyds Bank. Castle Court Dental, which is owned by university friends, Baharat Nagrani and Eifion Roberts, will use the cash injection to offer a wider range of services to patients. The dental duo, which acquired the practice from previous […]
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board reveals plans to create 2,000 new NHS dental places
Representatives from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board have revealed plans to create 2,000 extra NHS dental places thanks to a £300,000 funding injection from the government. The funding is part of a £1.3 million pot for dental services in Wales, which will create around 10,000 new NHS dental places. The cash injection is expected to […]
Irish Dental Association urges Government to increase funding for state schemes
The Irish Dental Association is urging the government to do more to fund state dental schemes. According to new figures, household expenditure on oral health has been reduced by 50 percent in just five years. The household budget survey by the Central Statistics Office revealed that the average household in Ireland spent €84.53 on dental […]
Dental duo has plenty to smile about after taking over the reins at Oxford practice
A pair of dentists has plenty to smile about after taking over the reins at a practice in Headington, Oxfordshire. Drs Saeid Haghri and Sundeep Rooprai have taken charge of 310 Dental Care after receiving funding from NatWest. The pair has already set about taking steps towards expanding the business, and new jobs have been […]
South Yorkshire Dentist Awarded Thousands For New Research Project
A dentist from South Yorkshire has been awarded thousands of pounds for a new research project. Dr Steven Mulligan, a general dental practitioner, has been awarded £164,000 from the Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund. The money will be used to fund a research project, which aims to determine if filling materials that contain plastic are […]
Dental Patients In Leicestershire To Benefit From Extra Funding
Dental patients in North West Leicestershire are set to benefit from extra funding from the Department of Health. Health ministers recently confirmed that an additional pot of £30 million would be available for trusts across the UK and health bosses in North West Leicestershire have announced that they have successfully secured £330,000. Surveys in the […]
Expert Report Calls for $10 Billion Dental Scheme
A report compiled by dental experts in Australia has been released by the government. The report, which was commissioned by the government, has been put together by a panel of dental experts with the aim of discussing the issue of a new universal dental scheme. Last week information about the report was included in articles […]
Extra Funding to Tackle Tooth Decay in Cumbria
Health bosses at NHS Cumbria have confirmed a funding boost of £1.5 million to tackle tooth decay among children in the region. NHS Cumbria has received the additional funding from the Department of Health to try and reduce rates of tooth decay among children. The extra money will be used to improve access to NHS […]
