Posts Tagged ‘NHS changes’
A million UK children reach the age of 8 without seeing a dentist
A new poll has revealed that a million children in the UK reach the age of 8 years old without seeing a dentist. The survey, which involved 2,000 families, found that 1 in 7 children haven’t seen a dentist by the age of 8 years old, despite advice from dentists recommending 6-monthly check-ups for children […]
School Dental Screening Plans Scrapped
Plans to reintroduce dental screening in schools have been scrapped, it has been revealed. Guidelines released by the Department of Health in 2007 enabled Primary Care Trusts to choose whether or not to offer screening checks for schoolchildren and the Conservative Party promised to introduce free dental screening checks for all five-year-old children in their […]
